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Bills Would Provide Guard with GI Bill Credit Parity
National Guardsmen and Reservists would earn credit toward Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for nearly every day they spend in uniform under legislation...
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2 New York Guardsmen Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash
Two New York Army National Guard aviators were killed Friday afternoon when their UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter crashed near Rio Grande City...
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Guard Wing to Swap Fighters for Cyber
The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing will swap the unit’s fighter mission for an expanded cyber mission, the Air Force announced March 7. The...
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NGAUS Board Meeting, Capitol Summit Set for This Weekend
This will be a busy weekend at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The association’s 29-member board of directors...
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Details of President’s Budget Request Emerge
Released last week, President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request contains $842 billion for the Defense Department. The total is $26 billion — or 3...
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NGB Chief Visits Guardsmen Training Ukrainian Troops
More than a week after the one-year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, the National Guard’s top officer visited Guardsmen in Grafenwoehr, Germany...
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NGAUS President Testifies on Capitol Hill
Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, shared some of the association’s legislative priorities during a special joint hearing of the...
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SECDEF to Force: 'We Face Historic Challenges'
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III reinforced the National Defense Strategy’s emphasis on China as the nation’s "pacing challenge" and the "acute...
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NGAUS Company Graders Want Your Talent Management Opinions
The NGAUS Company Grade Committee wants your thoughts on the National Guard’s talent management efforts. The committee is conducting a survey about...
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Key Lawmakers Say Army Ignores Source of Recruiting Woes
Two prominent Republican defense leaders in the House last week accused Army officials of covering up evidence that social justice initiatives are...
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DoD Sets Deadline to Stop Enforcing Vaccine Mandate
The services have until March 17 to rescind their COVID-19 vaccination policies, according to a Pentagon memo signed last Friday by Deputy Defense...
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Guard Leaders Look to Enhance Strong Ties in Finland
The National Guard’s senior general recently met with Finland’s defense leadership and observed military training during a three-day visit to the...
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Nominations Sought for 2023 Individual Awards
NGAUS is seeking nominations for the 2023 NGAUS Individual Awards Program. Nominees should have demonstrated superior performance, committed acts of...
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Senators Relaunch Space National Guard Bill
A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced legislation that would create a Space National Guard. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. Marco...
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Virginia Guard’s Fort Pickett to Be Renamed Next Month
The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett will officially be re-designated Fort Barfoot on March 24 in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II...
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NGAUS Applauds Bipartisan Senate Bill to Create Space National Guard
WASHINGTON (Feb. 21, 2023) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers applauds bipartisan Senate legislation that...