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Individual Award Nominees Sought

The period to nominate someone for the 2025 NGAUS Individual Awards Program is underway. May 15 is the cutoff for this year’s nominations. Read More Details

Air Force Picks Guard Base for New Tankers

The Air Force has selected the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Detroit to be the next home for the service’s new refueling aircraft. Officials said in a Jan. 12 press release Selfridge is their... Read More Details

House Member Retires from Guard at NGAUS Headquarters

Maj. Gen. Trent Kelly, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi, formally retired from the Mississippi Army National Guard on Tuesday at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was... Read More Details

Trump: F-15EXs to Replace A-10s in Michigan

The Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing will receive 21 F-15EX Eagle II fighters to replace its A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, which the Air Force wants to retire by 2029. President Donald Trump announced the plan during a visit Tuesday at Selfridge Air... Read More Details

Budget Summary Elicits Concern from Key Lawmakers

Prominent Republicans are saying President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 defense budget request does not deliver the “unprecedented” increase in defense and border security the White House claims. Read More Details

ANG Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, the acting director of the Air National Guard, hosted Air Guard wing commanders and senior enlisted leaders from around the nation. Read More Details

Army Leaders Outline Transformation Initiative

The Army is embarking on a sweeping transformation, according to a letter to the force last week from senior Army leaders. Read More Details

Report: No Easy Solution for Overweight Troops

More than 65% of National Guard and Reserve personnel can be classified as overweight or obese, according to a recent American Security Project report, citing 2017 data. Read More Details

NGAUS Adds New Senior Writer

Zita Fletcher joined NGAUS as senior writer/editor last week. Her duties include writing and editing the association’s weekly e-newsletter, as well as writing stories for NATIONAL GUARD magazine. Read More Details

Pentagon Moves to Discharge Transgender Troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo Thursday that transgender service members in the National Guard and Reserve will have 60 days to voluntarily self-separate or be forced out. Read More Details