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The
Adjutant General's Department of the State of Kansas
operates to serve the needs of local Kansas communities,
the state, and the nation. The department is comprised
of three separate organizations:
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Kansas Army National Guard
- Kansas Air National Guard
- Kansas Emergency Management
In
addition to leading these organizations, The Adjutant
General also serves as Kansas' Director of Homeland
Security.
Chartered
in the U.S. and Kansas Constitutions, the Kansas National
Guard has these federal, state, and community missions:
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Provide military capability for the nation,
- Protect life and property in the state, and
- Add value to our communities.
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Members of the 2nd Battalion, 137th
Infantry on duty in Saudi Arabia
Kansas
Emergency Management
officials participate in an emergency
preparedness training exercise
Members of the Kansas Air National
Guard participate in community
Arbor Day activities
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Kansas
Army National
Guard (KSARNG) -
Motivated citizen-soldiers are highly trained in
a wide range of military functions, including armor,
aviation, field artillery, engineers, maintenance,
transportation, medical and other support to augment
U.S. Army operations.
Kansas
Air National
Guard (KSANG) -
Professional citizen-airmen provide in-flight
refueling, radar surveillance and control, weather,
medical, engineer, security, and other services
to support U.S. military operations around the
globe.
Kansas
Emergency
Management (KDEM) -
A small organization that provides direction and
coordination of local, state, and federal resources,
technical advice, and training to mitigate, prepare
for, respond to and recover from disasters in
Kansas.
The
Governor can expand those capabilities by calling
on the Kansas National Guard to respond throughout
the state during times of emergency such as tornadoes,
ice storms, floods, or civil disturbances when
the resources of our local communities are exceeded.
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In
addition to supporting over 50
Kansas communities in which
Kansas Guard units are based, the Kansas National
Guard provides
several statewide community
programs including:
Innovative
Readiness Training,
where soldiers and airmen work
projects in state parks and local communities
(e.g., construction, transportation, immunizations,
etc.)
that simultaneously provides
training in their federal mission
skills.
STARBASE,
a nationally
recognized math, science, and technology program
for 4th-6th
grade students.
Counter-Drug
Program provides
two distinct services: supporting
law enforcement across the state
in the War on Drugs and supporting schools and
civic organizations with Drug Demand Reduction.
The
Adjutant General's Department
also provides administrative services
for the Civil Air Patrol.
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Kansas
Army National Guardsmen aid
debris removal efforts following a
federal disaster
STARBASE
students learn about life
inside the cockpit
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