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GOP Rep Talks Vaccine Mandate, Military ‘Wokeness’

CLICK HERE TO SEE SLIDES FROM INDUSTRY DAY A Mississippi Army National Guard major general serving in Congress tackled controversial matters including the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and so-called military “wokeness” on Tuesday. Rep. Trent... Read More Details

New NGAUS Lobbyist Brings Guard, Hill Experience

An Army National Guard captain has joined the NGAUS legislative staff. Julian Plamann is the new legislative affairs manager for joint-personnel programs after starting on Dec. 1. Plamann will advocate for the Guard on Capitol Hill, focusing on... Read More Details

Congress Likely to End Vaccine Mandate

The final language in the annual defense policy bill hasn't been released yet, but one thing seems increasingly certain: Congress will end the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate soon. Republicans on Capitol Hill have been calling for the rule's... Read More Details

NGAUS Adds Experienced Membership Database Manager

NGAUS has filled a key vacancy in the association's membership and marketing department. Tracy Campfield is the association's new membership database manager. Campfield started on Dec. 5 at the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. Campfield’s... Read More Details

NDAA Covers More Than Vaccine Repeal

While its repeal of the military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate dominated headlines, the new National Defense Authorization Act has several other provisions impacting the National Guard. Released last week, the final text of the annual defense policy... Read More Details

Guard Marks 386th Birthday

Today marks the National Guard’s 386th 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... Read More Details

Michael McNeill - Manager of Membership & Marketing

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NGAUS Adds New Marketing Manager

NGAUS has filled the final vacancy in its membership and marketing department at the association's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael McNeill is the association’s new manager of membership and marketing. He started Monday. McNeill will help... Read More Details

New Hampshire Lawmaker Next Senate Guard Caucus Co-Chair

National Guard leaders used the Guard's annual birthday celebration on Capitol Hill last Wednesday evening to honor the Senate National Guard Caucus's retiring co-chair and introduce his successor. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who plans on leaving... Read More Details

Lawmakers Finalize Defense Policy, Spending Bills

Congress added some urgently needed National Guard equipment to the text of the fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations bill released Monday. The $1.7 trillion spending package, which includes both defense and nondefense discretionary spending, contains... Read More Details