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'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

Finding A Way

Getting things done in Washington can be difficult. Fierce competition for limited resources, partisan divisions and an often arcane bureaucracy all gum up the works. But NGAUS can find a way. Last year was another example. We scored some significant... Read More Details

New Charge

After generations of service around the globe in a vast array of models, gas-powered vehicles are on the way out of the U.S. military. The move is part of a Defense Department plan to field fully electrical fleets of non-tactical vehicles by 2035 and... Read More Details

A Conversation with Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson

It can only help that the National Guard’s senior officer is also its biggest fan. When Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, sat down with NATIONAL GUARD in May 2021, he said, “Our Guardsmen amaze me every day.” Nearly two... Read More Details

Conference Preview 2023

NGAUS is heading back to the Silver State. This summer, the association’s conference returns to Nevada for the second time in 24 months. The destination is Reno, which will host the 145th General Conference & Exhibition from Aug. 18 to 21. However... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | January/February 2023

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NGB Chief to Army Guard Leaders: 'Tell Our Story’

The National Guard is integral to the National Defense Strategy, the Guard’s senior officer told Army Guard leaders meeting at Camp Robinson, Arkansas last week. “This is the most ready and capable National Guard in history,” said Gen. Daniel R... Read More Details