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Officials Bolster Guard Presence in Washington, D.C.

The Pentagon has authorized up to 15,000 National Guardsmen to deploy to Washington D.C., ahead of next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The decision to approve additional Guardsmen follows criticism over the deployment of the Guard... Read More Details

New Laws Expand Benefits to Guardsmen and Their Families

(Edited Feb. 2 with an updated description of the National Guard and Reserve maternity program). Recently enacted legislation creates some new National Guard benefits and makes more Guardsmen and their families eligible for some existing veterans’... Read More Details

Congress Calls for Investigation on Rioters with Service Ties

There were veterans, including former Guardsmen, on both sides of last week’s unprecedented attack on Congress. And while lawmakers are now pressing the government to honor some, like former New Jersey Air Guardsman Brian Sicknick, a U.S. Capitol... Read More Details

DoD Puts Army at Forefront of Fight Against Small UAS

U.S. troops have already encountered small unmanned aircraft both at home and abroad. And a new Pentagon strategy aims to direct efforts to counter the machines in future operations. The Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Strategy provides the... Read More Details

Joint Chiefs Condemn 'Sedition' at U.S. Capitol

The Joint Chiefs of Staff reminded all U.S. service members Jan. 12 of their oath to defend the Constitution following the attacks on the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., earlier in the month. The letter was addressed to the joint force, which... Read More Details

Big Guard Footprint Expected for Inauguration

More than 25,000 Guardsmen are expected to be on the ground in Washington, D.C., for Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. The soldiers and airmen come from all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia. They are among more than 63... Read More Details

Acting Secretaries Named for Start of Biden Administration

Deputy Defense secretary David Norquist will helm the Pentagon on an acting basis once the President-elect Joe Biden’s term begins. Norquist is expected to lead the Pentagon until Biden’s choice for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, is... Read More Details

ACFT Could Evolve Following Review Due this Year

A congressionally mandated independent review of the Army Combat Fitness Test will be finished by the end of the year, according to Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston. The study was required following lawmakers’ concerns that the test could... Read More Details

A Fleet in Need

Like many National Guard assets, the Army Guard’s fixed-wing fleet has pulled double, or even triple, duty amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to supporting their states’ response efforts, the small Guard fixed-wing community has... Read More Details

Complete Conversion

Three years ago, the last of the North Carolina Air National Guard’s C-130 Hercules cargo planes departed Charlotte Air National Guard Base, marking the end of a mission that spanned more than four decades. The 145th Airlift Wing officially marked... Read More Details