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President Signs Veteran Suicide Measures into Law

President Trump signed legislation Saturday that contains several measures aimed at preventing suicide among veterans, including a multimillion-dollar grant program for state and local groups. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., the chairman of the Senate... Read More Details

NGB Awarded Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Defense Secretary Mark Esper recently presented the National Guard Bureau with its first Joint Meritorious Unit Award for outstanding service from June 1, 2017, to Dec. 1, 2018. During that time, NGB helped coordinate response efforts for 13 named... Read More Details

Rebirth of the Divisions

To better prepare for future fights, Army Guard leaders are reforming the force to look more like the Guard of a century ago. Under the National Guard’s division alignment plans, the current eight division headquarters are adopting training-oversight... Read More Details

Vigilance Still Required

Severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2, known as coronavirus-19 or COVID-19, continues to challenge the United States, including the health care system. This is apparent from how routine it has become to have 1,000 COVID-19 deaths a day seven months... Read More Details

States Look to Guard to Thwart Election Hackers

National Guard cyber experts are on duty or on call in many states to help protect next week’s general election from online threats. Twenty-seven states mobilized Guard cybersecurity cells in 2018 to help local authorities harden voter-registration... Read More Details

Legislation Would Authorize Guard Cybersecurity Support

Bipartisan legislation would help local and state governments improve their cybersecurity infrastructure by bolstering National Guard efforts. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced S. 4833 last week. The legislation... Read More Details

Senators Call for ACFT Suspension

Two Democratic senators are asking their colleagues in the Senate and House to postpone implementation of the Army’s new physical fitness test, saying it relies on flawed data and could undermine readiness. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Sen... Read More Details

Current, Former Guardsmen Running for Congress

More than two dozen current or former National Guardsmen are running for seats in Congress in next week’s general election, according to an analysis of candidate bios. This includes the seven drill-status Guardsmen serving in the House of... Read More Details

Guardsmen Supporting Elections Across the Nation

Hundreds of Guardsmen will support the Nov. 3 election, while thousands more will be on standby in case of civil unrest. Governors of multiple states have requested that Guardsmen assist at polling stations, protect systems from cyberattacks or... Read More Details

Museum of the Army to Open this Month

The new National Museum of the U.S. Army will open its doors on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The museum, located at 1775 Liberty Drive on a publicly accessible area of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, will be open daily except on Dec. 25. Its hours will be from 9 a... Read More Details