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Full-Year CR Would Be 'Historically Costly,' Brown Warns Senate

The U.S. military will have to slow recruiting, cut shipbuilding, delay nuclear modernization and put off all new military construction projects if Congress doesn't pass fiscal year 2024 appropriations, according to Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the... Read More Details

Lawmakers to Air Force: Give Fighters to Guard, Reserve Squadrons

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the Air Force to temporarily move fighters in its active-component units to Air National Guard and Reserve squadrons set to lose their aircraft. These members of Congress say "fleet leveling" would prevent... Read More Details

Jill Biden Hosts Guard Families at White House

For the second straight year, first lady Jill Biden welcomed National Guardsmen, their spouses and their children to the White House in Washington, D.C., to discuss their challenges and how best to support them. Biden heard stories about the pride... Read More Details

ANG Fighter Recapitalization

The Issue The Air National Guard fighter fleet continues to deteriorate and requires modernization and recapitalization with new equipment to effectively support and meet the readiness and lethality requirements of the National Defense Strategy... Read More Details

State Association Leadership Updates

This update is also being sent to state association executive directors, presidents and membership POCs by email. If this update is not being sent to the correct person on your staff, please provide us with their contact information so they can be... Read More Details

Inspired Gifts

The McGinn family of Quincy, Massachusetts, had quite a day Nov. 18. First, the NGAUS board of directors elected retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn the next association president. Then, the National Guard Educational Foundation recognized him and... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | November 2023

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From the Chief: I Appreciate You

Gratitude is powerful because it acknowledges the connections between us. It celebrates the people who make our lives better. It honors growth and progress, but it also forgives errors with grace. It understands sacrifice and the value of service. It... Read More Details

Guard Gets Some Wins in Compromise Defense Bill

The National Guard would get another four-star general, parental leave parity and progress toward fighter recapitalization in the compromise fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees... Read More Details

Guard Marks 387th Birthday

Today is the National Guard’s 387th birthday. On Dec. 13, 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s General Court, the colony’s legislature, organized the North, South and East regiments from the independent militia in 14 villages around Boston to better... Read More Details