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Vietnam Memories, Slow Aircraft, New Orleans
Fifty years ago, National Guardsmen went to Vietnam. Yes, they did. And several of them recall those times, including an elephant attack, in the...
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Deploying? Leave that Fitbit at Home
Deployed troops will have to leave their Fitbits, Apple watches and other “geolocation devices” at home. A Defense Department policy announced Monday...
Washington Report
Georgia Air Guardsman named Outstanding Airman
Staff Sgt. Wilson B. Gardner was selected as the Air National Guard's 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year, and one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding...
Washington Report
Deploy or get out? Not if You're Wounded
The Pentagon has identified exemptions from its new policy that troops who are unable to deploy will face separation. The policy of deploy-or-get-out...
Washington Report
Longtime NGAUS Board Member, Parliamentarian, Dies
Ray Magill, who served on the NGAUS board of directors as the retired/separated Air representative from 1995 until 2010, died July 24 in North...
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Retro Attack
Air Force leaders believe fourth- and fifth-generation fighters are too much airplane for many missions around the world. Secretary Heather Wilson...
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Show & Tell
More than 300 companies and organizations will pack the exhibition floor at the 140th General Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans this month. While...
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In Country
Terry MacDonald chuckles when asked why he enlisted in the Indiana Army National Guard in 1968. “To stay out of Vietnam,” he says. I’ll be honest with...
Washington Report
NDAA, Now in Senate, Boosts Guard Equipment
The Senate is expected to vote this week on the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that was passed last week by the House. Following the...
Washington Report
Waivers for Army Recruits to Receive Serious Look
The Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel will have to sign off on certain waivers for recruits, according to a new policy released Monday by...
Washington Report
Pentagon's GI Bill Transfer Plan under Fire
House members from both sides of the aisle are demanding the Defense Department reverse its plan to limit the ability of service members to transfer...
Washington Report
SecDef: Return of Remains Good First Step
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he’s pleased North Korea has turned over 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members from the Korean War...