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DoD Finally Has a Fiscal 2024 Spending Plan
President Joe Biden signed into law six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including one containing $824.5 billion for the Defense Department.
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The National Guard: Built to Defend America
Developing a theme for the NGAUS general conference is always an important part of our planning for the big annual event. — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president
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Guardsmen Reflect on NGAUS CGO Event
NGAUS gave company-grade officers from across the nation a peak behind the legislative curtain during the first Capitol Summit of the year conducted March 17-19.
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NGAUS Appeals to Congress for Health Care, Benefits Parity
The NGAUS president shared with Congress the paradox facing the National Guard when it comes to readiness.
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November 2021
Appropriations The House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee marked up its FY22 Department of Defense appropriations on June 30. This...
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NGAUS Holds First In-Person Capitol Summit Since 2019
Forty-five National Guard company-grade officers from across the country gathered at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington...
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Lawmakers Still Waiting for NDAA Vote
The annual defense policy bill is unlikely to make any Thanksgiving menus this year. With the Senate in recess this week and scheduled for just three...
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As Vaccine Deadlines Arrive, Services Decide What to Do with Refusers
The first of several deadlines for service members to receive a COVID-19 vaccine is here, but the battle over the looming mandates is far from over...
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Meals and Special Deals Available on Veterans Day
Veterans and current service members are eligible for free meals and other special deals at many restaurants, retailers and recreational activities...
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New Chief Tops Changes to NGAUS Staff
A nearly retired colonel who has served with the four largest branches of the U.S. military is now chief of staff at NGAUS. Col. Paul Drake IV, who is...
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Texas, Virginia Top DoD Spending Report
A new Defense Department report outlines military spending across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report reveals that the Top 10...
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Army Report: On-Duty Deaths at Record Low, Off-Duty Deaths Rising
The Army lost fewer soldiers to on-duty fatal ground accidents in fiscal 2021 than any previous year on record, according to the Army Combat Readiness...
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Senate Bill Would Provide 16 More C-130Js to Air Guard
This year’s defense budget, already overdue, cleared an important hurdle last month when a bill was introduced by the Senate Appropriations Committee...
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Air Force Study Links Higher Cancer Rates to Fighter Fleet
A study of fighter pilots and crew members who served on active duty over a span of nearly four decades found they were far more likely to be...
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Deploying Guardsmen Must Get COVID Shots Sooner
Army Guard soldiers who will be mobilized on federal orders must get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a June 30 deadline for other members of the force. A...
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Guard Not Being Considered for Supply Chain Mission, For Now
A day after President Joe Biden said he would consider using the National Guard to deal with national supply chain issues, White House officials...