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Guard Deployments to Nation’s Capital Come Under Scrutiny
The number of Guardsmen supporting domestic missions continues to decline following a historic response, but some lawmakers are now questioning...
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CNGB Nominee: Guard Faces Pivotal Time
This is a pivotal time in the history of the National Guard, the nominee to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau told the Senate Armed...
Magazine
Space National Guard: Why Wait?
Unless Congress intervenes soon, the Pentagon will orphan about 1,200 National Guard airmen from their active-component counterparts. The airmen are...
Magazine
Tokens of Esteem
The U.S. Armed Forces are steeped in rituals, some nearly as old as the services themselves. Army cavalrymen still hold spur rides. And sailors host...
Magazine
Schooling Their Own
A team of Army National Guard soldiers recently completed a year-long mission that gained little attention but will have a big impact on the Guard’s...
Washington Report
Guard DOMOPS Decline; Review of Unrest Response Ordered
Tens of thousands of Guardsmen remain on duty for domestic operations, even as the historic response appears to wind down. Nearly half the number of...
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SASC Approves NDAA with Pay Raise, but No Space Guard
The Senate Armed Services Committee has pushed forward its version of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, but the potential impact on...
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States Prep for Busy Hurricane Season Amid Historic Year
The 2020 hurricane season is barely underway, but has already set records. That’s a concern for Guard leaders who are already dealing with a historic...
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Air Guard Director Talks New Retention Challenges
The Air National Guard could miss its personnel end-strength goal by up to 1,000 airmen amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the director of the Air...
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Army Tweaks New Fitness Test, but it Won’t Count Until 2022
Soldiers who fail the new Army Combat Fitness Test later this calendar year will not need to worry about it negatively impacting their careers. Army...
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SECDEF: Guard ‘Best Suited’ for Historic Response
As the National Guard response to nationwide civil unrest continues to grow, top military leaders have offered praise of the force while cautioning...
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CBO, NGB Disagree on Costs of Space National Guard
Senior National Guard leaders are at odds with the Congressional Budget Office over how much such a Space Guard would cost taxpayers. A new CBO report...