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Issues at Hand
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Zero Cost TRICARE to Ensure Reserve Component Medical Readiness
The Issue National Guard and Reserve servicemembers continue to face challenges in obtaining health care access to meet medical readiness requirements and ensuring continuity of care, especially when deploying overseas. Significant numbers of...
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Deployable & Interoperable Equipment & Force Structure
The Issue As National Guard units continue to deploy in support of overseas contingency operations and are often front-line units slated to deploy immediately in the event a major conflict breaks out. Recommendation The National Guard should be...
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Concurrent & Proportional Fielding of Equipment
The Issue The Army National Guard is an operational force that consistently deploys in support of overseas combat operations performing the same missions as the Active Component and provides domestic emergency response. Yet, it is not equipped in the...
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Concurrent & Proportional Fielding of Equipment
The Issue The Air National Guard is an operational force that consistently deploys in support of overseas combat operations performing the same missions as the Active Component and provides domestic emergency response. Yet, it is not equipped in the...
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C-130 Hercules Modernization
The Issue The Air National Guard C-130 Hercules fleet requires continued funding for modernization and recapitalization to ensure its aircraft can successfully engage in overseas contingency operations and respond to homeland emergencies well into...
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Protecting National Guard Equities in Duty Status Reform
The Issue As Congress considers Department of Defense recommendations to streamline and consolidate Reserve Component duty statuses, it is critical National Guard and Reserve servicemembers receive equitable benefits similar to the Active Component...
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F-15 Eagle Recapitalization
The Issue The Air National Guard F-15 Eagle fleet continues to deteriorate and requires recapitalization with new aircraft to effectively support the readiness and lethality requirements of the National Defense Strategy. Recommendation Designate new...
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Increased National Guard Military Construction (MILCON) Funding
The Issue The National Guard represents a significant percentage of the Total Force. However, both the Army National Guard and Air National Guard do not receive enough military construction funding to ensure overall readiness of National Guard...
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F-16 Viper & A-10 Thunderbolt Modernization
The Issue Air National Guard F-16s and A-10s make up a significant percentage of the Total Air Force fighter fleet. The F-16 Viper, a multirole air superiority aircraft, and the A-10 Thunderbolt, a close air support aircraft, deploy in support of...
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Increased Full Time Support/Manning
The Issue The National Guard and Reserve rely heavily on full time support (FTS) personnel to train, administer, and maximize readiness for Reserve Component units. With authorized end strength levels increasing once again with a more hostile threat...
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Ready Access to Mental Health Care & Suicide Prevention
The Issue National Guard and Reserve servicemembers continue to suffer unacceptable levels of suicide and reducing suicide rates and improving mental health care across the Total Force is necessary. However, Reserve Component mental health issues...
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Robust National Guard & Reserve Equipment Account (NGREA) Funding
The Issue The National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account (NGREA) is vital to ensuring the readiness and lethality of National Guard equipment and weapons systems through innovation and servicemember-driven requirements. Recommendation Continue...