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Senators Clash with Trump on Troop Withdrawals
Congressional leaders have voiced their displeasure with President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan. Last week...
Washington Report
Reagan-Era Army Secretary, Guardsman Dies
John O. Marsh Jr., who spent 25 years in the Virginia National Guard, eight years in Congress and served as President Ronald Reagan’s Army Secretary...
NGAUS on the Hill
February 2019 Update
The 116th Congress continues to organize defense and veterans affairs committees. NGAUS legislative staff has been executing a robust engagement plan...
Washington Report
NGB: Use Caution When Sharing Personal Info Online
Several National Guardsmen recently have been victims of doxing — the practice of an outside entity putting personal or private information about an...
Washington Report
Burial Benefits, Red Tape Targeted by Republican Lawmakers
Congressmen from opposite sides of the country have proposed legislation to help the families of deceased veterans. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has...
Washington Report
DoD: 'Climate Change' Poses Threat to Military Installations
The Defense Department has outlined some of its concerns with the effects of a changing climate, but the report – delivered to Congress this month –...
Washington Report
Ohio Congressman to Help Lead House Guard Caucus
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, will join Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., as a co-chairman of the House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus. Ryan...
Press Release
NGAUS Applauds Bill Offering Guardsmen Long-Denied Health Care Benefit
WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 2019) — Tens of thousands of National Guardsmen and Reservists finally may get a benefit they have long been denied, thanks to bipartisan legislation introduced this month in Congress.
Magazine
Chairman's Message: Déjà vu
On March 27, the current tour of the Army National Guard director will conclude. At the time of publication, there has been no announcement of the...
Magazine
'We trust you'
A conversation with Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff
Magazine
Raising the Bar
NGAUS looks to surmount in the year ahead what was, by every measure, a very successful 2018
Washington Report
A Conversation with the Air Force Chief of Staff and More
Gen. David L. Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, has three words for commanders at every echelon across the Air Force: “We trust you.” He says...