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Guard Recruiters Going Virtual Amid the Pandemic

National Guard recruiters are getting creative in order to meet potential future soldiers and airmen with stay-at-home orders still in place around much of the country. Many are embracing technology and using a variety of social media platforms to... Read More Details

New NGB, Air Guard Leaders Ready for Confirmation

Confirmation hearings for the next chief of the National Guard Bureau and director of the Air Guard could take place as early as this month. Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson was nominated to serve as the next NGB chief last week. If confirmed by the Senate... Read More Details

A Down Year for Equipment

Funding the congressionally directed National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account has historically been one of the most bipartisan undertakings on Capitol Hill. Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate have long agreed that NGREA (or Na... Read More Details

Behind the Mask

No one expected this year’s legislation session to be a walk in the park. Not with it being an election year, which always tightens the congressional calendar as lawmakers are itching to get home to campaign. And there is the pre-negotiated ceiling... Read More Details

All About the Details

Those who thought 2019’s two-year bipartisan budget agreement would take much of the drama out of this year’s defense deliberations on Capitol Hill will likely be disappointed. The pact between Congress and President Trump set $740.5 billion as the... Read More Details

NGAUS Applauds Bill to Provide Health Coverage to Guardsmen after COVID-19 Missions

WASHINGTON (May 13, 2020) — The voice of nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers is applauding a new Senate bill that would provide Guard soldiers and airmen with transitional medical coverage after they demobilize from COVID-19... Read More Details

First Air Force Commander Nominated to be NGB Vice Chief

The position of vice chief of the National Guard Bureau may soon be filled after being vacant for nearly a year. President Donald Trump last week nominated Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville, a District of Columbia Guardsman, to be the next No. 2 officer at... Read More Details

TRICARE Expands Offerings Amid Outbreak

TRICARE is offering some new free services during the COVID-19 pandemic for service members and their families with the medical coverage. Participants can now use telehealth options free of charge, the organization announced last week during a town... Read More Details

Special Flyovers Cover 40 States and Territories

National Guard aircraft and crews have taken to the skies the last few weeks to honor COVID-19 front line workers and boost morale. Dubbed “Operation American Resolve,” the flying salutes have crisscrossed the country and involved a number of Guard... Read More Details

TEC-U Launches On-Demand Training for Air Guard

The Air National Guard will introduce on-demand video training later this week. The training is available off the Air Force network at vimeo.com/channels/watchtecu and includes classes on resume building, writing an awards-and-decorations package... Read More Details