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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

House Begins Work to Prevent Government Shutdown

The House is set to consider a novel plan Tuesday from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to prevent a government shutdown, according to multiple news reports citing a notice sent to lawmakers late Monday. Johnson’s plan is a two-step, continuing... Read More Details

NGB Leaders Detail Guard’s Future

The National Guard is an integral part of U.S. military might that is changing to remain effective for the future, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said last week. Hokanson and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead... Read More Details

A Conversation with Rep. Michael Waltz

Before Rep. Michael Waltz became a member of Congress in 2019, he found acclaim as an entrepreneur, an advisor to senior Washington officials and a television commentator. Waltz credits his success in these endeavors to what he’s learned in his 26... Read More Details

Hokanson: Guard Part of America's Fabric

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, says he has seen how the National Guard is part of "the fabric of America." "We brought the fabric of America to the war because there are no active-duty bases in... Read More Details

A Conversation with Rep. Don Bacon

One of the biggest proponents in Congress to recapitalize the Air National Guard fighter fleet is a retired Air Force brigadier general...Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. Read More Details

Box of Change

Soldiers refer to the sprawling maneuver area at the Joint Readiness Training Center here as “the Box.” Visiting infantry brigade combat teams spend two weeks in its swampy pine forest confines undergoing the most realistic combat training the Army... Read More Details

Guard, Nordic Partnerships Bolster Europe Defense

National Guard Bureau leaders traveled to Finland, Sweden and Norway late last month to strengthen the Guard’s security cooperation in Northern Europe. Read More Details

Net Positive

Critical to the success of the Army of 2030 is modernization of the network and its ability to rapidly and securely deliver data to the point of need. Through materiel solutions and embedding cybersecurity across enclaves, Army network modernization... Read More Details