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NGAUS, Lawmakers Seek Fix for Guard Coronavirus Response
NGAUS and its legislative partners are pushing the Trump administration to extend federal orders for Guardsmen fighting the COVID-19 outbreak to allow...
Washington Report
Army Selects Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Prototypes
The Army has selected its two finalists for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, tapping Bell Helicopter Textron and Sikorsky...
Washington Report
2020 ESGR Freedom Award Finalists Announced
More than two dozen employers that support their Guard and Reserve employees have been recognized as finalists for 2020 Employer Support Freedom...
Press Release
NGAUS: Troops in the COVID-19 Fight Lack Proper Medical Coverage
WASHINGTON (April 2, 2020) — Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement: “Governors and National Guard...
NGAUS on the Hill
April 2020 Update
NGAUS is thoroughly engaged with the Trump administration, as well as Members of Congress and staff despite closure of Congressional office space...
Washington Report
New Army Fitness Test Delayed By Coronavirus
The Army has suspended plans to fully implement the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) in October. The decision, first reported by Military.com , was...
Washington Report
Military and Public Service Commission Calls for Bigger Guard Role
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service wants the National Guard to expand its community-building efforts and leverage its...
Washington Report
Pentagon Creates Task Force to Speed COVID-19 Purchases
The Defense Department has created a new joint task force to help it with acquisitions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Pentagon hopes...
Washington Report
NJ Guardsman is First Service Member Lost to Coronavirus
A New Jersey Army National Guardsman is the first U.S. service member to die from COVID-19, officials announced late Monday. Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok...
Washington Report
Title 32 Use Slowly Increasing for Guard Coronavirus Missions
Guardsmen in at least four states are being paid by the federal government as the National Guard remains on the frontlines of the ongoing coronavirus...
Washington Report
COVID-19 Stimulus Package Provides Guard Boost
Just under $1.5 billion was allocated for the National Guard as part of the $2 trillion stimulus package approved by Congress and signed into law by...
Magazine
Viral Mission
Slightly more than 200 Americans had tested positive with COVID-19 when four California Air National Guardsmen were hoisted onto the Grand Princess...