Welcome! Last  Updated 06/25/09

If you have never visited our website and you are amember of the National Guard Association of Alabama, you must first register on the website by clicking on the black "Click Here To Register" button to the <<< left and then follow the instructions.  This will give you access to the entire website, including the secure portions for dues submittal and conference registration.  You must also login to see various other pages, such as the "Links", "Legislative", "Briefings", and "Conference" sections. 

2009 NGAUS Conference registration can now be made on line or by calling Mrs. Hawkins at 205-699-0433.  Charlie Daniels will be in the opening ceremony and NGAUS will have the entire Grand Ole Opry for our special entertainment.  This will be a GREAT conference!!  Everybody is in the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, all the meetings and exhibits will be in the hotel, and the States Dinner will be Country/Western attire followed by a night of entertainment at the Grand Ole Opry.  The "register" button is now active in the "Conferences" section. The room rate at the Gaylord Opryland for the NGAUS Conference is $132.00 per night (plus taxes).  After taxes, the actual cost of a room should be $154.63 per night.
As of  22 Jun 2009, three (3) individuals have registered for the NGAUS conference to be held in Nashville, Tennessee, 11-13 Sep 2009.  Because of the close proximity to Alabama, I expected a very high response and reserved 35 rooms (15 more than usual) at the Opryland Hotel for our delegation.  July 17 (twenty-five days from today) is the deadline for us to receive a full refund for any unused rooms.  I already know that there is a shortage of rooms (the National Guard Association of Tennessee alone is short forty rooms as of today).  It will be a shame to lose those rooms because everyone is waiting until the last minute to register for the conference. 

LEGISLATIVE ALERT #09-15, June 18, 2009 - The Issue:  MEDICAL AND DENTAL READINESS CARE FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENTS
Immediate Action Required:  Contact your Senators to urge them to co-sponsor S.1106 introduced by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

Logon to www.ngaus.org and use the "Write to Congress" option!!  This is absolutely the most effective way to let your elected representatives know what you think and what you want them to support.  You can use a pre-written letter or draft your own letter.  It is easy and only takes two minutes to do it!!  NGAUS has a goal of 50,000 letters for this year.  The Top Ten States in that goal are:  

1.      Georgia -5,394
2.      Tennessee - 4,910
3.      Mississippi - 3,271
4.      Texas - 2,257
5.      Missouri - 1,558
6.      Massachusetts -1,535
7.      California -1,380
8.       Oklahoma - 1,255
9.      Alabama -1,237
10.     Pennsylvania -1,093

Alabama has more than 1,500 officers in the Army and Air National Guard.  The issues that NGAUS and NGAAL are addressing are vitally important to you and your soldiers and airmen.  EVERY officer in the Alabama National Guard should be concerned enough about these issues to take two minutes for each one to contact their elected officials!!

The AMA OCS Military Ball and Graduation is scheduled for 15-16 August 2009. In association with this event, Friday, 14 August, is the Annual AMA Golf Tournament at Stoney Brook GC in Jacksonville, and Friday evening we host the AMA Alumni Reception.  The OCS Military Ball will be held at "The Classic on Noble" downtown Anniston and Graduation will be in WAC Chapel.  More information including times, location, and cost of events are available from the POC, MAJ Josh Cloud, 256-847-4583.

2009 Membership update!  Currently 64.26% of the eligible officers in the Alabama Army and Air National Guard have paid 2009 dues.  See how your unit is doing in the "Briefings" section.  Air North, Air South, and the 31st Chemical Brigade are all 100%!!!  The 62nd Troop Command is the only MACOM to top 200 paid members and now has 293!!! The 167th TSC has 209 paid members.

SPOUSE AUXILIARY news and events are now available in the new "Spouse" Section of this website!!

2010-2012 State Conferences!!! In order to have the earliest possible notification of when the Annual State Conference will be held, so that training can be scheduled around the dates, the conference committee submitted a Request for Proposal (RFP) to fifteen hotels in Alabama and Florida for the 2010-2012 conferences.  After considering all the proposals submitted in response to the RFP, the Executive Councils of NGAAL and ENGAA awarded the contract to the Marriott Hotel in Huntsville.  The dates for the conferences will be as follows:  2010: 15-18 April; 2011 - 28 April - 01 May; 2012: 19-22 April.

Thanks to our newest PLATINUM Sustaining Member - ANG Federal Credit Union - Birmingham, Perkins Technical Services, Inc.!!  They join DRASH, DRS Technologies, GEICO, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars as 2009 PLATINUM members!!   Please click on the Sustaining Member tab to see all our sustaining members

This website is updated nearly every day with information regarding the Alabama National Guard, whether it is current or upcoming events, legislative activity or conference updates.  NGAUS alerts and updates are received several times per week and can be found under the "Legislative" Tab. 

Executive Council Meeting Schedule:  Read the minutes of the 22 March 2009 Executive Council Meeting and see the Approved FY 2009 Budget in the "Briefings" section.  The next Executive Council meeting will be:   06 August 2009.  Please contact your representative if you have any issues you wish to be discussed at any meeting. 

The objectives of the National Guard Association of Alabama are:
To support the members and families of the Alabama Air National Guard and Army National Guard, furthering their interests by every appropriate means, including legislative actions and professional development activities, and by preserving the history, traditions, records, and relics of the organizations; to promote the National Guard of the United States; cooperate with other organizations in patriotic endeavors and community affairs; to develop a close relationship with other components of military establishments; to serve as the collective voice of the membership, providing professional and social opportunities; to provide important member benefits; to support the Federal and State missions of the Alabama National Guard; and to recognize and award achievements and contributions to the State and nation. The Association also serves to support the efforts of the State Military Department that strengthen the recruiting, retention, and readiness of the force and to extend and perpetuate the interests of The National Guard.