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NGAUS Adds New Senior Writer
Zita Fletcher joined NGAUS as senior writer/editor last week. Her duties include writing and editing the association’s weekly e-newsletter, as well as writing stories for NATIONAL GUARD magazine.
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Report: No Easy Solution for Overweight Troops
More than 65% of National Guard and Reserve personnel can be classified as overweight or obese, according to a recent American Security Project report, citing 2017 data.
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Budget Summary Elicits Concern from Key Lawmakers
Prominent Republicans are saying President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 defense budget request does not deliver the “unprecedented” increase in defense and border security the White House claims.
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Army Leaders Outline Transformation Initiative
The Army is embarking on a sweeping transformation, according to a letter to the force last week from senior Army leaders.
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ANG Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In
Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, the acting director of the Air National Guard, hosted Air Guard wing commanders and senior enlisted leaders from around the nation.
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Trump: F-15EXs to Replace A-10s in Michigan
The Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing will receive 21 F-15EX Eagle II fighters to replace its A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, which the Air Force wants...
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House Member Retires from Guard at NGAUS Headquarters
Maj. Gen. Trent Kelly, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi, formally retired from the Mississippi Army National...
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Air Guard Unit Selected to Receive C-130Js
Another Air National Guard airlift wing is set to convert to new intratheater cargo planes.
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Army Issues New Fitness Test with Key Changes
The Army announced its fitness test will undergo several changes designed to improve Soldier fitness, combat readiness and lethality, according to a press release.
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Govs: Space Force ‘Pushing’ to Take ANG Space Assets
The nation’s governors are alarmed by indications that Space Force leadership is “aggressively pushing a plan to fully implement Legislative Proposal 480 and remove Air National Guard space units from states by the end of the year.”
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Guardsmen Reflect on Capitol Summit Experience
NGAUS offered company-grade officers a peek behind the legislative curtain during the Capitol Summit conducted April 13-15.
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DoD Invites Vaccine Refusers to Return
The Defense Department is stepping up efforts to bring back service members involuntarily separated for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.