Washington Report October 08, 2019 Air Force Rejects Request to Re-Examine F-35 Noise at Vermont Base The Air Force will not conduct a new noise effects assessment of new F-35 aircraft at South Burlington Air Base, according to a report from the... Read More Details
Washington Report October 08, 2019 Air Guard Relaxes Age for Enlisted Airmen to Become Officers A new Air National Guard rule is making it possible for enlisted airmen over the age of 39 to become non-rated commissioned officers. The previous... Read More Details
Washington Report October 08, 2019 Air Guard to Test New Tuition Assistance Program Fourteen states will participate in a pilot program to begin providing tuition assistance to members of their state’s Air National Guard. Sen. John... Read More Details
Washington Report October 01, 2019 NGB Discusses Efforts to Address Suicide Following DoD Report The National Guard had a higher rate of suicide than both the civilian population and the larger U.S. military, according to a new Pentagon report... Read More Details
Washington Report October 01, 2019 Official: Army May Need to Move Capabilities From the Guard for Future Fights A senior leader of the Army command tasked with preparing the force for future fights said the Army is rethinking how it uses National Guard... Read More Details
Washington Report October 01, 2019 Senate Defense Appropriations Include Funding for Guard Programs Senate appropriators would provide funding to help grow the Army and Air National Guard and earmarked billions for new and upgraded equipment in a... Read More Details
Washington Report October 01, 2019 Army Updates ACFT, Answers Questions Ahead of Rollout Army officials made several tweaks to the new Army Combat Fitness Test and leaders took questions as part of an online town hall in the days leading... Read More Details
Washington Report September 24, 2019 Stopgap Spending Bill Expected to Avert Shutdown President Donald Trump will sign a continuing resolution if it passes the Senate later this week, avoiding another partial government shutdown and... Read More Details
Washington Report September 24, 2019 New Staff Writer Joins NGAUS, NATIONAL GUARD Magazine A new writer has joined NGAUS to help tell the Guard’s story. Joseph LaFave, who most recently wrote for The Journal in Martinsburg, West Virginia... Read More Details
Washington Report September 24, 2019 House, Senate Working to Settle NDAA Differences Dozens of lawmakers have begun meeting to hammer out a compromise fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. The joint conference committee is... Read More Details
Washington Report September 24, 2019 Army, Army Guard to Reach Recruiting Goals The Army National Guard is on pace to meet its recruiting goals for the fiscal year ending later this month. The active-component Army, too, is on... Read More Details
Washington Report September 17, 2019 Border Mission Extended Through 2020 Up to 5,500 service members will continue missions along the U.S.-Mexico border through the 2020 fiscal year. Stars and Stripes reported Defense... Read More Details