WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers applauds bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday in the House and Senate
The Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act would establish requirements to track Air Force Fighter force structure and would grant Congress greater “oversight authority” of force structure modifications.
President Donald Trump’s defense priorities and the current session of Congress figure to be prime topics of conversation when the NGAUS board of directors meets this weekend for the first time this year.
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would expand eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to National Guardsmen and Reservists serving on certain duty statuses.
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House and Senate last week would direct state payments for the use of the National Guard federal equipment in state missions to the units that used the equipment.
The Defense Department has announced plans to reduce 5-8% of its civilian workforce to “produce efficiencies and refocus the department on the president's priorities and restoring readiness” in the force.
Key changes to TRICARE between 2021 and 2024 could make it more difficult for service members and their families to access pharmacies and medications they need, according to a report from a congressional watchdog.
Drill-status Air National Guardsmen would have a permanent federal tuition assistance program compatible with the one available to the Army Guard under legislation reintroduced Feb. 6.
The Defense Department has instructed the services to invite back into uniform those personnel forced out or who separated voluntarily because they refused the COVID-19 vaccine.