Story by 1st Sgt. Robin Brown, Maj. Randy Harris and Niki Gentry | Tennessee National Guard Joint Public Affairs Office | 03.07.2015
Col. Tommy H. Baker, of Huntingdon, Tenn., was promoted to Brigadier General in a ceremony held at Tennessee National Guard Headquarters on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Baker is assigned as the Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Tennessee National Guard and is responsible for the training and supervision of the more than 13,000 Soldiers in the Tennessee Army National Guard. Maj. Gen. Max Haston,......
Story by Niki Gentry | Tennessee National Guard Joint Public Affairs Office | 09.03.2014
Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, recognized Retired Marine Lt. Col. Buddy Smith, the Principal of Moore County High School in Lynchburg, Tenn., for hiring Staff Sgt. Jason Gospoderek as the 2,000th Tennessee National Guard member employed through the Tennessee National Guard’s J9 Employment Team. Also recognized were Greg Persinger and Helen Bailey of Yates, LLC., which......
Story by Niki Gentry | Tennessee National Guard Joint Public Affairs Office | 09.03.2014
Four Tennessee National Guard Soldiers were awarded the Soldier’s Medal by Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s adjutant general, in a ceremony at the Headquarters, Tennessee National Guard. The Soldier’s Medal is the highest peacetime award given to a Soldier for acts of heroism that are not directly related to conflict with an armed enemy. The Soldier must have placed their own life at......
Story by Maj. Randy Harris | Tennessee National Guard Joint Public Affairs Office | 06.16.2014
More than 1,000 Soldiers, Airmen and civilian emergency response personnel throughout the state are participating this week in an exercise simulating the Tennessee Military Department's response to a catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid Fault. The Tennessee National Guard, in conjunction with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and the Tennessee State Guard, is working......
