America is closer to fighting a major war with a near-peer adversary than at any time in the last 80 years, and the nation — including the U.S. military — is not prepared.
President Joe Biden has nominated Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. Stubbs, the adjutant general of Arkansas, to be the next director of the Army National Guard, the Pentagon announced July 10.
The National Guard will continue to provide security support for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, a role unchanged by the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday.
The Army’s two new directives regarding the handling and reporting of "protest, extremist and criminal gang activities" by soldiers and their commanders applies to National Guardsmen.
The final event of the 146th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 23-26, in Detroit, will honor the nation’s contributions to World War II with era-appropriate attire.
The nation lacks the processes and systems to conduct a military draft in response to a near-peer conflict, according to a new report by a think tank based in Washington, D.C.