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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

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

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

Report: US Not Prepared to Conduct a Military Draft

The nation lacks the processes and systems to conduct a military draft in response to a near-peer conflict, according to a new report by a think tank based in Washington, D.C. Read More Details

NGB Chief, Michigan Governor Headline 2024 NGAUS Individual Awards

The governor of Michigan and the chief of the National Guard Bureau headline the recipients of the 2024 NGAUS Individual Awards. Read More Details

Congressional Panel: US Military Not Up for Current Threats

America is closer to fighting a major war with a near-peer adversary than at any time in the last 80 years, and the nation — including the U.S. military — is not prepared. 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