The Guam Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion competed and were recognized during the recent R&R Force Leadership and Director's 54 Annual Training and Awards Conference. It was held in Maryland.

The Guam Guard earned three major awards for the Small States Category that includes 23 states and U.S. territories. They took home the Retention Excellence Award, the National Guard Bureau HRR Top Recruiting and Retention, and 2019 NGB Quick Draw Challenge.

The Retention Excellence Award assesses the highest overall accomplishment in strength maintenance as measured by recruiting, retention, and attrition. Guam earned the award by focusing recruiting efforts on filling unit vacancies and focusing attrition management and retention efforts on reducing turnover and maintaining more qualified Soldiers in their units.