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June 2019 Update

Congress continues its consideration of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 defense legislation. The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY20 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act on May 21. In line with $733.0 billion in total... Read More Details

Senate Committee Grills Army, Air Force Secretary Nominees

Acting Army secretary Ryan D. McCarthy and former ambassador Barbara Barrett testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday about their fitness to serve as the senior civilian leaders of the Army and Air Force, respectively. McCarthy... Read More Details

Kentucky Guardsmen Receives Air Force Cross

A Kentucky Air Guardsman who helped evacuate more than a dozen critically wounded allies while simultaneously directing close air support and returning fire to hold back a nearby enemy assault received the Air Force’s second-highest award for valor... Read More Details

PFAS Cleanup Costs at Military Installations Continue to Rise

Cleaning up PFAS contaminations at military installations across the nation will likely surpass the original $2 billion estimate, military leaders said last week. The Hill reported on the latest Defense Department efforts to clean up water... Read More Details

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 Secretary Mark Esper approved the extension of the mission last week, following a request from the... Read More Details

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 pace to meet its goals for the year. Last year, all three Army components failed to meet their... Read More Details

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 attempting to settle differences between the Democrat-controlled House and Republican-controlled... Read More Details

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, will contribute to NATIONAL GUARD magazine and the weekly Washington Report . A native of Cocoa Beach... Read More Details

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 delaying a showdown on border wall spending and other controversial issues. Roll Call reports that a... Read More Details

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 up to Oct. 1. The ACFT, which has previously been introduced to parts of the force via a pilot... Read More Details