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An Air National Guard medical officer supporting operations in the nation’s capital helped deliver a baby in the front seat of a car just outside a hospital emergency room days before Christmas.

Many plans are already in place for the 148th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 28-31. More than 4,000 National Guard officers, family members and guests will gather for the conference in Indianapolis, under the theme The National Guard: America’s Strength at Home & Abroad.

Two members of the House Armed Services Committee last week introduced legislation aimed at reducing the complex, confusing and unequal system of more than 30 National Guard and Reserve duty statuses to four broad categories.

The Senate yesterday confirmed by unanimous consent Lt. Gen. Thomas Carden to be the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau.

SHEEPDOG, an award-winning movie set for nationwide release Friday, addresses the varied challenges veterans confront as they reintegrate into civilian life after returning from overseas deployment.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 7, 2026) — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, will join Reps. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., and Jack Bergman, R-Mich., tomorrow (Jan. 8) at 10 a.m. at the House Triangle for a press conference to celebrate the introduction of the Duty Status Reform Act.

China’s military modernization poses a direct and growing threat to U.S. security, according to a new Pentagon assessment released last week.

President Donald Trump announced his intent to remove National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland in a Dec. 31 Truth Social post.

Most NGAUS members are now eligible to escort Honor Flights of veterans traveling to Washington, D.C., from around the country to visit memorials built to commemorate their service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2025) — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on the distribution of the Warrior Dividend:

President Donald Trump nominated the adjutant general of Texas to be the new director of the Air National Guard. If confirmed by the Senate, Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Suelzer would receive a third star and take responsibility for formulating, developing and coordinating all federal policies, plans and programs related to the Air Guard nationwide.

Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a military police officer assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors on Dec. 9 at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton. She died on Nov. 27 after being fatally wounded in the line of duty during a shooting near Farragut Square in Washington, D.C.