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New Laws Expand Benefits to Guardsmen and Their Families
(Edited Feb. 2 with an updated description of the National Guard and Reserve maternity program). Recently enacted legislation creates some new...
Washington Report
Officials Bolster Guard Presence in Washington, D.C.
The Pentagon has authorized up to 15,000 National Guardsmen to deploy to Washington D.C., ahead of next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe...
Press Release
NGAUS Applauds Expansion of Veterans’ Benefits to More Guard Soldiers and Airmen
WASHINGTON (Jan. 6, 2021) — The voice of more than 40,000 current and former National Guard officers is applauding legislation signed by President...
Washington Report
New Congress Starts Work
The 117th U.S. Congress has officially gathered in Washington, D.C., although plenty of questions remain for lawmakers. Democrats held onto a majority...
Washington Report
Vaccine Administration Now Part of Guard COVID-19 Mission
More than 20,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen remain on COVID-19 duties in 52 states and territories, according to Guard officials. The number...
Washington Report
Congress Overrides Presidential Veto of Defense Policy Bill
Congress overwhelmingly overrode President Donald Trump’s veto of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, paving the way for the 3% pay...
Washington Report
Shutdown Threat Averted as Government is Funded Through Fiscal Year
Congress helped avoid a potential government shutdown by funding the government through September and passed a massive coronavirus relief package just...
Magazine
A Conversation with Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen
Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen had somehow escaped an assignment in Washington, D.C., during a 38-year career in uniform that has taken him around the world...
Magazine
The Importance of Catching Z's
Retired Col. (Dr.) Vincent Mysliwiec still remembers the day, even though it occurred years ago. He was a cadet in the U.S. Military Academy at West...
Washington Report
Longtime HASC Stalwart Prepares for Retirement
A longtime Republican leader on defense issues is preparing to retire. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, is a former chair of the House Armed Services...
Washington Report
DoD Unveils Vaccine Plans; Guard Readies Distribution in States
National Guard soldiers and airmen will not be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine, at least not at first, according to Pentagon leaders. But the Guard...
Washington Report
Omnibus Veterans’ Bill Expands Benefits to Guard
The Senate passed legislation last week that would make more National Guardsmen and their families eligible for some popular veterans’ benefits. House...
