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DoD Finally Has a Fiscal 2024 Spending Plan
President Joe Biden signed into law six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including one containing $824.5 billion for the Defense Department.
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The National Guard: Built to Defend America
Developing a theme for the NGAUS general conference is always an important part of our planning for the big annual event. — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president
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Guardsmen Reflect on NGAUS CGO Event
NGAUS gave company-grade officers from across the nation a peak behind the legislative curtain during the first Capitol Summit of the year conducted March 17-19.
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NGAUS Appeals to Congress for Health Care, Benefits Parity
The NGAUS president shared with Congress the paradox facing the National Guard when it comes to readiness.
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Familiar Face Takes Over NGAUS Membership Effort
A former state association leader who has worked closely with NGAUS and the National Guard Executive Directors Association for years has taken over...
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Report: Many Air Guardsmen Waiting Past 60 for Retirement Pay
Overworked workers and outdated technology are to blame for delays some Air National Guard retirees are experiencing in getting their retirement pay...
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Pentagon Leaders Tout Space Force to Skeptical Senate
A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with senior defense leaders showed the Pentagon has a ways to go before swaying Congress to add a sixth...
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Bipartisan Bill Would Improve Guard Access to Education Benefits
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would give Guardsmen and Reservists some of the same benefits provided to active-duty...
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NGB Chief Says Border Mission Puts Drill Weekends at Risk
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...
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Senators Push for 'Green Alert' to Help Locate Missing Veterans
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...
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Other Associations Join NGAUS Call for TRICARE Reform
NGAUS, the Adjutant General Association of the United States, the Air Force Association, the Association of the U.S. Army, the Enlisted Association of...
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Democrats Push Two-Year Budget Cap Deal
In a narrow 19-17 vote, the House Budget Committee approved a bill for a defense budget for fiscal 2020 at $733 billion. The bill sets defense...
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Range Upgrades Needed Ahead of New Army Marksmanship Test
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...
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Army National Guard Logo Change Causes Stir
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...
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Magazine: Sentinels of the Sky
Air Guard provides the bulk of the aircraft and monitors for the continuing operation to defend American airspace
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Chairman's Message: A New Mindset Needed
A NGAUS priority moving forward is concurrent and proportional fielding of all new equipment. This, like all of our priorities, comes from our members...