“Innovation is the fuel that drives readiness. It’s the difference between reacting to a threat and anticipating it. It’s the ability to turn a drone into a force multiplier, to harness artificial intelligence for real-time decision-making, or to transform a young Guardsman’s ‘back-of-the-napkin’ idea into a solution that makes us a more lethal force.” – General Steven S. Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau

 

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Lines of Effort:  

1. NGB Integration into DoD Innovation Ecosystem/Governance. Continuous interaction between key DoD and OSD agencies allows NGB to position and leverage its unique capabilities to enhance DoD Innovation processes and simultaneously posture NGB Innovation to support the warfighter.   

2. Enable States and NGB to identify gaps & provide advice to support Innovation efforts. J84I acts as the gateway bringing innovative ideas & solutions up from the states to NGB & convey CNGB’s initiatives for innovation to the states.  

3. Partnering and fostering relationships with Academia, Industry and external partners. J84I is positioned to facilitate relationships and information sharing across industry, academia, and other external partners through technology, academic, and venture conferences and summits.

 

 

Latest Innovation News
Michigan National Guard think tank boosts Latvian partnership
March 17, 2021
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training with U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., October 29, 2019. Michigan and Latvia have been linked under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 1993.
NYAG member seeks innovation to support today's warfighter
January 25, 2021
New York Air National Guard 1st Lt. Ryan Scadlock, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance officer assigned to the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, 107th Attack Wing, works remotely during an AF Ventures fellowship due to COVID-19 safety precautions. The program is designed to increase the quality of technology-proficient Airmen while maintaining long-lasting relationships between the Air Force and the private sector.
Massachusetts Airmen recognized for innovation
November 16, 2020
Master Sgt. Leo Burbee, 104th Maintenance Group structural maintenance supervisor, and Master Sgt. Bob Oleksak, 104MXG fabrication element supervisor, stand at attention after receiving the Air Force Achievement Medal during a ceremony Nov. 14, 2020, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.
Innovation funds help Nebraska National Guard firefighters
October 28, 2020
Firefighters Michael Budke and Craig Behrens, 155th Civil Engineering Squadron, run through a realistic fire scenario on a pump operations simulator Oct. 15, 2020, at Nebraska National Guard airbase in Lincoln, Nebraska. The squadron bought the simulator with the aid of U.S. Air Force innovation funds.
149 FW uses STRATFI program to scale additive manufacturing
October 22, 2020
Texas National Guard Staff Sgt. Joshua Turner, 149th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, moves a newly delivered 3D printer into place at his unit’s shop Aug. 12, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
W.Va. Guard assists with COVID-19 testing innovation
October 9, 2020
Spc. Kelton Miller, of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), helps roll out a new COVID-19 data entry computer application, West Virginia University Student Recreation Center, Sept. 30, 2020. TF-CRE members have assisted state health departments with COVID-19 testing since March.
Task Force Spartan podcast communicates intel in new way
September 30, 2020
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathon Molik, Task Force Spartan-42nd Infantry Division, Intelligence Analyst Control Element officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. William Simone, Task Force Spartan-42nd Infantry Division, Military Intelligence Fusion noncommissioned officer in charge, record their weekly podcast.
Michigan National Guard unveils joint innovation center
September 14, 2020
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, joins Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general and director of Michigan's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; Brig. Gen. Bryan Teff, assistant adjutant general for the Michigan Air National Guard; and Brig. Gen. Rolf Mammen, 127th Wing commander, for the unveiling of the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 11, 2020.
163d innovators nominated for top Air Force honors
September 10, 2020
The Air Force nomination of the 163d Attack Wing's Hap Arnold Innovation Center (HAIC) recognizes, among other criteria, "replication of the innovation across the Air Force enterprise." Here, left to right, Alion program manager Doug Witherspoon, HAIC director Maj. Jason Flowers, and senior adviser to the director Lt. Col. Michael Baird share best practices with Lt. Col. Kevin Dacy and Col. Ryan Ayers, part of an MQ-9 Reaper team from the 119th Wing in Fargo, North Dakota, that visited the center in December 2019.
156th Comm. Flight Airmen create innovative software
August 25, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Luis Vega and Senior Airman Carlos Lopez, cybersecurity managers with the 156th Communications Flight, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, run software programs from a workstation at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, July 7, 2020.

 

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