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NGAUS to Congress: Fund Guard Vehicles, Modernization

NGAUS has requested Congress fund several items in its fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill that would "significantly impact" the National Guard. Read More Details

NGEF Honors 18 Major Financial Contributors

The National Guard Educational Foundation recognized another large group of major donors Saturday evening during a special reception at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. Read More Details

Officials: Guard a Force Multiplier in the Indo-Pacific

The latest Quarterly National Guard Commander’s Update Brief held Nov. 14 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, highlighted a vital effort to synchronize Guard activities with the strategic objectives of U.S. Army Pacific and the Indo-Pacific Command, according to officials. Read More Details

NGAUS Asks Biden to Review Opposition to Space Guard

NGAUS has asked President Joe Biden to reconsider the White House Office of Management and Budget’s opposition to creating a Space National Guard. The Defense Department was close to proposing a Space National Guard as a Space Force component until... Read More Details

Senator Promises Bill to Expand Guard Health Care

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., says she will introduce legislation to expand health care coverage for U.S. military reservists. The bill would give free access to TRICARE, the military’s health care provider, to all National Guard and Army, Air Force... Read More Details

Study: Brain Disease Found in NFL Seems Rare in Veterans

A new study suggests a brain disease observed in hundreds of former National Football League players rarely appears in veterans, Military Times reports . Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is caused by concussions and repeated head blows, creating... Read More Details

Bill Would Give Guardsmen No-Cost Dental Care

New legislation would provide National Guardsmen and Reservists with access to no-cost dental care. The Dental Care for Our Troops Act, introduced last week by Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., would address one of the biggest... Read More Details

States: Feds Can’t Dictate How Guard Works with Unions

The Mississippi attorney general led an 11-state legal effort last week to stop what they called “further federal encroachment on state National Guard units.” The states filed an amicus - or friend of the court - brief supporting the Ohio Adjutant... Read More Details

Senators Back $45 Billion Increase to Defense Spending

Congress appears poised to add tens of billions of dollars to President Joe Biden’s already record defense budget request. Forty-year-high inflation coupled with increasing threats worldwide are the reasons. The Senate Armed Services Committee last... Read More Details