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Lots of Work, Short Deadlines Await Returning Lawmakers
The Senate returns to work today from its summer recess; the House gets back next Tuesday. Both chambers face approaching deadlines. With progress...
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House Republicans Urge SECDEF to End Vaccine Mandate
Fourteen House Republicans have urged Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to rescind the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In an Aug. 31 letter...
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TRICARE Reserve Select Premiums Increasing in 2023
National Guardsmen and Reservists enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select will pay more for their health insurance in 2023, according to a policy update...
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Roll Call of States Opens Conference
The Roll Call of States has been a longstanding popular tradition of the annual NGAUS conference. The ceremony’s format allows speakers from the 50...
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Deputy Army Intel Chief: The Guard’s Our ‘Eyes and Ears’
The deputy Army chief of staff – intelligence says the National Guard is crucial to the military’s information gathering. Lt. Gen. Laura A. Potter...
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Air Force Chief: Comfortable Change ‘Probably Wrong’
The Air Force chief of staff says changing the service to meet future challenges will likely be uncomfortable. Watch Video Gen. CQ Brown Jr. adds...
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Army Chief: New Fitness Test the ‘Better’ Version
The Army chief of staff says the service’s new fitness test improves the previous version. Watch Video Gen. James C. McConville adds updating the Army...
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Bureau Chief: Better Health Care a ‘Moral Imperative’
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the National Guard Bureau chief, says America has a “moral imperative” to improve military health care. Watch Video...
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Conference Tradeshow Grows in 2022
The tradeshow at the annual NGAUS conference has become a staple over the years. This year’s conference in Columbus, Ohio, is hosting one of the event...
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NGAUS Partners With AUSA for New Member Benefits
NGAUS members have more educational and professional development opportunities following a new partnership involving the association. Now, NGAUS...
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Conference Attendees to Glimpse Future
Major events at the 144th General Conference & Exhibition begin tomorrow (Aug. 27) in Columbus, Ohio, with the largest NGAUS trade show in a decade...
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Four Four-Stars, Louisiana Governor to Address Guard Conference in Columbus
WASHINGTON (Aug. 18, 2022) — Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the governor of Louisiana will top the agenda when more than 2,500 current...