National Guard

The National Guard Bureau sponsors a Military Competitions Program that allows National Guard members to compete in Department and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) competitions representing the National Guard Bureau. The program encompasses four types of events: marathon, marksmanship, biathlon and parachuting. Nebraska, Arkansas, Vermont and Rhode Island, respectively, provide event coordinators.

ChalleNGe Mission: To intervene in the life of an at-risk youth and produce a program graduate with the values, skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as an adult.

STARBASE Mission: To raise the interest and improve the knowledge and skills of at-risk youth in math, science, and technology by exposing them to technological environments and positive role models found on military bases and installations.