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NGAUS: DoD 'Slow Rolling' Will of Congress on S&I Pay Parity

NGAUS has appealed to Congress to investigate why the Pentagon's implementation plans for National Guard and Reserve special- and incentive-pay parity are 16 months overdue. Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the association's president, asked the... Read More Details

NGAUS: Pentagon ‘Slow Rolling Will of Congress’ on Special- and Incentive-Pay Parity

WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2024) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers has appealed to Congress to investigate why Pentagon implementation plans for Guard and Reserve special- and incentive-pay parity are 16 months... Read More Details

Space Guard Bill Reintroduced in the Senate

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and a bipartisan group of 11 colleagues have reintroduced the Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2024 in the Senate, according to a Jan. 31 press release from his office. Rubio and the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D... Read More Details

Chris Adams

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Air Force Unveils Big Changes to Address China

The Department of the Air Force has unveiled a plan to reorient the service so it can prevail in future conflicts with China. The plan includes 24 decisions aimed at maintaining the nation’s superiority in the air and space domains for years to come... Read More Details

NGB Chief Vows 'Punishment' for Attacks on Service Members

Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, says anyone who attacks the nation's service members will face "punishment" for their actions. Hokanson’s remarks follow a Jan. 28 attack from an unmanned aerial system that wounded at... Read More Details

NGAUS Headquarters Host NATO Reserve Forces Committee

The National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C., last week hosted military officials from 23 nations to discuss how NATO leverages its members’ reserve forces. NATO’s National Reserve Forces Committee discussed how reserve... Read More Details

Army Cancels Key Aviation Programs

The Army last week cancelled two programs that will significantly affect Army National Guard aviation modernization: the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, better known as FARA, and the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter. FARA was meant to fill Army... Read More Details

From the Chief: What I'm Reading

In my job, I do a lot of reading: reports, white papers, memos and more. You’ll find me reading in the car between events, at my desk between meetings and at lunch between bites. But even after a day full of reading, it seems I never have enough time... Read More Details