Governor Bill Lee to Visit 300 Tennessee National Guard Troops at Southern Border
July 9, 2021
Nashville, TN – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will travel to the U.S. Southern border this weekend to meet with Tennessee National Guard troops and evaluate needs in securing the border.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
Tennessee National Guard Salutes Medical Professionals with Flyover
May 9, 2020
Nashville, TN – C-17 and KC-135 aircraft from the Tennessee Air National Guard will salute the state’s medical professionals and first responders during a statewide flyover Tuesday, May 12th, 2020.
The flyover, which is part of normal flight crew training and maintaining pilot proficiency, will coincide with National Nurses Week which ends May 12th.
Aircraft from the 164th Airlift Wing (C-17) in Memphis and the 134th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135) in Knoxville will fly over dozens of hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the state. The full list of flyover locations and approximate times are listed below.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Bulletin #4
March 23, 2020
Nashville, TN – Today, Monday, March 23rd, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee provided an update on Tennessee’s efforts around coronavirus (COVID-19) relief.
Governor Lee’s daily press conferences can be viewed live each day this week at 3:00pm CT here. Governor Lee has also established a website specific to coronavirus (COVID-19) updates which can be found here.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee setups COVID-19 Unified Command
March 23, 2020
Nashville, TN – Today, Monday, March 23rd, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee established the coronavirus COVID-19 Unified Command, a joint effort to be led by Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, to streamline coordination across the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee Department of Military.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
Tennessee Governor Lee to Recognize Five Outstanding Veteran State Employees at Annual Veterans Day Event
November 6, 2019
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Courtney Rogers and Tennessee Adjutant General Major General Jeff Holmes will recognize five veteran state employees and more than 450,000 Tennessee veterans of all ages and eras at the annual Veterans Day event on Friday, November 8th at 11:00am CST on Tennessee Tower Plaza in Nashville.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
West Tennessee Guard units leaving next week
August 13, 2011
Nashville, TN – National Guard units from Trenton and Union City leave next week on the first leg of a trip taking them first to Fort Bliss, Texas, then initially to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Both are part of the 194th Engineer Brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. Jeff Holmes. 175 soldiers of the 230th Engineer Battalion in Trenton will depart the Trenton National Guard Armory at 5:00am Wednesday, August 17th. The 164 soldiers of Union City’s 913th Engineer Company leave from the Union City Armory at 9:00am the following morning, August 18th. [Read more]
