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Army Chief of Staff: 'It is a Dangerous World'

The Army’s chief of staff says the National Guard’s readiness is crucial in an increasingly "volatile" world. Read More Details

Lots of Work, Short Deadlines Await Returning Lawmakers

The Senate returns to work today from its summer recess; the House gets back next Tuesday. Both chambers face approaching deadlines. With progress slow on completing a fiscal 2023 budget, the most pressing matter will be developing a stopgap budget... Read More Details

Senator Honored for NGAUS Support

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., received the NGAUS Montgomery Medal — the association’s second highest award — during an Oct. 24 ceremony in St. Paul, Minnesota. Read More Details

147th General Conference & Exhibition Business Agenda

The agenda is subject to change. (as of Aug. 22, 2025) All business sessions take place inside Baird Center, the Milwaukee convention center. Saturday, Aug. 23 FIRST BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION Hall A 11 a.m. Call to Order Maj. Gen... Read More Details

Guard to Anchor Largest Air Exercise in NATO History

The National Guard will make history in June by providing much of the airpower during NATO’s largest air exercise ever. Unfolding June 12-23 in Europe, Air Defender 2023 will include approximately 10,000 airmen and 220 aircraft from 24 nations. The... Read More Details

Guard to Celebrate SPP’s 30th Anniversary

Officials from around the globe will join National Guard leaders next week to celebrate 30 years of building and nurturing international trust through the State Partnership Program. Since 1993, the SPP has paired the Guard’s 54 organizations with... Read More Details

Army Unveils New Abrams Modernization Plan

Army officials are cancelling their current upgrade plans for the M1 Abrams main battle tank in favor of a more significant modernization effort, the service recently announced. The Army will end the M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 4 program... Read More Details

Senators Back $45 Billion Increase to Defense Spending

Congress appears poised to add tens of billions of dollars to President Joe Biden’s already record defense budget request. Forty-year-high inflation coupled with increasing threats worldwide are the reasons. The Senate Armed Services Committee last... Read More Details

Space Guard Bill Reintroduced in the Senate

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and a bipartisan group of 11 colleagues have reintroduced the Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2024 in the Senate, according to a Jan. 31 press release from his office. Rubio and the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D... Read More Details

Army Cancels Key Aviation Programs

The Army last week cancelled two programs that will significantly affect Army National Guard aviation modernization: the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, better known as FARA, and the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter. FARA was meant to fill Army... Read More Details