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147th General Conference & Exhibition Videos Available
What did you miss at the 147th General Conference & Exhibition in Milwaukee last month? Much of the conference is now available on the NGAUS YouTube channel.
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Congress Facing Packed Agenda, Tight Timeline
Senate lawmakers hit the ground running Tuesday by voting to proceed to debate on the annual defense policy bill.
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Conference Approves Resolutions, Governing Changes
NGAUS conference delegates adopted legislative resolutions, approved a change to the bylaws and elected new members to the board of directors.
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Milwaukee: Professional Development, Networking, Fun
Nearly 4,000 attendees packed the Baird Center last weekend in Milwaukee for the 147th General Conference & Exhibition, hosted by the Wisconsin National Guard.
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Guardsmen Help Save Lives While on D.C. Duty
Staff Sgt. Zachary Graham (above right), a member of the South Carolina Army National Guard, helped a man who had been struck by a train and thrown across a Washington Metro station platform Aug. 20.
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NGAUS Applauds Legislation to Provide Medical Coverage to Guardsmen, Reservists
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 28, 2025) — The voice of current and former National Guard officers nationwide is applauding a Senate bill that would ensure that every member of the National Guard and Reserves has access to health care.
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Bill Would Provide Health Care to Drilling Guardsmen
Introduced by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the Healthcare for Our Troops Act (S. 2575) would offer premium-free, zero-cost-share medical coverage to every member of the Guard and Reserve through TRICARE, the military’s health insurance program.
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New Bill Would Expand Guard Health Care
Legislation introduced last week by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., would ensure premium-free medical insurance coverage is provided for all members of the National Guard and Reserve.
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JCS Chairman: ‘When You Mobilize the Guard, You Mobilize the Nation’
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the National Guard during his address at the 147th General Conference & Exhibition in Milwaukee on Saturday.
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Three JCS Members, U.S. Senator Headline Guard Conference in Milwaukee
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact Jennifer Hickey 202-253-7499 Who: National Guard Association of the United States What: 147th General Conference & Exhibition...
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More Guardsmen Called to Support Law Enforcement
As many as 800 District of Columbia National Guard troops were activated Monday to “address the epidemic of crime in our nation’s capital,” President Donald Trump announced during a press conference.
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Space Force to Assume ANG Space Missions
The Space Force will take over all space missions currently performed by nine Air National Guard units Oct. 1, according to a July 30 memo signed by Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink.