Search

Three Guardsmen Among Six Killed in KC-135R Crash

Three members of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing were among six crewmen killed March 12 when their KC-135R Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq. Read More Details

North Carolina

Read More Details

Vaccine Refusers Have Another Year to Rejoin

The Department of War is giving service members who involuntarily separated for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine another year to apply for reinstatement. Read More Details

Bill Would Increase Military ‘Death Gratuity’

The “death gratuity” paid to the families of fallen service members would double from $100,000 to $200,000 to keep up with inflation under legislation introduced earlier this month. Read More Details

Eric Leckel - Chief of Staff

Eric Leckel currently serves as Chief of Staff for NGAUS, where he oversees internal operations and staff management at the headquarters. A retired Army National Guard colonel, his final military assignment was Chief of Staff for the Combined Joint... Read More Details

Claire Feeney - Administrative Assistant

Read More Details

Iowa

Read More Details

Former Hill Staffer Joins NGAUS Government Affairs Team

Claire Feeney started this week at NGAUS as the new government affairs administrative assistant. Read More Details

California

Read More Details

2026 Award Recipients

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Harry S. Truman Award Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Charles Dick Medal of Merit Rep. Michael Guest, Mississippi State Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, Pennsylvania Patrick Henry Award State Sen. Chuck Payne... Read More Details