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NGAUS Shares Its Preferences to NDAA Negotiators

Congressional leaders last week completed much of their work on settling differences between House and Senate versions of the annual must-pass defense-policy bill. Read More Details

Tennessee Air Guard to Receive New Tankers

The Air Force has selected McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville, Tennessee, to be the Guard’s third main operating base for the service’s new refueling aircraft. Read More Details

Corporate Advisory Panel Information

INTENT AND PURPOSES OF THE NGAUS CORPORATE ADVISORY PANEL (CAP) The National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) February 2024 (Revision 2: 7 March 1997) (Revision 3: 5 September 1998) (Revision 4: 25 January 00) (Revision 5: 10 January... Read More Details

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