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Businesses Offer Free Meals, Special Deals for Veterans Day
Many restaurants, retailers and recreational areas nationwide will honor veterans and current service members with free meals and other special deals for Veterans Day Monday.
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Guard Recruiting Bounced Back in Fiscal 2024
The National Guard saw a strong recruiting year in fiscal 2024, according to the National Guard Bureau.
NGAUS on the Hill
November 2024
Continuing Resolutions On September 26, 2024, President Biden signed H.R.9746 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, into law to avert...
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Senator Honored for NGAUS Support
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., received the NGAUS Montgomery Medal — the association’s second highest award — during an Oct. 24 ceremony in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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GAO: Military Continues to Struggle with F-35 Readiness
The U.S. military's F-35 Lightning II fighters have failed to meet their readiness goals for six consecutive years, according to a recent report from a congressional watchdog.
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Lawmakers Stress Preservation of Governors' Authority
More than 100 lawmakers are calling for a provision to be included in the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act that would potentially resolve a contentious debate over the Air Force’s proposal to transfer National Guardsmen to the Space Force without the consent of their governors.
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NGAUS Applauds Lawmakers’ Push to Maintain Governors’ National Guard Authority
Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on a bipartisan letter from 125 lawmakers urging the leadership of the Senate and House Armed Services committees to maintain the longstanding authority of governors over the National Guard.
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Military Retirees, Veterans to Get 2.5% Pay Boost in 2025
Military retirees and veterans on disability will receive the same 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment in 2025 that federal officials announced last week for Social Security recipients.
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Registration Opens for NGAUS Industry Day
The event — which will be held Dec. 9-10 at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. — will give industry partners the opportunity to learn how to work with the Guard and gain insights into the component's priorities.
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Guard Helps Victims of 2 Hurricanes
More than 11,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen were conducting Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene relief missions in the Southeast on Sunday.
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AGRs Eligible for Flexible Spending Accounts in 2025
Active Guard and Reserve personnel on Title 32 orders will soon be eligible for the first time to participate in flexible spending accounts to help pay for dependent care and health care, defense officials told NGAUS.
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Guardsmen Brace for Hurricane Milton
Nearly 5,000 Florida National Guardsmen have mobilized in preparation for Hurricane Milton’s landfall, the National Guard Bureau said Tuesday.