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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...
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Fight for a Space National Guard Taking Shape
Lawmakers from states with Guardsmen involved in space missions have begun the push for the creation of a Space National Guard as Congress prepares...
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ARNG Director: Force Could Use More Troops
The director of the Army Guard looked back on a busy two years and ahead to modernization efforts during a public discussion at the Center for...
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Shift in Funds Approved to Pay for Border Mission, Other Programs
Congress has allowed the Pentagon to shift billions of dollars to pay for the deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border, the pandemic...