In this issue of the Volunteer State Guard Magazine we research the Tennessee National Guardsmen who earned the Medal of Honor in World War I.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a Change of Command Ceremony held on Sunday, January 7th at National Guard Headquarters in Nashville, Governor Bill Haslam and Major General Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, named Colonel Jason Glass as the new Assistant Adjutant General for the Tennessee Air National Guard. Col. Glass previously served as the Commander of the 218th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (ISRG), Tennessee Air National Guard at Joint Base Berry Field, Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn.- In a landmark event for the Tennessee National Guard, Tennessee’s new Volunteer ChalleNGe Academy graduated its inaugural class on December 16, 2017.

VIDEO: Members of the Tennessee National Guard's 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion stationed in Afghanistan wishing family and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, will attend the graduation ceremony Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 09:00 a.m. CST at the Tennessee Volunteer ChalleNGe Academy at 3965 Stewarts Lane, in Nashville.

As hurricanes ravaged through the southern United States and Caribbean territories this year, the Tennessee National Guard was there. More than 475 Tennessee National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the state supported recovery operations in Florida in September. At the same time, nearly 230 more were supporting the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In this Issue of The Volunteer State Guard Magazine, we travel to Fort Hood, Texas to cover the Army National Guard’s eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) program.