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Pentagon Not Ready to Reveal Duty Status Reform Proposal

Duty status reform has been underway for years, but military leaders are not yet ready to reveal their complete proposal to simplify how members of the reserve components are compensated for their service. At a hearing before the House Armed Services... Read More Details

Pentagon Lists Installations at Risk to Climate Change

The Pentagon has compiled an updated list of Army, Navy and Air Force installations that are at risk of environmental damage related to climate change. In a letter to Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., a member of the House Armed Services Committee, defense... Read More Details

Bill Would Extend GI Bill Benefits

Fifteen Senate Democrats have signed on to sponsor legislation that would extend Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to foster children and legal wards. Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Sen. Tammy Duckworth of... Read More Details

DoD Recognizes Top Guard, Reserve Family Programs

The Defense Department recognized the best family programs in the Guard and Reserve during a ceremony at the Pentagon last week. James N. Stewart, performing the duties of the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, presented the 2018... Read More Details

Army Wants to Begin Recruiting Process Earlier

The effort to recruit the nation’s youth needs to begin before they reach high school, one senior Army official believes. Casey Wardynski, the Army assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, says most youths have formed a mental checklist... Read More Details

Chairman's Message: A New Mindset Needed

A NGAUS priority moving forward is concurrent and proportional fielding of all new equipment. This, like all of our priorities, comes from our members — men and women who serve in the National Guard and in the Army or Air Force when activated. Today... Read More Details

Magazine: Sentinels of the Sky

Air Guard provides the bulk of the aircraft and monitors for the continuing operation to defend American airspace Read More Details

February 2019 Update

The 116th Congress continues to organize defense and veterans affairs committees. NGAUS legislative staff has been executing a robust engagement plan to meet with new and returning Members of Congress, Senators, and staff on important National Guard... Read More Details

Pentagon Seeks Expanded Exchange, Commissary Eligibility

The Defense Department wants Congress to greatly expand eligibility for shopping in on-base exchanges and commissaries, Military Times reported. Officials have asked Congress to let all veterans and civilian employees use the stores. Stephanie Barna... Read More Details

Army National Guard Logo Change Causes Stir

A recruiting rebrand has some worried that the Army National Guard’s iconic Minuteman is on its way out. A symbol that calls back to the Guard’s pre-Revolutionary War roots, the Minuteman has long been associated with the Guard. But it is absent from... Read More Details