NC National Guard Honored

Governor Pat McCrory addressed members of the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Saturday at their 2016 Leaders Workshop. The governor thanked Guard members for their service and innovative leadership, the theme of this year's workshop. Governor McCrory also recognized a NCNG tank crew which won the 2016 Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia in May and was deemed the best tank crew in North America. The winning four-member crew, based in Southern Pines, competed for six days against 15 teams from other military branches. This was only the second time the NCNG competed in the Sullivan Cup and unlike most other teams, North Carolina's National Guard crew was comprised of part-time soldiers. To build on this progress, the Connect NC bond has $70 million for three National Guard Readiness Centers including one in Wilkes.