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NGAUS Readies for Conference in Vegas

More than 3,000 current and retired National Guard officers and their guests are expected to gather in Las Vegas later this week for the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition. The four-day event will begin Aug. 27, with most events being held at the... Read More Details

NGAUS Conference Gets Underway

After more than a year apart, the National Guard family is reuniting in Las Vegas. More than 3,300 current and retired Guard officers and their guests are gathering on the famous Las Vegas Strip for the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition. Most... Read More Details

Exhibition to Highlight Products, Services Aimed at Guard

More than 260 companies and organizations are in Las Vegas in hopes of doing more business with the National Guard. Displays from major defense contractors, small businesses, nonprofit agencies and military organizations are all part of the 143rd... Read More Details

Senator, State Leaders to be Honored in Vegas

Leaders of Nevada and Mississippi and a U.S. senator will be among those honored by NGAUS during the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition this week. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann will each receive the Charles... Read More Details

Up Next at GuardCon

The directors of the Army and Air National Guard and the Army’s No. 2 officer headline the final day of the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition. Business begins at 8:30 a.m. local time in Las Vegas, where 3,500 NGAUS members and guests are... Read More Details

McDonough: NGAUS, VA Advocate for Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs and NGAUS share a sacred duty to advocate on behalf of the nation’s veterans, VA Secretary Denis McDonough told the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition on Sunday. McDonough praised the association for those... Read More Details

Space Command Marks Birthday at GuardCon

The nation’s newest combatant command marked its second anniversary among its oldest military force. The commander of U.S. Space Command, Gen. James H. Dickinson, marked the occasion in Las Vegas at the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition... Read More Details

The Total Force is Inextricably Linked, Air Force Leader Says

The Air Force’s No. 2 officer said his service must keep up with an unprecedented pace of change. And it can’t do that without fully involving the National Guard. “Where we’re going to be tomorrow … we are going to go together,” said Gen. David W... Read More Details

Hokanson: Always Ready, Always There More Than a Motto

Always Ready, Always There is more than a motto, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson told attendees of the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition on Saturday. It’s a promise. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, gave a “State of the National Guard”... Read More Details

Elvis, King of Pop, Guard Officials Kick Off Conference

The 143rd General Conference & Exhibition was called to order mid-day Saturday, officially opening the nation’s largest gathering of current and retired National Guard officers and their supporters. Retired Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, the NGAUS... Read More Details