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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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NGAUS: Air Force Decision Squanders Scarce Talent
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2024) — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on the Air Force decision to...
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NGAUS to Help CGOs Learn How Washington Works
National Guard company-grade officers from across the country will get the chance this month to learn how the federal government works and the role...
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Air Force Republishes Personal Appearance Rules
The Air Force republished its dress and personal appearance instruction last week, complete with graphics to clarify recent accommodations made at the...
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Lawmakers Punt Again, Agree to Another Stopgap Budget
Congress approved another short-term spending bill last week, the fourth this fiscal year, averting a partial shutdown of the federal government but...
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NGAUS Finance, HR Director Celebrates 35th Anniversary
The association’s director of finance & human resources recently celebrated her 35th anniversary working for NGAUS. Cheryl Young reached the career...
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Helicopter Crash Claims 2; Army Guard Orders Safety Stand Down
Two Mississippi Army National Guard aviators were killed when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed Friday afternoon near Booneville...
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Congress Returns to More Budget Brinkmanship
Congress returned to pressing budget deadlines this week that lawmakers have been punting for months. The first tier of the federal government's...
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Lawmakers Urge Biden to Improve Military Quality of Life
A bipartisan group of House defense leaders wants President Joe Biden to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families. In a...
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New Chief of Staff Begins at NGAUS
A retired Tennessee Air National Guard officer who knows both NGAUS and Washington, D.C., is now the association's chief of staff. Retired Lt. Col...
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NGB Vice Chief: Cyber Must Be 'Shored Up'
The National Guard’s motto is "Always Ready, Always There," and for one group of Maine National Guardsmen, being "there" is a loose term with no...
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Guard Takes Center Stage at Black Engineer of the Year Award Dinner
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics will be the foundations for solving both today’s and tomorrow’s problems, the National Guard’s top...