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NGAUS Applauds Another Co-sponsor of Bill to Create a Space National Guard
WASHINGTON (April 11, 2024) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers today applauded Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., for recently co-sponsoring Senate legislation to create a Space National Guard.
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Air Force Shouldn’t Bypass the Law, Not Even Once
It seems that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall believes his service should be allowed to skirt federal law if he promises to do it only once.
Washington Report
NGAUS Seeking Nominations for 2024 Individual Awards
The window to nominate someone for the 2024 NGAUS Individual Awards Program is now open.
Washington Report
Governors Call for End of Air Force Space Proposal
The leaders of the National Governors Association today called for the withdrawal of the Department of the Air Force’s legislative proposal to transfer the Air National Guard's space units to the Space Force.
Washington Report
Guard Leads Space Exercise With NATO Partners
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — About 50 members of the Air National Guard and the Romanian and Polish Armed Forces focused on space as a warfighting domain during exercise Vulcan Guard Bolt 6 at NATO’s Allied Air Command in late March.
Washington Report
Air Force Wants to Bypass Governors, Take Guard Space Units
NGAUS has learned of an Air Force scheme to move space units from the Air National Guard to the Space Force that excludes the governors of the affected states from any role in the decision.
Washington Report
Guard Chief Asks Congress to Find Money for More Fighters
The chief of the National Guard Bureau is asking Congress to find the funds for 12 new fighters for the Air Guard at a combined cost of $1.35 billion.
Washington Report
Guard Chief Praises Guardsmen in Tower 22 Attack
In the early hours of Jan. 28, a one-way uncrewed aerial system descended on Tower 22, carrying a munition of malicious intent toward the remote desert outpost where the borders of Jordan, Iraq and Syria meet.
Press Release
NGAUS: Air Force Wants to Bypass Governors in Scheme to Take Space Units from National Guard
WASHINGTON (April 1, 2024) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers has learned of an Air Force scheme to move space units from the Air National Guard to the Space Force that excludes the affected governors from any role in the decision.
Washington Report
The National Guard: Built to Defend America
Developing a theme for the NGAUS general conference is always an important part of our planning for the big annual event. — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president
Washington Report
DoD Finally Has a Fiscal 2024 Spending Plan
President Joe Biden signed into law six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including one containing $824.5 billion for the Defense Department.
Washington Report
Guardsmen Reflect on NGAUS CGO Event
NGAUS gave company-grade officers from across the nation a peak behind the legislative curtain during the first Capitol Summit of the year conducted March 17-19.