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VA Secretary: Trust Remains Barrier to Vets Claiming Benefits

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said that a lack of trust in the Department of Veterans Affairs remains a key obstacle preventing veterans from filing benefit claims, including for benefits covered under the new PACT Act. "There’s just a... Read More Details

Follow-On Aircraft Announced for Guard F-15 Units

Three more Air National Guard F-15C/D Eagle fighter units have learned of the plans for their follow-on aircraft. Last week, the Air Force said wings in California and Louisiana will receive F-15EX Eagle II fighters, while a Massachusetts wing is the... Read More Details

Army Vice Nominated to be Service Chief

The Army’s No. 2 uniformed leader has been nominated as the service’s next chief of staff. President Joe Biden chose Gen. Randy A. George to succeed Gen. James C. McConville, who plans on retiring this summer. George’s nomination was posted in the... Read More Details

Hokanson: SPP Stable, Steadfast and Growing

The National Guard’s State Partnership Program — built on enduring relationships, common interests and trust — is stable, steadfast and growing, the Guard’s top leader said last week in Denver. The program started with 13 partnerships in 1993. It now... Read More Details

Lawmakers Push to Expand Guard Parental Leave

A bipartisan push to expand parental leave eligibility to all National Guard and Reserve parents is happening in both chambers of Congress. Currently, the reserve-component maternity program gives birth mothers three months of excused absences from... Read More Details

'Welcome Home' for Vietnam Vets Set for Next Week

The Vietnam War Commemoration program is hosting a "welcome home" event for all Vietnam War veterans and their families on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 11-13. The program will feature concerts, static displays, museum exhibits and a... Read More Details

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity

THE ISSUE: H.R.1836 the National Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act ACTION: Immediately contact your Congressional Delegation and ask them to support H.R.1836 the National Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act Please contact your Congressional... Read More Details

Growing Legion

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Spencer and retired Col. Dennis Hunsicker served in different states, different services and different portions of the rank structure. Nevertheless, they have much in common. Digital Version Both are sons of retired... Read More Details

Gifts of Thanks

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bob Nicholson may have been the proudest person in the room at a reception for major donors to the National Guard Educational Foundation on March 18 at the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event was a long time... Read More Details

From the Chief: Power of the Pen

How often do you think about your signature? Today, in an era of paying bills online and signing documents digitally, the answer might be “That chicken scratch? Not much at all.” But this digitization has the unintended effect of adding tremendous... Read More Details