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Community Support

The National Guard offers community support through channels outside of public affairs. The following programs are other ways in which the National Guard reach out and have a positive impact on the lives of our children, families, and neighbors.

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Family Programs

To establish and facilitate ongoing communication, involvement, support, and recognition between National Guard families and the National Guard in a partnership that promotes the best in both. Joint Services Support

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

The mission of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth to produce program graduates with the values, skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults. National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

Innovative Readiness Training

Civil-military Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) projects enhance unit training and readiness while filling a community need. For more information and to submit an application for your community project, please go to Innovative Readiness Training (IRT).

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Community Support
The National Guard offers community support through channels outside of public affairs. The following programs are other ways in which the National Guard reach out and have a positive impact on the lives of our children, families and neighbors.
Exhibit Program
The exhibit is used at major trade shows and conferences and is deployable to all 54 states and territories. Staffed with National Guard personnel and informative fact sheets, the exhibit provides the opportunity to educate and inform thousands of potential conference attendees.
Military Bands and Color/Honor Guards
Non-Aviation Asset Requests
Non-aviation Department of Defense assets include military bands, color/honor guards, exhibits and speakers. The Department of Defense is able to support broad based civic organizations or organizations whose primary purpose is to stimulate patriotism, promote public understanding of the necessity of national security, or foster public appreciation of our national heritage, and not promote the organization's private objectives. All events must be open to the entire community. The event must not
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