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TAG Panel Offers Acquisition Insight to Business Leaders

Two adjutants general shared how the Guard purchases goods and services during the annual Doing Business with the Guard workshop Monday at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event was the day before the... Read More Details

Three Guardsmen Killed in Black Hawk Crash

A Minnesota National Guard helicopter crashed Thursday near St. Cloud, Minnesota, killing all three soldiers aboard. Chief Warrant Officer 2 James A. Rogers Jr., 28; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles P. Nord, 30; and Sgt. Kort M. Plantenberg, 28; were... Read More Details

Guardsmen on Border to Receive GI Bill Benefits

National Guardsmen deployed to the southern border now accrue credit toward Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, according to a Pentagon memo obtained by NGAUS. The memo, dated Dec. 12 from Defense Secretary Mark Esper, addressed the topic of Guard support to... Read More Details

Shutdown Likely Averted as Congress Takes Up Spending Bills

Leaders in Congress are optimistic that a new, nearly $1.4 trillion spending deal will be approved by week’s end, avoiding a costly government shutdown. The House will consider fiscal 2020 spending bills in two packages on Tuesday, Politico reports... Read More Details

DoD Authorizes Disaster Relief Medal

Service members who participated in disaster relief operations during Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria in 2017 could now be eligible to receive the Humanitarian Service Medal. The medal is open to all military branches and components, as long as they... Read More Details

Desert Storm Memorial Design Unveiled

The National Desert Storm War Memorial has crossed a major hurdle needed before the monument can be built near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Officials with the memorial association received approval for a design concept earlier this month and... Read More Details

Holiday Message From The NGAUS President

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Power of the Purse

Congress has overridden an Army decision to pause plans to buy new CH-47F Chinook helicopters. At least for 2020. The CH-47F Block II is the latest and most powerful version of the heavy-lift cargo helicopter in service since early in the Vietnam War... Read More Details

Family Touch

One of the nation's largest family garages sits here in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, where crews work day and night to keep their fleet of American classics in good working order. In a sprawling hangar off a runway south of Knoxville... Read More Details

IPPS-A Continues Spread Across States

Six more states are set to go live this month with the Army’s new human resources system, bringing the National Guard one step closer to fully adopting the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army ahead of its rollout to active and Reserve units... Read More Details