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New Policy Will Allow Army Officers to Delay Promotions Process
A new Army policy will allow officers to opt-out of promotion boards to complete special assignments, pursue educational opportunities or reach other...
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Two Guardsmen Vying to Win Best Warrior Competition
Two soldiers from the East Coast are representing the Army National Guard in the 2019 Best Warrior Competition this week at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Staff...
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Air Force Rejects Request to Re-Examine F-35 Noise at Vermont Base
The Air Force will not conduct a new noise effects assessment of new F-35 aircraft at South Burlington Air Base, according to a report from the...
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Air Guard Relaxes Age for Enlisted Airmen to Become Officers
A new Air National Guard rule is making it possible for enlisted airmen over the age of 39 to become non-rated commissioned officers. The previous...
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Air Guard to Test New Tuition Assistance Program
Fourteen states will participate in a pilot program to begin providing tuition assistance to members of their state’s Air National Guard. Sen. John...
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NGB Discusses Efforts to Address Suicide Following DoD Report
The National Guard had a higher rate of suicide than both the civilian population and the larger U.S. military, according to a new Pentagon report...
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Official: Army May Need to Move Capabilities From the Guard for Future Fights
A senior leader of the Army command tasked with preparing the force for future fights said the Army is rethinking how it uses National Guard...
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Senate Defense Appropriations Include Funding for Guard Programs
Senate appropriators would provide funding to help grow the Army and Air National Guard and earmarked billions for new and upgraded equipment in a...
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Army Updates ACFT, Answers Questions Ahead of Rollout
Army officials made several tweaks to the new Army Combat Fitness Test and leaders took questions as part of an online town hall in the days leading...
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Stopgap Spending Bill Expected to Avert Shutdown
President Donald Trump will sign a continuing resolution if it passes the Senate later this week, avoiding another partial government shutdown and...
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New Staff Writer Joins NGAUS, NATIONAL GUARD Magazine
A new writer has joined NGAUS to help tell the Guard’s story. Joseph LaFave, who most recently wrote for The Journal in Martinsburg, West Virginia...
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House, Senate Working to Settle NDAA Differences
Dozens of lawmakers have begun meeting to hammer out a compromise fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. The joint conference committee is...
