A general officer familiar to many in the National Guard will soon become the highest-ranking member of the U.S. armed forces. President Donald Trump...
Legislation to help small-business owners who serve in the National Guard has passed the Senate and could be approved by the House in the coming weeks...
An experienced defense reporter who has embedded with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan joined the NGAUS communications team this week. Drew Brooks will...
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told NGAUS that officials are working to correct issues that caused delays to Forever GI Bill housing benefit...
A new bill in the Senate would eliminate the Pentagon’s planned Post-9/11 GI Bill transfer restrictions and even allow some who have left the military...
Advancing technology is making simulators more realistic than ever, but artificial intelligence will provide an even bigger leap ahead in simulation...
Guardsmen returned triumphant from Europe after World War I, but few ever served again. 1919 could have presented many challenges for the Guard given...
My name's Dunbar and I'm a Guardsman. It is an honor to be your new chairman and it seems appropriate at this time to introduce myself and provide a...
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson believes a second maintenance shift for Air National Guard wings would help raise aircraft mission-capable rates....
Soldiers will soon be wearing the uniform worn by America's “Greatest Generation.” But not real soon. The Army announced Sunday on its website that it...
Many national or regional chain restaurants are offering free or discounted meals to veterans and current service members on the traditional (Nov. 11)...
The growth in the defense spending may soon end. Last week, President Donald Trump directed Pentagon officials to develop a fiscal 2020 defense budget...
NGAUS bestowed the 2018 Harry S. Truman Award to Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today in his state office in Atlanta. Isakson and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont...
Only one in six service members eligible to enroll in the military’s new retirement system has done so, according to data reported by Army Times . The...
Army National Guard soldiers will be first to receive the Army’s new smartphone-friendly pay and personnel-management system when it rolls out early...
There has been a cyber breach of Defense Department travel records that compromised the personal information and credit card data of thousands of U.S....
The Army chief of staff says troops will need to be able to pass the new Army Combat Fitness Test if they want to stay in service. "If you can't get...
Some National Guard officers are waiting 40 percent less for federal recognition of their state promotions since NGAUS cast a light on lengthy delays...
Military retirees who plan to enroll in dental coverage for 2019 can now research available plans. The TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan (TRDP) ends Dec. 31...
Grey-area retirees will pay a little more and drilling National Guardsmen a little less for their TRICARE medical coverage, according to information...
A bipartisan quartet of senators has cautioned government agencies to avoid waste and abuse when quickly spending remaining budgets as the end of the...
As chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel answers directly to Defense Secretary James N. Mattis. But it’s not the first time the...
Congress has an early start in completing a budget process before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The Senate passed a defense budget for fiscal 2019 of...
The Air Force does not have enough aircraft for future operations, whether they take on long or short Cold War-like regional conflicts with Russia or...
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis headlines the list of military leaders set to speak when 3,000 National Guard officers and their guests from around...
President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act Monday in New York. The bill offers the policies under which the...
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he supports creation of a U.S. Space Force as a sixth military service despite earlier comments that seemed to...
Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will top the agenda when some 3,000 National Guard officers and their guests from across the country gather...
Deployed troops will have to leave their Fitbits, Apple watches and other “geolocation devices” at home. A Defense Department policy announced Monday...
Staff Sgt. Wilson B. Gardner was selected as the Air National Guard's 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year, and one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding...
The Pentagon has identified exemptions from its new policy that troops who are unable to deploy will face separation. The policy of deploy-or-get-out...
More than 300 companies and organizations will pack the exhibition floor at the 140th General Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans this month. While...
Terry MacDonald chuckles when asked why he enlisted in the Indiana Army National Guard in 1968. “To stay out of Vietnam,” he says. I’ll be honest with...
The Senate is expected to vote this week on the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that was passed last week by the House. Following the...
House members from both sides of the aisle are demanding the Defense Department reverse its plan to limit the ability of service members to transfer...
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he’s pleased North Korea has turned over 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members from the Korean War...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to launch the “Forever GI Bill” next month, a bit later than originally scheduled. Retired Maj. Gen. Robert...
Fewer U.S. troops who are not American citizens are applying for naturalization, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reported recently. The...
Sponsors of legislation that would speed the process for Pentagon approval of National Guard officer promotions are pushing for its inclusion in the...
Army senior leaders have approved a new strenuous fitness test designed to better prepare soldiers for combat tasks, reduce injuries and save money....
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, advocated for NGAUS Monday when he addressed about 40 Guard company-grade officers at...
Retired Brig. Gen. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, has these words for association members on the eve of the nation’s 242nd birthday: “The American...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has backed off a bit from its annual suicide report released last week. In it, the agency noted that its previous...
The National Desert Storm War Memorial will be placed on the National Mall of the nation’s capital, not far from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The U...
The Defense Department announced this week the 15 recipients of the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. It is the highest honor...
The Air Force does not have a shortage of people who want to be pilots. It simply does not have the manpower to train them. That’s a conclusion in a...
The Army Vision reflects the speeches and testimony service leaders have given over the past year. Army Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, the...
