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Road Work

When an aircraft runway isn't around, sometimes a long stretch of road can suffice in a pinch to project airpower. That’s what some airmen from around the country proved the last week of June during the Michigan Air National Guard’s exercise Northern... Read More Details

Final Dinner to Be Tailgate Party

Expect a States Dinner at the 144th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 26-29 in Columbus, Ohio, like none other in the annual event’s century-old history. For decades, the conference’s concluding dinner was strictly formal, but NGAUS has allowed... Read More Details

Mattis: McCain's Character Good Example for Military

The life of Sen. John S. McCain, who died Saturday, should serve as an example for service members today, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said Tuesday. McCain died a few hours after Mattis addressed the 140th General Conference & Exhibition in New... Read More Details

Guard C-130Js in Initial Senate Appropriations

Sixteen C-130J-30 Super Hercules cargo planes for the Air National Guard are in Sen. Patrick Leahy's mark of the fiscal 2023 defense appropriations act. The Vermont Democrat is chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He is also the longtime... Read More Details

House Republicans to SECDEF: Reconsider Vaccine Mandate

Fifty-one House Republicans have asked Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to reconsider the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, citing the “crippling nature” the mandate will have on National Guard readiness. In a July 26 letter, the group also urged Austin... Read More Details

2022 Top Guard, Reserve Employers Announced

A global biopharmaceutical company, a national laboratory and four local police departments are among the 15 recipients of the 2022 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award, the U.S. government's highest honor for employers of National Guard and Reserve... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | July/August 2022

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Masks Required

Two years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, tens of thousands of National Guard soldiers and airmen donned protective equipment and helped their communities. For members of most Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams, like New... Read More Details

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers is the name of a state bureau of investigation so renowned for the grit and skill of its members that it inspired a television series and the name of a major-league baseball team. Digital Version But before it was a crime-fighting... Read More Details

Conference Update August 2022

GETTING THERE Most attendees traveling to the 144th General Conference & Exhibition will reach Columbus through John Glenn Columbus International Airport (reservation code: CMH), just outside the Ohio capital. It handles most major U.S. and regional... Read More Details