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Pentagon Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Pentagon no longer says service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a memo signed last week by Defense Secretary Lloyd J...
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DoD Expands Military Parental Leave Program
Any full-time service member welcoming a new child can now take up to 12 weeks of free parental leave during the 12 months that follow, according to a...
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Supreme Court Case May Decide If Technicians Can Keep Unionizing
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case involving the collective-bargaining rights of Ohio National Guard dual-status technicians. Ohio...
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'Big Win' to Bolster Guard Combat Divisions
The Army National Guard will receive its first new combat aircraft in decades thanks to NGAUS and the adjutants general working with Congress. Army...
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NGB Touts Guard’s 2022 Natural Disaster Response
During 2022, tens of thousands of National Guardsmen responded to natural disasters nationwide, according to the National Guard Bureau. The Guard’s...
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President Signs Policy, Appropriations Bills
President Joe Biden signed the fiscal 2023 defense policy bill Dec. 23 and the fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations bill Dec. 29. The signings provide...
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Air Force ‘Unmasks’ Advanced Degrees in Some Promotions
Advanced academic degrees will now be considered by Air Force promotion central selection boards evaluating airmen for the major and lieutenant...
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OUR GREATEST BLESSING
A message from retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president: The holiday season is a time when we gather with family, count our blessings...
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Lawmakers Finalize Defense Policy, Spending Bills
Congress added some urgently needed National Guard equipment to the text of the fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations bill released Monday. The $1.7...
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New Hampshire Lawmaker Next Senate Guard Caucus Co-Chair
National Guard leaders used the Guard's annual birthday celebration on Capitol Hill last Wednesday evening to honor the Senate National Guard Caucus's...
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NGAUS Adds New Marketing Manager
NGAUS has filled the final vacancy in its membership and marketing department at the association's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael McNeill is...
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Guard Marks 386th Birthday
Today marks the National Guard’s 386th birthday. On Dec. 13, 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s General Court, the colony’s legislature, organized...