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Tulane Partners with NGB
Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement will soon offer credit towards a graduate degree for service members who complete the National...
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Lawmakers Push Burn Pit Legislation
Lawmakers and supporters of linking a long list of serious illnesses to overseas burn pits are pushing new legislation designed to help service...
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Congress Continues Budget Work
House leaders have set their proposed spending levels for the fiscal 2020 budget. The chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Nita Lowey, D...
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Bill Would Expand Fry Scholarship to Guard
New legislation aims to extend eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to spouses and children of fallen Guardsmen and Reservists who died of service...
NGAUS on the Hill
May 2019 Update
Congress has begun consideration of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 defense legislation. On May 9, the House Appropriations Committee considered and approved...
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Army Secretary Shares Equipment Wish List
Long-range precision fires, attack and reconnaissance aircraft and air defense add to the Army Secretary’s weapons wish list for future fights against...
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New Report Recommends Boosting Midcareer Incentives
A RAND Corp. report published earlier this month argues that the Army needs to pay some officers a larger midcareer incentive under the new Blended...
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More Troops in New Roles to be Added to Border Mission
The Defense Department will loosen rules over the roles that troops can fill on the southern border and send more than 300 additional troops. Acting...
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Congressman to DoD: Open Space-A Travel to Guardsmen
A New York Republican is urging the Defense Department to relax restrictions on Guardsmen using Space-Available travel. Rep. Lee Zeldin, who served in...
Magazine
Step Kids
Guard children face many of the same challenges as their active-duty counterparts, yet they're not deemed full members of the military family
Magazine
In the House
Congress now includes nine current Guardsmen. None of them appears ready to stop serving in uniform, especially the new three
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Numbers Game
President’s budget contains lots of positives for the Guard, but the proposal is far from a done deal