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Added Cyber Challenges

In a year in which National Guard soldiers and airmen have battled wildfires, picked up after hurricanes, secured the U.S. Capitol and vaccinated millions of Americans against COVID-19, the Guard cyber mission has largely flown under the radar... Read More Details

New Chief of Staff Tops Changes to NGAUS Headquarters Personnel

A nearly retired colonel who has served with the four largest branches of the U.S. military is now chief of staff at NGAUS. Col. Paul Drake IV is a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He served in the Marine Corps for six years before entering... Read More Details

NGEF Honors 16 Large Donors at Reception

The National Guard Educational Foundation recognized 16 individuals, organizations and corporate donors Nov. 13 during a special reception at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The 16 recently contributed a... Read More Details

Bill Would Revamp Federal Hiring Preferences for Guardsmen

More than 20 members of Congress have signed onto new legislation to update antiquated federal hiring preferences that are unfair to members of the National Guard. The Veterans’ Preference Parity Act, H.R. 5927, was introduced by Rep. Vicky Hartzler... Read More Details

Legislation Would Add Flexibility to State Emergency Responses

New legislation is aimed at improving the National Guard’s emergency response efforts by allowing Active Guard and Reserve members to be called into action. The bill, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Nov. 10, would permit state Guard... Read More Details

Oklahoma, Pentagon Clash on Vaccine Mandate

Pentagon officials on Monday asserted that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has the authority to order members of the National Guard to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The remarks come after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sent a letter to Austin... Read More Details

NGAUS: The National Guard is a State Force Until Mobilized by the President

WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2021) — Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement: “Conflicting statements by officials and commentators the last few days have added to the public’s confusion over who is in command... Read More Details

Senate Delays Action on Defense Policy Bill

The Senate will take up its version of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act following a holiday break, but faces a big time crunch if legislators plan to get a final defense policy bill to the president’s desk by year’s end. Last week... Read More Details

Deploying? Leave that Fitbit at Home

Deployed troops will have to leave their Fitbits, Apple watches and other “geolocation devices” at home. A Defense Department policy announced Monday also forbids any device or app that tracks the location of the user. Col. Robert Manning III told... Read More Details

Senators Push to Extend FireGuard Program

Months after the Defense Department agreed to extend the National Guard’s FireGuard pilot program, a bipartisan group of senators have moved to increase the extension by another five years. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.; and... Read More Details