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NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | June/July 2021

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Air Force Unveils New Deployment Model

Air Force leaders have outlined a new force generation model, a 24-month cycle composed of four, six-month readiness phases. The model, expected to replace the current Air Expeditionary Force construct in fiscal 2023, is meant to better balance... Read More Details

House Bill Would Provide Job Training, Employment Assistance for Guardsmen

A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced a bill to connect members of the National Guard to in-demand skills training and employment assistance. The Transition for Success Act, H.R. 4700, was authored by Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa. The bill... Read More Details

Guard Clarifies Protest Participation Rules

State National Guard leaders cannot apply Defense Department restrictions on protest participation to Guardsmen who are not on active federal orders. That stance was clarified last month in a memo from the National Guard Bureau, which was first... Read More Details

DoD Working on Vaccination Plans Ahead of Mandate

The Defense Department will begin requiring active-duty service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting in mid-September or upon FDA approval, whichever comes first. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin Jr. announced in a message to the force... Read More Details

Conference to Feature Big Tradeshow

Expect another large and diverse tradeshow at the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 27-30 in Las Vegas. Nearly all of the companies and organizations that signed up to exhibit in Charlotte, North Carolina, the original conference host city... Read More Details

Pentagon Leaders, VA Secretary to Address Conference

WASHINGTON (Aug. 16, 2021) — Senior Army and Air Force leaders and the new secretary of veterans affairs will top the agenda when more than 3,000 current and retired National Guard officers and their guests gather Aug. 27 to 30 in Las Vegas for the... Read More Details

VA Secretary, Four-Stars Headline Conference Speakers

The new secretary of veterans affairs and senior Army and Air Force leaders will top the agenda when more than 3,000 current and retired National Guard officers and their guests gather in Las Vegas later this month for the 143rd General Conference &... Read More Details

President Biden Thanks the Guard, Employers

The week of Aug. 15-21 has been declared National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, according to the White House. President Joe Biden signed a proclamation praising the support given to National Guard and Reserve families last week, and... Read More Details

Bill Would Expand GI Bill Benefits to More Guard Duty Statuses

A bipartisan bill introduced by the leaders of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee would expand education benefits for some National Guard soldiers and airmen serving on federal orders. The Guard, Reserve and Active Duty Department of Veterans... Read More Details