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NGEF Board of Directors

Officers Chairman: Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, Massachusetts, Term expires 2028 Vice Chair: Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett (Ret.), Tennessee, Term expires 2029 Secretary: Brig. Gen. Bobbi Doorenbos (Ret.), Arkansas, Term expires 2028 Treasurer: Maj. Gen. Jimmie... Read More Details

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THERE ARE NO JOB POSTINGS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER. Read More Details

2026 Capitol Summit

Interested officers should contact their state or territory association executive director or president. Participation is open to NGAUS members, Army or Air, second lieutenant to captain or warrant officer 1 to chief warrant officer 2. Read More Details

Awards

The NGAUS Awards Program recognizes outstanding National Guard men and women, as well as individuals and organizations outside of the Guard, who have made significant efforts to help advance NGAUS and its mission. The program timeline was shifted to... Read More Details

More Than a Movie

My grandfather was a Polish farmer who was a POW during World War II. For five years, he endured forced labor, starvation and torture before being liberated by American forces. Read More Details

From the White House to the Sky: Inside the Military’s Response to 9/11

During a panel discussion at the 148th General Conference & Exhibition in Indianapolis, Bob Darling, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served in the White House, and Heather “Lucky” Penney, a retired District of Columbia Air National Guard F-16 pilot, recounted how they scrambled to respond as a hijacked airliner headed toward the nation’s capital that morning. Read More Details

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a Guard Focused on the Future

“Together, we need to lead boldly, and we can never be late to need.” That’s how Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, the 30th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, challenged National Guard leaders to keep pace with a dynamic security environment. He described the Guard as a force that continuously adapts and modernizes while keeping its 435,000 Guardsmen and their families ready for missions at home and abroad. Read More Details

LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the acting Army chief of staff, emphasized the Army National Guard’s indispensable, multidomain contributions to the Joint Force Aug. 29 at the 148th General Conference & Exhibition in Indianapolis. Read More Details

Fiscal 2027 Stopgap Budget is Both Good, Bad News

Ahead of the start of fiscal 2027 on Oct. 1, House lawmakers passed a continuing resolution Sept. 1 to extend government funding at current levels through Dec. 11. Read More Details

Vermont Fighter Unit Home After Nine-Month Deployment

Pilots and crews of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing returned home Sunday from a deployment that began before last Christmas and saw the unit fly missions in two hemispheres. Read More Details