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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 12, 2026) — The voice of nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers today applauded the approval of the Indiana National Guard’s Company D (Ranger), 151st Infantry for a Presidential Unit Citation for its service in the Vietnam War. The award will be presented to a group of unit members Aug. 29 during the 148th NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition in Indianapolis.

The Army National Guard is strengthening its role in the Joint Force with the acquisition of 12 Gray Eagle® 25M unmanned aircraft systems.

NGAUS members across the 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia will gather later this month at the 148th General Conference & Exhibition to hear defense leaders and network with their peers. But the core of the conference — and the reason the 54 gather annually — is to complete the association’s legislative resolution process.

The Air National Guard is rolling out sweeping recruiting and retention transformation initiatives — removing accession barriers, expanding enterprise support and reshaping how it competes for the talent required to build dominating air power and ensure wartime readiness.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office yesterday establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission.

The leaders of the 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team came to Washington, D.C., late last month to share its lessons learned as the first Army National Guard brigade to complete a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation under the Army’s new MBCT construct.

This summer, NGAUS welcomed a group of enthusiastic, ready-to-learn interns at NGAUS HQ to join the National Guard Educational Foundation staff and Government Affairs team for an inside look at preservation of our nation’s first militia and advocacy.

National Guard units are supporting wildfire suppression operations in multiple states, providing aerial firefighting aircraft, helicopters and personnel to assist civil authorities as significant wildfire activity continues across the Midwest and West.

A new policy providing guidance on the use of artificial intelligence was announced in a memorandum published by National Guard Bureau on July 20.

On July 15, senior leaders from NGAUS and the New Hampshire National Guard presented Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., with the Harry S. Truman Award, the association’s highest honor.

Register now for the 148th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 28-31 in Indianapolis. Registration is $200 through July 28. It increases to $250 after that. Contact your state/territory association for more information.

The District of Columbia National Guard's 260th Special Purpose Brigade recently commissioned its first maritime security vessel, marking the first time an Army unit in the nation's capital has operated a dedicated waterborne platform.