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Maj. Gen. Dawne Deskins

First Female ANG Deputy Director: ‘There Isn’t a Ceiling’

Oct. 5, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Maj. Gen. Dawne L. Deskins recently became the first woman and non-pilot to become the deputy director of the Air National Guard. She formally stepped into ANG’s number two spot in July. Though her priority has always been doing the best possible job and being ...

National Guard Looks Out for Members’ Benefits During Pandemic

April 17, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
President Donald Trump’s decision to greenlight 31-day orders for Guard personnel combating the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial to getting them benefits on par with their Active-duty counterparts, Maj. Gen. Dawne Deskins, director of manpower and personnel for the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, said April ...

National Guard Bureau to Use Machine Learning to Foster Healthier Troops

March 6, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The National Guard Bureau is preparing to roll out SPRINGboard, a digital tool that'll give leaders insight into the health risk factors impacting the communities their troops call home so they can tailor prevention efforts accordingly. During a March 5 media roundtable at the Pentagon, ...
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