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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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Shutdown Averted, but the Fix Is Bad News for Defense
President Joe Biden signed a short-term continuing resolution into law Friday, averting a partial federal government shutdown. The House passed the...
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NGEF Golf Tournament Draws Over 60 Competitors
More than 60 golfers braved yesterday’s weather for the 24th Annual National Guard Educational Foundation Fundraiser Golf Tournament held at Laurel...
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Congress Faces Friday Budget Deadline
With just three days left this fiscal year, lawmakers are working feverishly on a stopgap budget to avoid a government shutdown at midnight Friday...
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Guard Leaders: Vax Refusals May Worsen Talent Shortages
National Guard Bureau leaders are sounding the alarm about the service’s worst recruiting landscape in generations. For the first time in years, two...
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Air Guard Director: We Must Be Ready Today, Stronger Tomorrow
The director of the Air National Guard says increasing military readiness today and strength tomorrow depends on operationalizing the National Defense...
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GOP Letter to Army Secretary: End Vaccine Travel Rule
Fifty-one Republicans in Congress are demanding the Army secretary end a policy restricting official travel for the service’s troops unvaccinated...
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Report: Erasing Confederacy from U.S. Military to Cost $62.5 million
The third and final report from an eight-member panel Congress created to identify Defense Department assets honoring the Confederacy recommends...
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House OKs Bill to Streamline VA Loan Process
The House last week approved legislation that would make the Department of Veterans Affairs update its rules on home appraisals bought using its home...
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NGB Implements Changes for Preventing Sexual Assault
The National Guard Bureau is implementing changes to better fight sexual assault and harassment in the ranks with new prevention initiatives across...
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Ex-NGB Chief: White House ‘Gag Order’ on Space Guard Hurts U.S.
The Biden administration’s reluctance to openly discuss the merits of creating a Space National Guard hurts efforts to protect America's space...
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Army Guard Testing Free Child Care During Drill Weekends
Army National Guard soldiers in six states will have access to free child care during weekend drill under a pilot program launching this month. The...
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Lots of Work, Short Deadlines Await Returning Lawmakers
The Senate returns to work today from its summer recess; the House gets back next Tuesday. Both chambers face approaching deadlines. With progress...