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PFAS Cleanup Costs at Military Installations Continue to Rise
Cleaning up PFAS contaminations at military installations across the nation will likely surpass the original $2 billion estimate, military leaders...
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Kentucky Guardsmen Receives Air Force Cross
A Kentucky Air Guardsman who helped evacuate more than a dozen critically wounded allies while simultaneously directing close air support and...
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Senate Committee Grills Army, Air Force Secretary Nominees
Acting Army secretary Ryan D. McCarthy and former ambassador Barbara Barrett testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday about their...
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Border Wall Will Delay Construction of Some Guard Facilities
Millions of dollars in approved building for the National Guard will be delayed in order to expedite construction of more barriers along the southwest...
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Report: Obesity on the Rise in DoD, Navy the Highest
The Navy and Air Force reported higher rates of obesity in 2018, according to the DoD Health of the Force report issued last month. The report found...
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Congress Returns, but Likely Won’t Hit NDAA Deadline
Congress is back in session following a month-long break and now faces an ambitious goal of reaching a compromise on the annual defense policy bill...
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White House Warns Senate Plans Could Undermine Army’s New Personnel System
The Trump administration is warning Senate leaders that their version of the annual defense policy bill could derail rollout of the Army’s new talent...
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Official: Future Vertical Lift will Not Cost Guard Modernization
Army aviation is looking to upgrade from aircraft developed in the 1970s. But in doing so, the head of the organization leading the effort promised...
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Guardsmen Stand Ready for Hurricane Dorian
More than 5,500 National Guardsmen are on duty in Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina as Hurricane Dorian creeps closer to the southeast...
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Army Guard Director Pitches Opportunities, Addresses Challenges
As the Army prepares for its future, there are new opportunities for the National Guard, Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson told leaders on the final day of...
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Bylaw Change to Streamline Membership Structure
NGAUS members overwhelmingly approved a change in the association’s bylaws that aims to streamline the membership structure. The change, which had to...
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Conference Delegates Elect New Board, Committee Members
NGAUS members elected a new slate of officers on the final day of the 141st Conference & Exhibition in Denver. Eight officers were elected or re...