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Bill Would Give Combat-Disabled Veterans Full Benefits
A bipartisan coalition of lawmaker reintroduced legislation that would allow more than 50,000 combat-disabled veterans to simultaneously receive full retirement and disability pay.
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NGB Chief: Guard Seeks Reform, Innovation, Increased Lethality
In this era of complexity and uncertainty, innovation is not just an option for the National Guard — it's a must, Air Force Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, the National Guard Bureau chief, told the McAleese Defense Programs Conference last week in Washington, D.C.
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Survey: Only 8% of ANG Space Professionals Would Transfer
Even fewer Air National Guard space professionals are willing to transfer to a single-component Space Force than last year, according to a recent survey.
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NGEF Honors Another 14 Large Donors
The National Guard Educational Foundation recognized 14 individual and corporate donations Saturday evening during a special reception at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Pentagon Orders Review of Fitness, Grooming Standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and grooming.
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Space Guard Bill Launched in House, Senate
Bipartisian legislation introduced last week in both chambers of Congress would create a Space National Guard, fulfilling what Senate sponsors said was President Donald Trump’s “promise to do so in his second term.”
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NGAUS Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Bills to Create a Space National Guard
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers applauds bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday in the House and Senate
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New Stopgap Budget in the Works
House speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold a vote today on a Republican stopgap budget to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year.
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Bipartisan Bills Would Preserve Air Guard Fighter Fleet
The Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act would establish requirements to track Air Force Fighter force structure and would grant Congress greater “oversight authority” of force structure modifications.
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NGAUS Board Meeting Set for This Weekend
President Donald Trump’s defense priorities and the current session of Congress figure to be prime topics of conversation when the NGAUS board of directors meets this weekend for the first time this year.
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Bipartisan Bills Would Expand Eligibility For Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would expand eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to National Guardsmen and Reservists serving on certain duty statuses.
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Bill Would Let States Pay Units for Equipment Use
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House and Senate last week would direct state payments for the use of the National Guard federal equipment in state missions to the units that used the equipment.