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Bills Would Provide Guard with GI Bill Credit Parity
National Guardsmen and Reservists would earn credit toward Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for nearly every day they spend in uniform under legislation...
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2 New York Guardsmen Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash
Two New York Army National Guard aviators were killed Friday afternoon when their UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter crashed near Rio Grande City...
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Guard Wing to Swap Fighters for Cyber
The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing will swap the unit’s fighter mission for an expanded cyber mission, the Air Force announced March 7. The...
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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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Lawmakers Press Pentagon on Incentive Pay Parity
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers are pressing the Defense Department to implement a law already on the books to pay National Guardsmen and...
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OMB is Wrong — Our Nation Needs a Space Guard
I would like to know the real reason why the White House Office of Management and Budget opposes creating a Space National Guard. So far, OMB’s stated...
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Guard Leaders: The Stigma of Seeking Help Must Change
National Guard soldiers and airmen must learn it’s OK to not be OK and seek help, two Guard suicide experts say. The pair argues speaking freely about...
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Panel Talks Army Guard Preparations for 2030
Five Army National Guard leaders have shared how the force plans to attract new talent and modernize alongside the Army. During a recent forum, the...
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New Security Strategy Pictures 'Decisive Decade' Ahead
The U.S. faces many serious security challenges this decade, according to President Joe Biden's 2022 National Security Strategy . Released last week...
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Senate Slowly Begins Work on Annual Defense Bill
More than two months after the House finished working on its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Senate has begun...
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Veterans, Retirees to Get 8.7% COLA Boost
Veterans and military retirees will receive the same 8.7% cost-of-living increase as Social Security recipients next year, federal officials announced...
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Army Releases New Multidomain Operations Doctrine
The Army has released the latest version of its capstone operations doctrine, Field Manual 3-0. The newly updated FM 3-0 establishes multidomain...
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CGOs Get Close Look at How Washington Works
Nearly 50 company-grade officers from across America saw the legislative process and the role NGAUS has in it during the association’s second Capitol...
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SECDEF Approves Renaming 9 Military Bases
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has approved renaming nine military bases and eliminating more than 1,100 other assets honoring the Confederacy...
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More Than 5,000 Guardsmen Aided Hurricane Ian Response
More than 5,000 National Guard members were helping Florida recover from Hurricane Ian, the National Guard Bureau said last week. According to the...
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GOP Letter to SECDEF: When Will Vaccine Rule End?
Twenty-six House Republicans are demanding Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III reveal when the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will end. In a...