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Pentagon Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Pentagon no longer says service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a memo signed last week by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III. The change repeals Austin’s Aug. 24, 2021, memo mandating personnel under Defense... Read More Details

NGB Chief to Army Guard Leaders: 'Tell Our Story’

The National Guard is integral to the National Defense Strategy, the Guard’s senior officer told Army Guard leaders meeting at Camp Robinson, Arkansas last week. “This is the most ready and capable National Guard in history,” said Gen. Daniel R... Read More Details

Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

Dues-paying members and life members of the NGAUS and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, or EANGUS, have a Group accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage at no extra cost. This $2,500 benefit, will... Read More Details

New Bill Would Reinstate Vaccine Refusers With Back Pay

Nineteen Republican senators have introduced a bill that would reinstate military members involuntarily separated from the services for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill would also compensate them with benefits and back pay lost after their... Read More Details

Advocates Move Early on Final Fix to Concurrent Receipt

After falling short last year, lawmakers and veteran service organizations are mobilizing in support of legislation that would let more than 50,000 combat-disabled veterans simultaneously receive full retirement and disability pay. The Major Richard... Read More Details

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C-130H Airlift Wings Slowly Return to Training

Air National Guard C-130H Hercules airlift units completely grounded last fall due to propeller-barrel cracks now have enough operable aircraft to resume training, according to the chairman of the NGAUS Mobility Air Forces Task Force. Col. Stephen... Read More Details

NGB Leaders Detail Guard’s Future

The National Guard is an integral part of U.S. military might that is changing to remain effective for the future, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said last week. Hokanson and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead... Read More Details

NGAUS Conference Plans Nearly Set

State and territory National Guard association leaders toured and selected their NGAUS conference hotels last week while attending the annual National Guard Executive Directors Association meeting in Reno, Nevada. They also learned more about host... Read More Details