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Attack Prompts Joint Patrols in Washington

Following the shooting of two West Virginia Guardsmen, the Metropolitan Police Department will begin joint patrols with National Guard troops. The measure is intended to enhance security and visibility in the city. Read More Details

West Virginia, Nation Pay Respects to Ambushed Guardsmen

West Virginia communities and officials are honoring the two members of the state’s National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C. last week, lauding their dedication to serving their country. Read More Details

Bill Would Create ANG Tuition Program

Air National Guardsmen would have a permanent federal tuition assistance program under a bipartisan bill introduced last week in the House. Read More Details

Guard to Mark its 389th Birthday

Saturday is the 389th anniversary of the National Guard’s birth. On Dec. 13, 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s General Court, the colony’s legislature, organized the North, South and East regiments from the independent militia in 14 villages around Boston to better defend the colony. Read More Details

Hegseth Outlines New National Defense Strategy

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Saturday outlined four distinct lines of effort for the War Department to take to guarantee peace through strength for the United States and its allies in the coming years. Read More Details

Can a President Deploy the Guard at Will?

Governors frequently call up the National Guard during natural disasters, but presidents have historically avoided federalizing Guard units without a state’s consent — doing so only five times before 2025. Read More Details

Compromise Fiscal 2026 NDAA Includes Guard Provisions

Service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise beginning Jan. 1 under the final version of the annual defense policy bill announced by the House and Senate on Sunday night. Read More Details

NGAUS: Remember All Who Serve

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2025) — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on the distribution of the Warrior Dividend: Read More Details

147th General Conference & Exhibition

CONFERENCE VIDEOS Full presentations from some of the speakers are available on the association's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/NGAUS1878. Read More Details

146th General Conference & Exhibition

NGAUS CONFERENCE About 4,425 people registered to attend the association's 146th General Conference & Exhibition Aug. 23-26, in Detroit. The last time a NGAUS conference reached this number of attendees was the association's 140th General Conference... Read More Details