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NGAUS Partners With AUSA for New Member Benefits
NGAUS members have more educational and professional development opportunities following a new partnership involving the association. Now, NGAUS...
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Conference Attendees to Glimpse Future
Major events at the 144th General Conference & Exhibition begin tomorrow (Aug. 27) in Columbus, Ohio, with the largest NGAUS trade show in a decade...
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Four Four-Stars, Louisiana Governor to Address Guard Conference in Columbus
WASHINGTON (Aug. 18, 2022) — Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the governor of Louisiana will top the agenda when more than 2,500 current...
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DoD Revises COVID-19 Guidelines
The Defense Department has changed its guidelines for handling COVID-19. The revisions impact the military’s traveling, wearing masks and getting...
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Guard Leaders Hopeful Novavax Will Boost COVID Vaccination Rates
Approved for emergency use in mid-July, the Novavax vaccine presents the latest hope for reducing the number of National Guardsmen who aren't...
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JCS Members, Big Trade Show Top Conference Events
Four four-star generals and the largest NGAUS trade show in several years highlight the 144th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 26-29 in Columbus...
NGAUS on the Hill
August 2022
NDAA The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced S.4543, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, on June 16, 2022, after the...
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Adjutant General: Vaccine Mandate a ‘Threat’ to Readiness
The adjutant general of Florida says the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate seriously threatens military readiness. Maj. Gen. James O...
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Burn Pit Bill Ready for President's Signature
Several years in the making, legislation to expand access to health care benefits to service members with illnesses related to exposure to toxics from...
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Commission: Blue-Gray Patch Stays, Confederate Campaign Streamers Go
The patch of the Army National Guard's storied 29th Infantry Division can stay, but many units would have to remove some campaign streamers under...
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2022 Top Guard, Reserve Employers Announced
A global biopharmaceutical company, a national laboratory and four local police departments are among the 15 recipients of the 2022 Secretary of...
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House Republicans to SECDEF: Reconsider Vaccine Mandate
Fifty-one House Republicans have asked Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to reconsider the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, citing the “crippling nature”...