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Officials: 600 Guard Troops on Standby for Civil Unrest

About 600 National Guard military police are on standby in two states to respond quickly to civil unrest around the country, according to published reports confirmed by Pentagon officials. The troops are equally divided between Alabama and Arizona. A... Read More Details

DARNG at AUSA: This is the ‘Year of the Guard’

An unprecedented year has meant unprecedented missions and unprecedented attention for the Army National Guard, which has served at the forefront of efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, nationwide civil unrest, hurricanes, wildfires and more. At... Read More Details

Army Officials Reassessing CTC Rotations, Readiness Requirements

The Army is rethinking its reliance on Combat Training Center rotations as it seeks to relieve some demands on the force. Officials speaking at the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army last week said they will reevaluate what training... Read More Details

Army Unveils New Readiness Model

The Army says a new readiness framework will help drive training and modernization efforts while providing troops to meet regional requirements around the world. The Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model is part of a larger effort to... Read More Details

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