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Bill Aims to Alter Sexual Assault/Harassment Prosecution Process
New legislation would significantly change how the military handles cases of alleged sexual harassment and assault. The I Am Vanessa Guillén Act (H.R...
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Welcome Challenges
Next May 6, a Thursday, folks at the Burlington Air National Guard Base in northwestern Vermont might consider cutting a cake. A very big cake. It...
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Back At It
Members of the Army National Guard's 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team had been preparing for months to take the Army’s toughest test of grit, skill...
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Congress Returns to Full Plate
Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill and have much to do before their scheduled recess next month. One of the most pressing issues is a stopgap spending...
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Senior Enlisted Guardsman Talks COVID, Families at AFA
The National Guard Bureau’s senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Tony Whitehead, said he didn’t realize how much he missed interacting with...
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Pentagon Leaders Mark 19th Anniversary of 9/11
Senior military leaders last week paid their respects to those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But in addition to honoring those lost...
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White House: No More State Exceptions to COVID-19 Cost Share
The White House has informed dozens of states they will not receive full federal funding for continued National Guard COVID-19 response missions. The...
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Think Tank: Interstate Transfer Process Hurts Retention
New commentary from the Center for New American Security suggests the National Guard’s retention challenges could be addressed, in part, via change to...
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Military Coronavirus Cases Grow as DoD Preps for Vaccine Trials
A Guardsman was the seventh service member to die from coronavirus as military cases topped 38,400 last week, according to Pentagon data. But service...
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Army Tests Direct Appointments to Chief Warrant Officer 2
Senior noncommissioned officers in certain fields will be able to be receive a direct appointment to the rank of chief warrant officer two through an...
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Guard Responding to Record Wildfires in California
California National Guard helicopter crews rescued more than 300 people trapped by large wildfires across the state over the Labor Day weekend. The...
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Between the current nationwide pandemic and the election, cybercrime is on the rise. The FBI says cybercrime reports quadrupled during COVID-19...