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New Handbook Lets Guardsmen See TRICARE Plans
A new handbook exists to help National Guardsmen and Reservists choose their TRICARE health care coverage, according to the Defense Health Agency.
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A Fight Worth Our Time
A prominent member of Congress told a reporter April 17 that NGAUS should not "waste their time" fighting a legislative proposal from the Department of the Air Force to transfer the Air National Guard's space units to the Space Force.
Washington Report
World War II Guardsman’s Remains Identified
A National Guardsman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II has been identified and will return home, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Washington Report
Council of Governors: Retract Air Force's Space Proposal
A bipartisan group of 10 state governors is urging the Department of the Air Force to retract Legislative Proposal 480, its plan to transfer the Air National Guard's space units to the Space Force.
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Air Force Legislative Proposal is an Existential Threat to the National Guard
The NGAUS concern is the dangerous precedent the proposal would set by bypassing the requirement in federal law to obtain the consent of the affected governors before transferring Air National Guard space units in seven states to the Space Force.
Washington Report
Bill Would Open TRICARE to Guard Federal Workers
More than 100,000 drilling National Guardsmen and Reservists who are full-time federal employees would be eligible to purchase TRICARE Reserve Select health care under legislation introduced in both the House and Senate last week.
Washington Report
Guard Chief Authorizes Official Conference Attendance
The 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia may once again each use federal funds to send a small number of officers to this year's NGAUS conference, according to guidance the National Guard Bureau issued April 8.
Washington Report
NGB Chief: 'We Can’t Afford to Lose' Guard Space Capabilities
The chief of the National Guard Bureau says the nation cannot afford to move the Guard’s space units into the Space Force.
Press Release
NGAUS: Air Force Fails to Tell Full National Guard Space Story
WASHINGTON (April 12, 2024) — Retired Maj. Gen. Frank M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s remarks to reporters Wednesday.
Press Release
NGAUS Applauds Another Co-sponsor of Bill to Create a Space National Guard
WASHINGTON (April 11, 2024) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers today applauded Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., for recently co-sponsoring Senate legislation to create a Space National Guard.
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Air Force Shouldn’t Bypass the Law, Not Even Once
It seems that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall believes his service should be allowed to skirt federal law if he promises to do it only once.
Washington Report
NGAUS Seeking Nominations for 2024 Individual Awards
The window to nominate someone for the 2024 NGAUS Individual Awards Program is now open.