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Still On Target

In 1977, I had a conversation with then-Col. Norman Schwarzkopf about the potential of the Army National Guard. He shared something that I believe was then the prevailing view across the active Army. Read More Details

'We need to think a bit differently than we have in the past'

Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn doesn’t like sitting still. And he thinks NGAUS should have the same mindset. The new NGAUS president served 40 years in the Massachusetts Army National Guard, Read More Details

Conference Preview 2024

A historic American city experiencing a renaissance hosts the association's big annual gathering. The host city for the 146th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 23-26, is not the same place you grew up reading about, or even heard about 10 years ago. Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | February 2024

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New Chief of Staff Begins at NGAUS

A retired Tennessee Air National Guard officer who knows both NGAUS and Washington, D.C., is now the association's chief of staff. Retired Lt. Col. John "Ike" Fesler succeeded retired Mississippi Air Guard Col. Paul Drake IV this week. "It’s an... Read More Details

Lawmakers Urge Biden to Improve Military Quality of Life

A bipartisan group of House defense leaders wants President Joe Biden to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families. In a Feb. 16 letter, key leaders from the House Armed Services Committee urged Biden to prioritize funding... Read More Details

NGB Vice Chief: Cyber Must Be 'Shored Up'

The National Guard’s motto is "Always Ready, Always There," and for one group of Maine National Guardsmen, being "there" is a loose term with no specific battlefield or location in mind. Yet being ready is a constant for the small collection of... Read More Details

Guard Takes Center Stage at Black Engineer of the Year Award Dinner

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics will be the foundations for solving both today’s and tomorrow’s problems, the National Guard’s top officer told an audience of students, cadets, corporate executives and military leaders on Feb. 16 in... Read More Details

Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees (Ret.)

Rees served as the Oregon adjutant general three times for a total of 17 years. He spent time as the director of the Army National Guard, and was three times the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau and twice its acting chief. Just before his... Read More Details

Helicopter Crash Claims 2; Army Guard Orders Safety Stand Down

Two Mississippi Army National Guard aviators were killed when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed Friday afternoon near Booneville, Mississippi, during a routine training flight. Officials identified the two Guardsmen as Chief Warrant... Read More Details