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Senate Defense Appropriations Include Funding for Guard Programs

Senate appropriators would provide funding to help grow the Army and Air National Guard and earmarked billions for new and upgraded equipment in a defense spending bill approved in September. The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal... Read More Details

Official: Army May Need to Move Capabilities From the Guard for Future Fights

A senior leader of the Army command tasked with preparing the force for future fights said the Army is rethinking how it uses National Guard capabilities. Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, the deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Futures Command, made the... Read More Details

NGB Discusses Efforts to Address Suicide Following DoD Report

The National Guard had a higher rate of suicide than both the civilian population and the larger U.S. military, according to a new Pentagon report. The Annual Suicide Report, which contains statistics and information about the 541 service member... Read More Details

Air Guard to Test New Tuition Assistance Program

Fourteen states will participate in a pilot program to begin providing tuition assistance to members of their state’s Air National Guard. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., announced the program earlier this month. Hoeven has pushed to bring Guard educational... Read More Details

Air Guard Relaxes Age for Enlisted Airmen to Become Officers

A new Air National Guard rule is making it possible for enlisted airmen over the age of 39 to become non-rated commissioned officers. The previous rule required that airmen be 39 years or younger at the time of commissioning. With the rule change... Read More Details

Air Force Rejects Request to Re-Examine F-35 Noise at Vermont Base

The Air Force will not conduct a new noise effects assessment of new F-35 aircraft at South Burlington Air Base, according to a report from the Associated Press . The Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing recently received the first two of... Read More Details

Two Guardsmen Vying to Win Best Warrior Competition

Two soldiers from the East Coast are representing the Army National Guard in the 2019 Best Warrior Competition this week at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, an instructor in Pennsylvania’s 1st Battalion, 166th Regiment, and Spc. Hunter... Read More Details

New Policy Will Allow Army Officers to Delay Promotions Process

A new Army policy will allow officers to opt-out of promotion boards to complete special assignments, pursue educational opportunities or reach other career milestones. The policy is coming first in the active-component Army, but it will eventually... Read More Details

AUSA Exhibition Unveils New Tech

Visitors to the AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of technology that could be part of the Army’s future fights. Hundreds of defense companies displayed their wares across the conventional halls of the... Read More Details

Guard Importance Not Lost on Leaders

The U.S. military would have lost in Iraq and Afghanistan long ago were it not for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve, a four-star general said at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting this week. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, the commander... Read More Details