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Biden Makes More Pentagon Picks, but Many Remain Open

Months after taking office, President Joe Biden is starting to fill out the civilian leadership of the Defense Department. Biden has nominated senior officials to be the budget, acquisition and intel chiefs at the Pentagon. The picks came after... Read More Details

Guard Daughter Honored During Month of the Military Child

The daughter of a Massachusetts Air Guard officer has been selected the 2021 Military Child of the year for the National Guard. The honor is bestowed each year by national nonprofit Operation Homefront, which aims to support military families across... Read More Details

Guard Saw Spike in Suicides in Late 2020

The reserve components, including the National Guard, saw a sharp increase in the number of service members committing suicide in the final months of 2020, according to new Defense Department data. Active-component suicide numbers leveled off after a... Read More Details

NGAUS Bolsters Legislative Team

An experienced governmental-relations professional who knows her way around Capitol Hill and the National Guard has joined the association staff in Washington, D.C., as legislative affairs manager for Army programs. Marcy Weldin will coordinate and... 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

Maj. Gen. (Dr.) George A. Alexander

Retired Maj. Gen. (Dr.) George A. Alexander retired from the military in 2005 after 26 years in uniform. His final assignment was as deputy surgeon general for the Army National Guard in the Office of the U.S. Army Surgeon General. He was the... 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

One & Done

NGAUS hosts a conference it never imagined and hopes won't ever happen again Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, may be able to add a new job title to his professional resume. In addition to Salesman, Army Engineer Officer and... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | September 2020

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Drew Brooks

Drew Brooks served as senior writer/editor at NGAUS from Dec. 2018 to Dec. 2021. Prior to NGAUS, he spent 11 years at the Fayetteville Observer in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Brooks led coverage of the nation’s largest military installation, Fort... Read More Details