Corporate membership is a highly effective way to show your support for the Montana National Guard and its members. Many times, the National Guard is taken for granted and is underappreciated in its impact in our communities. The men and women of the National Guard live and work in Montana, attend our schools, drive our busses or sweep our streets. They may own the business down the street, teach our children, fix our vehicles or work in the local hospital. We may not know who they are, but we know that when they are called upon, they will be on the front-lines, leaving their loved ones behind to accomplish the mission.

The mission of the National Guard used to be one of homeland security, natural disasters or civil unrest. However, we find ourselves being called up daily to take up the operations once reserved for the active duty components of the military. We are fighting in Southwest Asia, taking tours of duty in Bosnia, providing humanitarian aid in Africa, Panama and Honduras. We are no longer the National Guard of old, the much maligned “weekend warrior.” The National Guard of today is combat-ready, mission-ready and fighting along side our active duty counterparts.

Businesses like yours can play a critical role in supporting your National Guard and the security of our state by partnering with the EANGMT through corporate membership.