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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

OUR GREATEST BLESSING

A message from retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president: The holiday season is a time when we gather with family, count our blessings and share our hopes for the New Year. I want to give thanks for your distinguished service and to... Read More Details

Air Force ‘Unmasks’ Advanced Degrees in Some Promotions

Advanced academic degrees will now be considered by Air Force promotion central selection boards evaluating airmen for the major and lieutenant colonel ranks. The change affects all eligible active, National Guard and Reserve officers, according to a... Read More Details

President Signs Policy, Appropriations Bills

President Joe Biden signed the fiscal 2023 defense policy bill Dec. 23 and the fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations bill Dec. 29. The signings provide the U.S. military with its budget through Sept. 30 and the authorization to execute it. The defense... Read More Details

NGB Touts Guard’s 2022 Natural Disaster Response

During 2022, tens of thousands of National Guardsmen responded to natural disasters nationwide, according to the National Guard Bureau. The Guard’s domestic operations saved thousands of lives from catastrophes ranging from winter storms to volcanic... Read More Details

'Big Win' to Bolster Guard Combat Divisions

The Army National Guard will receive its first new combat aircraft in decades thanks to NGAUS and the adjutants general working with Congress. Army leaders consider the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system essential for future fights. The Gray... Read More Details

Supreme Court Case May Decide If Technicians Can Keep Unionizing

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case involving the collective-bargaining rights of Ohio National Guard dual-status technicians. Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority concerns the extent to which the... Read More Details

DoD Expands Military Parental Leave Program

Any full-time service member welcoming a new child can now take up to 12 weeks of free parental leave during the 12 months that follow, according to a congressionally mandated policy the Pentagon released last week. The Military Parental Leave... Read More Details

Pentagon Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Pentagon no longer says service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a memo signed last week by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III. The change repeals Austin’s Aug. 24, 2021, memo mandating personnel under Defense... Read More Details