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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

Air Force Chief: Comfortable Change ‘Probably Wrong’

The Air Force chief of staff says changing the service to meet future challenges will likely be uncomfortable. Watch Video Gen. CQ Brown Jr. adds growing pains are necessary for the Air Force to help counter America’s near-peer competitors like China... Read More Details

Congress Returns to Looming Budget Deadlines

Lawmakers are back to work on Capitol Hill this week with the goal of determining a spending plan for fiscal 2024 before a partial government shutdown Jan. 19. Congressional leaders provided a potential path forward Sunday by announcing a deal on... Read More Details

Guard Leaders Look to Enhance Strong Ties in Finland

The National Guard’s senior general recently met with Finland’s defense leadership and observed military training during a three-day visit to the Northern European nation. “I was honored to learn more about Finland’s defense forces and their concept... Read More Details

From the Chief: Power of the Pen

How often do you think about your signature? Today, in an era of paying bills online and signing documents digitally, the answer might be “That chicken scratch? Not much at all.” But this digitization has the unintended effect of adding tremendous... Read More Details

Army Secretary Nominee Talks Border, Recruitment Challenges

Daniel Driscoll answered questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee Jan. 30 about his nomination to be the secretary of the Army. Read More Details

JCS Chairman Tops Conference Speakers

The first National Guardsman to be U.S. military’s senior officer tops the list of five four-star generals scheduled to speak at the 147th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 22-25 in Milwaukee. 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

Guard Officials: No Space Guard Risks Rare Talent, Morale

The uncertainty over creating a Space National Guard hurts morale among the Guard’s space professionals, three Air Guard leaders say. Without a Space Guard, the Guard may struggle with recruiting and retaining some of the military’s most educated and... Read More Details

Lawmakers Press Defense Officials on Budget Request

For the second week, senior Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs officials are testifying before various congressional panels about President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget proposal, recruiting challenges, personnel policies and... Read More Details