President Joe Biden has nominated Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. Stubbs, the adjutant general of Arkansas, to be the next director of the Army National Guard, the Pentagon announced July 10.
The National Guard will continue to provide security support for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, a role unchanged by the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday.
The Army’s two new directives regarding the handling and reporting of "protest, extremist and criminal gang activities" by soldiers and their commanders applies to National Guardsmen.
The final event of the 146th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 23-26, in Detroit, will honor the nation’s contributions to World War II with era-appropriate attire.
The nation lacks the processes and systems to conduct a military draft in response to a near-peer conflict, according to a new report by a think tank based in Washington, D.C.
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate last week would direct state payments for the use of the National Guard's federal equipment during state missions directly to the Guard units that incurred the expense.