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Lawmakers Urge Biden to Improve Military Quality of Life

A bipartisan group of House defense leaders wants President Joe Biden to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families. In a Feb. 16 letter, key leaders from the House Armed Services Committee urged Biden to prioritize funding... Read More Details

NGB Vice Chief: Cyber Must Be 'Shored Up'

The National Guard’s motto is "Always Ready, Always There," and for one group of Maine National Guardsmen, being "there" is a loose term with no specific battlefield or location in mind. Yet being ready is a constant for the small collection of... Read More Details

New Chief of Staff Begins at NGAUS

A retired Tennessee Air National Guard officer who knows both NGAUS and Washington, D.C., is now the association's chief of staff. Retired Lt. Col. John "Ike" Fesler succeeded retired Mississippi Air Guard Col. Paul Drake IV this week. "It’s an... Read More Details

A Conversation with Maj. Gen. John Harris

Some organizations are small in numbers but large in stature. Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. presides over such a group. The 54 members of the Adjutants General Association of the United States are collectively responsible for the training and... Read More Details

Parting Thoughts

I always enjoy writing this annual report to our members. It’s an opportunity to compile and share with a large audience what we have accomplished together over the last 12 months. Once again, we have much to talk about. This year, however, I will... Read More Details

Home Benefit

One of the oldest veterans' benefits can be the best way for current and former service members to buy a home, especially a first home. Qualified Department of Veterans Affairs borrowers — and many in the National Guard are eligible — can buy a home... Read More Details

Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn (Ret.)

A retired Massachusetts Army National Guard two-star general who spent over 15 years on the NGAUS board of directors now has responsibility for the association’s daily operations in Washington, D.C. McGinn has four decades of military service, all of... Read More Details

Army Cancels Key Aviation Programs

The Army last week cancelled two programs that will significantly affect Army National Guard aviation modernization: the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, better known as FARA, and the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter. FARA was meant to fill Army... Read More Details

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Helicopter Crash Claims 2; Army Guard Orders Safety Stand Down

Two Mississippi Army National Guard aviators were killed when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed Friday afternoon near Booneville, Mississippi, during a routine training flight. Officials identified the two Guardsmen as Chief Warrant... Read More Details