{"id":45994,"date":"2022-03-18T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=45994"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:57:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:57:20","slug":"tarleton-to-host-texas-state-guard-readiness-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-to-host-texas-state-guard-readiness-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton to Host Texas State Guard Readiness Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/04\/6993.jpeg\" alt=\"6993\" class=\"wp-image-45996\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/04\/6993.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/04\/6993-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, March 18, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014&nbsp;Tarleton State University will host members of the Texas State Guard conducting a training mission on and off the campus March 24-27. The weekend will help prepare the TXSG\u2019s response to natural disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In using several Tarleton facilities TXSG will practice land navigation, rescue evacuation, field meal preparation, incident command and control, and bivouac operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese trainings will help us hone our leadership prowess, lifesaving skills and overall mission readiness,\u201d Sgt. Boyd Oc\u00f3n said in announcing the exercise. \u201cYou may see us around campus as we go to and from our training sites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brig. Gen. Robert Hastings, commander of the TXSG 1st Brigade, reminded that soldiers have been activated to help in many of the state\u2019s major disasters over the years, such as Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Laura and the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe trace our roots back to the brave men who fought in the Texas Revolution such as James Bowie, William Travis, Ben Milam and Juan Segu\u00edn,\u201d he said, adding that the guard\u2019s motto is \u201cWe are Texans Serving Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas State Guard provides mission-ready military forces to assist state and local authorities in times of emergency. It conducts homeland security and community service under the umbrella of Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and it augments the Texas Army National Guard and Texas Air National Guard.&nbsp;All three branches are administered by the state adjutant general, an appointee of the governor, and fall under the governor\u2019s command.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarleton State University will host members of the Texas State Guard conducting a training mission on and off the campus March 24-27. 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