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Overlooked Rewards

During retired Col. Les' Melnyk's 30-year career in the Army National Guard, no one ever spoke to him about his burial options. Not that he can recall, at least. He learned about health benefits and education funding available from the Department of... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | June/July 2020

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Remote Success

It's great to be back in my office at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. I returned June 1 after 10 weeks of working remote. The rest of the staff came back in phases over the next few weeks. We were part of the... Read More Details

Capitol Hill Divided on Afghanistan Withdrawal

Plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 could call for a short-term surge in forces in the country where U.S. troops have served for nearly 20 years. Defense officials have said sending additional troops to support the 2,500... Read More Details

COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Grow

Military leaders continue to push for service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with Army officials now saying it is on pace to meet its goals. The active-component Army should reach 80% of the force vaccinated by July 4, according to Lt. Gen... Read More Details

USAOCSAA Offers Free Membership to New Guard Officers

The U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Alumni Association is offering free 10-year memberships to Army National Guard officers commissioned (active or state programs) this year. Free membership is one way the USAOCSAA is marking the 80th anniversary... Read More Details

Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Would End Selective Service

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House and Senate last week would abolish the Selective Service. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., the sponsors of the Selective Service... Read More Details

Army Wants Electric Combat Vehicles

Army Futures Command has selected six companies to develop ways to power electric combat vehicles in austere, remote locations, according to Defense News . The effort is part of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle modernization effort. The Army is... Read More Details

HASC Chair Warns of Defense Budget Delays

The chair of the House Armed Services Committee says debate over annual defense policy and spending bills could be delayed until fall if the Biden administration doesn’t deliver its full fiscal 2022 budget by the middle of next month. Rep. Adam Smith... Read More Details

Air Force Reveals New Airpower Doctrine

Air Force leaders have approved what the service has referred to as “perhaps the most sweeping change of Air Force basic doctrine in the service’s history.” The revised Air Force Doctrine Publication-1 sets the foundation for the evolution of... Read More Details