{"id":413019,"date":"2025-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=413019"},"modified":"2025-04-15T03:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T03:32:09","slug":"guam-national-guard-makes-history-with-alexander-hamilton-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=413019","title":{"rendered":"Guam National Guard Makes History with Alexander Hamilton Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n U.S. Army Pacific Commander Gen. Ronald Clark presents the Alexander Hamilton Award to U.S. Army Capt. Tom Borgonia, commander of the Security Forces VII Team Binadu, during an awards ceremony at Guam National Guard Barrigada Readiness Complex, April 12. This is the first time in the award\u2019s history that a non-artillery or air defense unit has been selected and is the first time a unit from the Guam Army National Guard has received this award.
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\n U.S. Army Pacific Commander Gen. Ronald Clark meets with Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment of the Guam Army National Guard, or Team Binadu, following a unit awards ceremony recognizing the team winning the Alexander Hamilton Award at Guam National Guard Barrigada Readiness Center, April 12. The winning unit exemplifies the highest standards of military excellence and unit cohesion while maintaining superior mission readiness and community engagement.
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BARRIGADA READINESS CENTER, Guam \u2014 Members of Guam\u2019s National Guard B Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, known as \u201cTeam Binadu,\u201d have made history by winning the prestigious Alexander Hamilton Award that is usually reserved for artillery units.<\/p>\n

The award, given on April 12, recognizes the best Army National Guard unit using various criteria including mission performance, training excellence and community impact.<\/p>\n

Gen. Ronald P. Clark, U.S. Army Pacific commander, presented the award to the company. He highlighted the evolving nature of warfare and the critical role infantry units now play in complex air defense operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis company, despite winning an award that is normally reserved for an air defense formation, is vital and integral to the air defense mission,\u201d Clark said. \u201cAs the 94th AAMDC commander, Sea Dragon 6 Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said, \u2018We\u2019re all air defenders when it comes down to it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Members of Team Binadu, whose name signifies the pack mentality of the local deer on Guam, distinguished themselves during their year-long mobilization in support of Task Force Talon, providing security for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery on the island.<\/p>\n

Their accomplishments included rebuilding security infrastructure devastated by Typhoon Mawar, successfully deterring site incursions, and becoming the first unit to down a drone on U.S. soil using the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) counter-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir ability to use the FS-LIDS, for example, to down unmanned aerial systems is something that is a little bit different as we look at what a traditional infantry mission would be,\u201d Clark said. \u201cGoing forward, it really underscores the importance of our ability to leverage technology and capabilities to get after emerging threats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond their security mission, Team Binadu demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the local community. Team members organized supply drives for animal shelters, participated in numerous beach and memorial cleanups and volunteered countless hours to help reopen schools damaged by Typhoon Mawar.<\/p>\n

\u201cFit. Disciplined. Motivated. They embodied what\u2019s best about our Citizen-Soldier and the National Guard, but just Soldiers in general,\u201d Clark said. \u201cThat focus on the warrior ethos, lethality as their watchword.\u201d<\/p>\n

This historic win underscores the strategic importance of Guam in the Indo-Pacific region and recognizes the dedication and adaptability of the Guam National Guard in facing evolving security challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuam is the homeland,\u201d Clark said. \u201cOur ability to be able to defend the homeland from Guam with Soldiers who have skin in the game; it\u2019s their island, it\u2019s their families, it\u2019s their mission to defend the homeland and they\u2019re doing it at such an exceptional level.\u201d<\/p>\n

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1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 U.S. Army Pacific Commander Gen. Ronald Clark presents the Alexander Hamilton Award to U.S. Army Capt. Tom Borgonia, commander of the Security Forces VII Team Binadu, during an awards ceremony at Guam National Guard Barrigada Readiness Complex, April 12. This is the first time in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413021,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-413019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=413019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413024,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413019\/revisions\/413024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/413021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=413019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=413019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=413019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}