[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1050-E1051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF MAJOR GENERAL JANSON D. BOYLES AS THE 
    CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

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                           HON. MICHAEL GUEST

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 30, 2021

  Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize the appointment 
of Major General Janson D. Boyles as the Chairman of the National Guard 
Association of the United States. Major General Boyles has enjoyed a 
distinguished career with the National Guard since he was commissioned 
in the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Mississippi State 
University in 1982.
  General Boyles has displayed exceptional levels of leadership and 
competence in his service to our state and nation. In 2005, General 
Boyles managed the United States Army

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Engineer Corps response to Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi. Then, in 
2008, he deployed to Afghanistan with the 168th Engineer Brigade as 
Deputy Commander. He took this experience to his role as Chief of Staff 
of Kosovo forces in 2015. Through his leadership role in medical and 
engineer units in Mississippi, General Boyles has earned the position 
of Mississippi's top officer.
  As the Adjutant General of Mississippi since 2016, Major General 
Boyles has led the state's ready force of more than 12,500 Citizen 
Soldiers and Airmen through crises and deployments. including natural 
disasters, civil unrest, and assisting the state in responding to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. His leadership has elevated Mississippi's reputation 
among the country's National Guard units and has demonstrated a 
commitment to defending country and state through any contingency.
  The National Guard Association of the United States in an integral 
partner to the National Guard's state associations and congressional 
delegations, The work that they do directly impacts Mississippi, and 
our state and country will be served well with General Boyles at the 
helm.
  I congratulate Major General Boyles on this excellent achievement in 
his career. He will be an exceptional leader, and Mississippi is proud 
of his accomplishments.

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