NGAUS appoints a new voice to assist the National Guard on Capitol Hill

Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, welcomes home soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard's 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in October 2012 after the unit's year-long deployment to Afghanistan. Last September, Ashenhurst was sworn in as the vice chair for Army of the National Guard Association of the United States, becoming only the second female to hold the position. NGAUS is the nation's oldest military association lobbying solely for the benefit of the National Guard and educating the public about the Guard's role and history in the U.S. armed forces. (Ohio National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik)