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Guidance Aims to Protect Pay, Benefits Amid Pandemic

Military leaders have taken steps to protect pay and benefits for troops impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including members of the National Guard. Guidance released by the Pentagon earlier this month would maintain special and incentive... Read More Details

NGAUS Urges DoD to Provide Transitional Health Care for Guardsmen Returning from Coronavirus Duties

NGAUS is urging defense leaders to provide full federal support and benefits for National Guardsmen responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including those who may become ill with the coronavirus as a result of their service. In a letter to Under... Read More Details

NGAUS Urges DoD to Offer Transitional Health Care to Guardsmen after COVID-19 Missions

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2020) — National Guardsmen returning from overseas missions receive transitional TRICARE medical coverage for six months to help cope with possible post-deployment health issues. The voice of more than 40,000 Guard officers is... Read More Details

Town Hall Tackles Guard Issues Amid Pandemic

As COVID-19 continues to batter the American economy, officials are worried about the impact on National Guard soldiers and airmen. Those concerns arose during a special town hall hosted by the Association of Defense Communities and Blue Star... Read More Details

More Guardsmen Under Title 32 as COVID-19 Infections Rise in the Force

Nearly 37,000 National Guardsmen are supporting COVID-19 response missions, with a growing number doing so under Title 32 orders. An estimated two-thirds of Guardsmen are currently serving under such orders while responding to the coronavirus... Read More Details

Two Air Guard Bases Chosen for Future F-35 Fighters

Wisconsin and Alabama have been selected as the second and third states to receive the Air Force’s fifth-generation aircraft, the F-35A Lightning II. Air Force leaders announced the decision to base the fifth-generation fighters at Truax Field in... Read More Details

IPPS-A Rollout Complete in Army Guard

The new Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army is live in all 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia, bringing the entire Army National Guard onto a single human resources system for the first time in history. Rollout of IPPS-A across... Read More Details

NGAUS President: We Need You Back, and So Does the Guard

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting almost everybody and everything, sometimes in ways that aren’t so obvious. I wrote two weeks ago in this space about the challenges the NGAUS staff has working from home. I’m sure many of you could relate... Read More Details

Pentagon Outlines Coronavirus Testing Plan

The Pentagon is hoping to eventually test 50,000 service members each week for COVID-19, with troops considered the most susceptible and most mission-critical getting first dibs. The highest priority will be active and Reserve troops working at COVID... Read More Details

Second Coronavirus GI Bill Fix Awaits Trump's Signature

Legislation aimed at protecting some student veterans has passed the House and Senate and now awaits President Trump’s signature. The Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6322) would allow student veterans in work-study programs to receive... Read More Details