The official nomination of Army Secretary Mark Esper to be defense secretary this week set off a string of personnel changes in the upmost echelons of...
Tens of thousands of National Guardsmen support overseas operations on any given day. Thousands more are on the border. Others are on alert to defend...
Two leaders of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs want to make it easier for all veterans to take full advantage of recent changes to the Post-9...
The Army Combat Fitness Test is receiving some final tweaks before it is introduced to the force. The six-event ACFT becomes the Army’s new standard...
Fifteen employers will be honored at the Pentagon later this summer for their support of members of the National Guard and Reserve. The Department of...
Montana’s efforts to care for its National Guardsmen and other veterans were highlighted by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs during a hearing...
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command unveiled a new proficiency badge during Army birthday celebrations last week. The Expert Soldier Badge would...
The Defense Commissary Agency has temporarily suspended its National Guard and Reserve on-site sales program, according to a DeCA spokesman. Started...
National Guard leaders could risk federal funds if they do not comply with federal law and policy under new rules included in the Senate Armed Service...
Adrienne Jackson, who has worked the past four years in the U.S. Senate, has joined the NGAUS team at the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C....
The era of an artificially intelligent wingman may not be too far away, according to at least one expert with the Air Force Research Lab. Will Roper,...
A recent RAND Corporation report exploring how the Army Guard and Reserve may be used in the next major conflict questions the ability for key combat...
Bipartisan legislation would allow women serving in the National Guard and Reserves to receive pay and points toward retirement during maternity leave...
Soldiers in the National Guard who chose the new Blended Retirement System and are eligible for continuation pay could see thousands of dollars more...
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is calling for the Pentagon to disclose the costs of federally funded projects in an effort to combat what she considers out...
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has released a summary of a $750 billion defense policy bill that includes the largest pay raise for troops...
House appropriators have given their stamp of approval to the fiscal 2020 defense-spending bill, recommending a total of $690.2 billion in funding for...
The co-chairmen of the House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus have introduced three bills that would more closely align Guard and Reserve...
Bipartisan legislation would provide tax relief for the children of fallen troops who receive survivor benefits. S. 1370 was co-sponsored by more than...
“Big 4” congressional leaders are meeting with top White House officials this week with hopes of avoiding strict spending cuts later this year. House...
House appropriators have approved a $108 billion bill that would fund fiscal 2020 military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)....
The United States obligated more than $1.5 trillion on “war-related” costs since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a recent Defense Department report. Most...
Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement will soon offer credit towards a graduate degree for service members who complete the National...
House leaders have set their proposed spending levels for the fiscal 2020 budget. The chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Nita Lowey, D...
Long-range precision fires, attack and reconnaissance aircraft and air defense add to the Army Secretary’s weapons wish list for future fights against...
The Defense Department will loosen rules over the roles that troops can fill on the southern border and send more than 300 additional troops. Acting...
A New York Republican is urging the Defense Department to relax restrictions on Guardsmen using Space-Available travel. Rep. Lee Zeldin, who served in...
Some National Guard units will receive the Army’s future UH-60 Black Hawk replacement alongside active-component units. Speaking to the Army Aviation...
A new Pentagon policy will trigger an automatic review of the nation’s highest awards for valor, according to Military.com . The policy, which has not...
Overworked workers and outdated technology are to blame for delays some Air National Guard retirees are experiencing in getting their retirement pay...
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would give Guardsmen and Reservists some of the same benefits provided to active-duty...
The National Guard’s top general said the force might have to cancel some drill weekends if it is not able to find funds in its budget to sustain the...
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, are proposing the creation of a nationwide “Green Alert” system to help veterans in need. The...
NGAUS, the Adjutant General Association of the United States, the Air Force Association, the Association of the U.S. Army, the Enlisted Association of...
A new four-phase marksmanship test featuring more realistic scenarios will soon roll out for the Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve. The old...
A recruiting rebrand has some worried that the Army National Guard’s iconic Minuteman is on its way out. A symbol that calls back to the Guard’s pre...
A NGAUS priority moving forward is concurrent and proportional fielding of all new equipment. This, like all of our priorities, comes from our members...
The Pentagon has compiled an updated list of Army, Navy and Air Force installations that are at risk of environmental damage related to climate change...
Bipartisan legislation in the House would expand eligibility for counseling at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities across the nation to members...
Defense leaders, including the chief of the National Guard Bureau, discussed budget needs with lawmakers today during a series of hearings in both the...
The Army plans to cut 93 programs and alter 93 more to accommodate future next-generation technology under its goal of rapid modernization. Vehicles...
The Pentagon is moving forward on new rules to limit transgender service members and recruits after a legal injunction that had blocked the new policy...
President Donald Trump is requesting $718 billion for the Defense Department for fiscal 2020, a $33 billion, or 5 percent, increase from the current...
Bipartisan legislation introduced last week would expand National Guard and Reserve access to mental health care, regardless of deployment status. Sen...
A congressional tally of unobligated military construction funds that could be diverted to help build a wall on the southern border includes hundreds...
The Pentagon’s plans for a Space Force will include about 15,000 personnel drawn mostly from other services, including the National Guard, according...
An Army National Guard system that streamlines incentives for new recruits and soldiers transitioning from the active component is back online after a...
The active-component Army and the Army National Guard have a relationship of both “partnership and discord,” according to a new report on the cultures...
The House on Tuesday is expected to pass legislation that would reject President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border....
NGAUS wants to know your thoughts on TRICARE and other health care coverage. A short, anonymous survey is now available online . The survey, which is...
New Army specialists (E-4s) will automatically receive an email reminder to enroll in the service’s new Distributed Leader Course, an online tool that...
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., aims to improve odds for National Guardsmen and Reservists...
Rep. Walter Jones, a longtime supporter of service members and known for his fierce independent streak in Congress, has died. Jones, 76, who had been...
The Army’s No. 2 officer wants the service to better harness the talents of National Guard soldiers. Gen. James C. McConville, the vice chief of staff...
John O. Marsh Jr., who spent 25 years in the Virginia National Guard, eight years in Congress and served as President Ronald Reagan’s Army Secretary,...
Several National Guardsmen recently have been victims of doxing — the practice of an outside entity putting personal or private information about an...
Congressmen from opposite sides of the country have proposed legislation to help the families of deceased veterans. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has...
The Defense Department has outlined some of its concerns with the effects of a changing climate, but the report – delivered to Congress this month –...
WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 2019) — Tens of thousands of National Guardsmen and Reservists finally may get a benefit they have long been denied, thanks to bipartisan legislation introduced this month in Congress.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is hoping to adapt a tactic used to stem veteran homelessness to bolster suicide prevention. In the coming weeks,...
President Donald Trump unveiled the nation’s latest Missile Defense Review during an event at the Pentagon last week. The new strategy, the first of...
New legislation would protect National Guard training in the event of future government shutdowns. The bill, introduced by Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.,...
The top Republican in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) would object to any plan to use military dollars to fund construction on the southwest...
As the partial government shutdown reaches historic lengths, some 800,000 federal workers continue to go without pay or can’t go to work at all. One...
A new law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a team of specialists to address issues with Forever GI Bill payments that came to light...
The annual NGAUS Legislative Workshop is set for Feb. 11 and 12 at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The...
Democratic leaders have identified four additions to influential Senate committees that oversee the defense and veteran issues. Sen. Tammy Duckworth...
Patrick M. Shanahan is now the top official in the Defense Department. Shanahan, a former Boeing executive who most recently served as deputy defense...
Familiar faces will lead Republicans on defense and veterans issues in Congress this year, but some powerful senators are also expected to take a back...
Creating a separate Space Force will be among the major defense issues debated in Congress next year. In this month’s issue of NATIONAL GUARD, see how...
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis submitted his letter of resignation yesterday to President Donald Trump. In the letter, Mattis laid out a series of...
Days of back and forth between leaders on Capitol Hill and the White House appeared to leave the nation hurtling towards a partial government shutdown...
Guard contribution to the space mission is small in size, yet unique in capability and significant in impact Ancient militaries looked to the stars to...
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...
![Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau; Toni Trucks; Sally Lengyel; Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau; Quinton “Rampage” Jackson; Laura Bryna; Anjelah Johnson; Cassadee Pope; Mayim Bialik; and Nia Franklin pose for a photo after a USO performance, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 4, 2019. [U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill]](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_cta/public/2019-07/LengyelUSO0709191k.jpg?h=7f8038c2&itok=nRb_7DRB)
