Army National Guard Leader Development Program

Enhance and support the State's and Territories' capability to develop Army National Guard leader's knowledge, skills, competencies, attributes, and behaviors to produce agile and adaptive leaders at echelon, who are able to operate and succeed in complex and dynamic environments. By Creating and providing leader development resources, opportunities, and content in the experiential and self-development realms of professional development, which deliver broadening experience or increased technical and conceptual competency in order to enable Leader Development across the 54 States and Territories.

Holistic Health & Fitness

H2F is a capabilities-based, task and environment focused, Human Performance Optimization (HPO) program. HQDA EXORD 149-19 directs the Total Army to implement the H2F System. For the Active Component (AC), H2F provides Soldiers direct access to specialized medical and mental health care providers, athletic trainers, and strength coaches at the brigade level. The ARNG model will not mirror the AC model, while still accomplishing the desired end state of improving physical fitness, injury avoidance and recovery, nutritional health, and mental/spiritual resilience.

The ARNG achieves H2F Systems goals of improving Soldier readiness and lethality, optimizing physical/non-physical performance, reducing injury rates, improving rehabilitation after injury, and increasing overall effectiveness through a Directorate enabled and State/Territory led approach which accounts for ARNG unique requirements, opportunities, constraints. The ARNG will accomplish this through a blend of material solutions, subject matter expertise, federal and state resources, and health care professionals.

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Video by Airman 1st Class Cody Griffith, Senior Airman Aaron Hauser, Todd Lane, William Lewis, Airman 1st Class Rachel Maxwell, Staff Sgt. Jose Rodriguez
Brig Gen (Ret) Chuck Yeager - The Fastest Man Alive
Nellis Air Force Base
Oct. 14, 2012 | 2:41
On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. Sixty-five years later, Retired Brigadier General Chuck Yeager is back in action as he joins Nellis Air Force Base to reenact his historic flight. Key Words: Brig Gen Chuck Yeager, sound barrier, X-1, October 14th , 1947, Nellis AFB, 65th Aggressor Squadron, Las Vegas Font Info: SrA Aaron Hauser - Reporting for 99 ABW/PA Brig Gen Chuck Yeager - Retired United States Air Force Capt David Vincent - Pilot, 65th Aggressor Squadron (SrA Aaron Hauser - Reporting for 99 ABW/PA) On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 breaking the sound barrier, and giving him the nickname "the fastest man alive". Sixty-five years later, to the day, at the age of eighty-nine, Retired Brigadier General Chuck Yeager is back in action as he joins Nellis Air Force Base's 65th Aggressor Squadron to reenact his historic flight. Though breaking the sound barrier is now a common occurrence for pilots, General Yeager's flight paved the way for the modern supersonic technology we use today. (Brig Gen Chuck Yeager - Retired United States Air Force) See up until that time, we had never been able to get above the speed of sound. Problems with controls and stuff like that. Finally, on October the 14th, '47, we succeeded in pushing through Mach one, and opened up space to us. During his F-15 flight, General Yeager climbed to nearly 35,000 feet before the real action started. *radio chatter* At 10:24, the exact moment of his original feat, General Yeager flying with Capt David Vincent, once again went supersonic recreating his groundbreaking achievement and establishing a highpoint in a fellow pilots career. (Capt David Vincent - Pilot, 65th Aggressor Squadron) There are thousands of pilots out there that would have loved to have had that opportunity. And to be with one of the worlds greatest pilots was an absolute honor. And just to live history sixty-five years later was quite the experience. After a smooth landing, he returned to the applause of friends, family, and the Nellis support crew who made this memorable flight possible. (Capt David Vincent - Pilot, 65th Aggressor Squadron) You know we've been flying supersonic for sixty-five years now and now we're jumping out of airplanes supersonic and that's a testament to the landmark that General Yeager created. After three and a half decades of service, General Yeager’s passion for flying wasn't satisfied. He was offered positions by several aircraft companies and was approached by Edwards Air Force Base to serve as a consultant test pilot for just one dollar a year. (Brig Gen Chuck Yeager - Retired United States Air Force) When they asked me to do that I said yes. Because what I am, I owe to the Air Force, and I stayed with them. From the Bell X-1 to the F-15D Eagle, General Yeager has shaped the Air Force as much as it’s shaped his career and his life. SrA Aaron Hauser, Nellis AFB, NV.
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The ARNG will approach H2F as a three phased operation, including defining requirements, experimentation, and implementation. The ARNG H2F implementation strategy is not a universal “one size fits all” approach, States and Territories are afforded the flexibility to experiment through the planning process. FY21 is a planning year for States/Territories to establish those requirements; ARNG requirements will be determined through collaborative, scientific, evidence based research and experimentation. States/Territories conduct market research, small scale pilots, and analysis IOT determine their specific requirements for H2F implementation. Concurrently, ARNG G3 Training Division (TR) will institute a multi-functional working group of industry experts, collegiate human performance centers, and Army professionals to enable collaboration and requirements development. This targeted and individualized approach ensures the collective ARNG requirement possesses relevance, scalability, ease of implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency across the force. The ARNG will report the requirement findings to the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) NLT 30 SEP 2021.

 

Application Information

Contact: ngbh2fstaff@army.mil
OIC: LTC William Palmer
NCOIC: MSG David Brooks