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NGAUS Applauds Bill Offering Guardsmen Long-Denied Health Care Benefit

WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 2019) — Tens of thousands of National Guardsmen and Reservists finally may get a benefit they have long been denied, thanks to bipartisan legislation introduced this month in Congress. Read More Details

Ohio Congressman to Help Lead House Guard Caucus

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, will join Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., as a co-chairman of the House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus. Ryan replaces longtime co-chair and former-Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn. Walz left Congress in December after his... Read More Details

DoD: 'Climate Change' Poses Threat to Military Installations

The Defense Department has outlined some of its concerns with the effects of a changing climate, but the report – delivered to Congress this month – left some House Democrats underwhelmed. The DoD’s “Report on Effects of a Changing Climate to the... Read More Details

Burial Benefits, Red Tape Targeted by Republican Lawmakers

Congressmen from opposite sides of the country have proposed legislation to help the families of deceased veterans. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has introduced a bill that would modernize burial allowance benefits for veteran families. And Rep... Read More Details

NGB: Use Caution When Sharing Personal Info Online

Several National Guardsmen recently have been victims of doxing — the practice of an outside entity putting personal or private information about an individual or organization on public areas of the Internet. The unrelated, yet similar incidents... Read More Details

Reagan-Era Army Secretary, Guardsman Dies 

John O. Marsh Jr., who spent 25 years in the Virginia National Guard, eight years in Congress and served as President Ronald Reagan’s Army Secretary, died Monday in Raphine, Virginia. He was 92. Marsh, enlisted in the Army during World War II and... Read More Details

Senators Clash with Trump on Troop Withdrawals  

Congressional leaders have voiced their displeasure with President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., cautioned against a “precipitous withdrawal” of troops... Read More Details

Acting Defense Secretary Draws Powerful Ire

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has drawn the ire of a powerful Democrat following a hearing on military support to the border last week. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., sent a letter to Shanahan following the House Armed Services Committee (HASC... Read More Details

Legislation Offers Tax Credits to Guard Employers  

Employers would receive tax credits for the time their National Guard and Reserve employees miss work due to service obligations under legislation introduced last week by the co-chairs of the House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus. Rep... Read More Details

Enhanced National Guard Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

The Issue National Guard and Reserve servicemembers face unique mental health challenges compared to Active Component servicemembers, such as limited access to timely, quality care and programs tailored to reserve component operational needs... Read More Details