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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

Guard Leaders: State Partnerships Help Counter China

The National Guard’s international partnerships are helping counter China’s attempts at influencing Central and South America, three Guard leaders say. The State Partnership Program exposes other countries to U.S. values like democracy and civilian... Read More Details

NGB Chief: Competitive Edge Needs Fast Modernization, Innovation

Modernization is central to preserving the Joint Force's competitive edge, the chief of the National Guard Bureau recently said. While modernization takes time and resources, innovation and improving weapons systems and equipment can help the process... Read More Details

Lawmakers Finalize Defense Policy, Spending Bills

Congress added some urgently needed National Guard equipment to the text of the fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations bill released Monday. The $1.7 trillion spending package, which includes both defense and nondefense discretionary spending, contains... Read More Details

Pentagon Leaders to Address Guard Conference

RENO, Nevada (Aug. 18, 2023) — The civilian head of the Air Force and the senior officers of the Army and the National Guard will top the agenda when more than 2,000 current and retired Guard officers gather for the 145th NGAUS General Conference &... 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

Congress Returns to More Budget Brinkmanship

Congress returned to pressing budget deadlines this week that lawmakers have been punting for months. The first tier of the federal government's current two-tier stopgap budget expires Friday. The measure is the third stopgap budget from Congress... Read More Details

A Conversation with Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson

It can only help that the National Guard’s senior officer is also its biggest fan. When Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, sat down with NATIONAL GUARD in May 2021, he said, “Our Guardsmen amaze me every day.” Nearly two... Read More Details

Debt-Limit Fight Has Potential Defense Impacts

The House and Senate Armed Services committees have paused work on the annual defense policy and authorization bill until President Joe Biden and Congress find a compromise on the approaching debt limit crisis. The HASC's subcommittees were supposed... Read More Details