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Air Guard Director: We Must Be Ready Today, Stronger Tomorrow

The director of the Air National Guard says increasing military readiness today and strength tomorrow depends on operationalizing the National Defense Strategy first. Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh argues the 2022 strategy establishes how the Defense... Read More Details

Mattis Memo Addresses Decline in Courts-martial

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis took notice recently of the drop in courts-martial across the services and advised commanders to consider goals larger than quickly resolving disciplinary problems. Military Times reported on the memo, which was... Read More Details

Guard Leaders: Vax Refusals May Worsen Talent Shortages

National Guard Bureau leaders are sounding the alarm about the service’s worst recruiting landscape in generations. For the first time in years, two top officials warn, the Army and Air National Guard will miss their end-strength goals this fiscal... Read More Details

Congress Faces Friday Budget Deadline

With just three days left this fiscal year, lawmakers are working feverishly on a stopgap budget to avoid a government shutdown at midnight Friday. This scramble is happening because Congress failed to pass any of the 12 annual appropriations bills... Read More Details

NGEF Golf Tournament Draws Over 60 Competitors

More than 60 golfers braved yesterday’s weather for the 24th Annual National Guard Educational Foundation Fundraiser Golf Tournament held at Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton, Virginia. The shotgun “Captain’s Choice” scramble began at 10 a.m. The rain... Read More Details

Shutdown Averted, but the Fix Is Bad News for Defense

President Joe Biden signed a short-term continuing resolution into law Friday, averting a partial federal government shutdown. The House passed the bill earlier Friday. The Senate passed it Thursday. The CR funds the federal government through Dec... Read More Details

GOP Letter to SECDEF: When Will Vaccine Rule End?

Twenty-six House Republicans are demanding Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III reveal when the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will end. In a recent letter, the group asks Austin for a congressional briefing on the controversial policy. The... Read More Details

More Than 5,000 Guardsmen Aided Hurricane Ian Response

More than 5,000 National Guard members were helping Florida recover from Hurricane Ian, the National Guard Bureau said last week. According to the Guard Bureau, the Guardsmen were supporting communities in southwest and central Florida hit by the... Read More Details

Report: VA Backlog Larger Than Reported

The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general uncovered tens of thousands of VA benefits cases that were omitted or ignored by department officials when reporting the department’s backlogs. The IG report released Monday says the VA... Read More Details