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Bill Would Require Government Study of Guard Benefits

New legislation would require the government to study whether certain Guardsmen are receiving the proper disability and pension benefits. The Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act would require the comptroller general to conduct a three... Read More Details

Friendly Firepower

When an A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter landed in a cloud of dust in a dry lakebed in a California des-ert earlier this summer, it marked more than just one historic achievement. Not only was the event the first for an A-10 at the austere Freedom Landing... Read More Details

Conference Update

Getting There Most attendees traveling to the 141st General Conference & Exhibition will reach the Mile High City through Denver International Airport (reservation code: DEN, but referred to locally as DIA). It handles most major U.S. and regional... Read More Details

Army, Air Force Leaders to Address NGAUS Conference

Two of the most senior leaders of the U.S. armed forces top the agenda when some 3,000 National Guard officers and their guests gather this weekend in Denver for the 141st NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition. Conference business sessions open... Read More Details

A Mission Born of Loss

Jane Horton hadn't planned for this. Her husband, Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Christopher Horton, was killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 9, 2011. But her loss spawned a passion. And in that passion was born a mission to serve the families of fallen... Read More Details

Into the New

A big gray airplane named Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek mythology, reinvigorated the 72-year-old Air National Guard when it landed at Pease Air National Guard Base here at 3:47 p.m. Aug. 8, a glorious New England Thursday. The “Spirit of... Read More Details

Chairman's Message: An American Treasure

As NGAUS chairman and an adjutant general, I often have the privilege of meeting business leaders and elected officials. They frequently ask me about the National Guard and I have an elevator speech at the ready in which I refer to the minuteman, the... Read More Details

Sen. Isakson, Longtime Guard Supporter, to Resign

The chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee will leave the Senate at the end of this year. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., announced his decision earlier this week. He has been a key leader on veterans issues in Congress for years and has been... Read More Details

NGAUS Conference has International Flavor

Military leaders from Slovenia and Jordan will attend the 141st NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition in Denver, highlighting a program that matches states with more than 80 countries around the world. Slovenia and Jordan are paired with Colorado... Read More Details

NGAUS Ascends on the Mile High City

Senior military leaders will address approximately 4,000 National Guard officers and their guests as the 141st NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition gets underway at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The four-day event gets underway on Friday... Read More Details