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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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Bill Requires Honorable Discharges for Vaccine Separations
Some GOP senators have a new bill mandating the military must honorably discharge troops separated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation...
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Senators Introduce Bill for Launching Space National Guard
A bipartisan group of senators has drafted legislation that would create a Space National Guard. The Space National Guard Establishment Act comes from...
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New NGAUS Staffer Has Long Run Honoring Fallen Troops
NGAUS has a new member of its communications department. Jennifer Hickey is the association’s new digital content manager. Her duties include...
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Guard Official: No Space Guard Could Cost Space Force $750 million
Replacing the Air National Guard’s space professionals could cost $750 million, the commander of California’s Air National Guard says. Brig. Gen...
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Guard F-35s Deploy Overseas for 1st Time
The National Guard has F-35 Lightning II fighters overseas for the first time following a recent deployment to Europe. The Vermont Air Guard’s 158th...
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Pentagon Sees Inflation’s Impact on Budget
The Biden administration will seek supplemental defense funding if inflation shrinks Pentagon buying power in fiscal 2023, the Pentagon’s No. 2...
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Guardsman Receives Settlement for USERRA Violation
The Justice Department has reached a settlement in a civil complaint against Prince George County, Virginia, and the state’s retirement system over...
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Guard Sending Armored Personnel Carriers to Ukraine
The Army National Guard in at least five states is contributing to the 200 M113 armored personnel carriers the U.S. is sending Ukraine. On Friday, the...
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Guard Resumes Ukraine Training
A small Florida Army National Guard task force that left Ukraine just before the Russian invasion has resumed training Ukrainian troops — this time at...
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NGAUS to Host Space Guard Briefing for Hill Staffers
Guard space professionals will share with congressional staffers why the nation needs a Space National Guard at an upcoming NGAUS event. The briefing...
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Army Unveils Guard Maternity Leave Program
Army National Guard and Army Reserve drill-status “birthparents” will receive excused absences with pay and retirement points for 12 unit training...
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NGB Chief: More Guard Deployments to Europe Possible
The National Guard Bureau chief says the Ukraine conflict could prompt more Guard deployments to Europe. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson said about 2,000...