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DoD Reviews Jan. 6 Response

A review of the Defense Department's role in preparing for and responding to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has cleared the Pentagon of any inappropriate actions. But the DoD Inspector General’s office made several recommendations in... Read More Details

Army Outlines Consequences for Vaccine Refusal

Army National Guard soldiers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 won’t be immediately kicked out of the force, but will likely see their careers ended according to guidance from Army leaders. Any soldier who refuses the vaccine without an... Read More Details

Air Force Fitness Tests Get Update in New Year

The Air Force is officially adding new alternative components to its physical fitness assessments beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The new components will give airmen options for assessing their strength and cardiovascular health. They were first announced in... Read More Details

NDAA Hangs in the Air After Monday Vote Fails

The path to approve a National Defense Authorization Act this year got a bit more complicated after Republicans voted late Monday to block the bill from advancing to the Senate floor. A 51-45 vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to end debate. All... Read More Details

Army Releases Career Survey Results

Army leaders have released the results of a first-of-its-kind exit survey for soldiers, aimed at better understanding why some have decided to leave the active-component force. The Department of the Army Career Engagement Survey, or DACES, involved... Read More Details

New Staff Writer Joins NGAUS Staff

Donald Lambert has joined NGAUS as a staff writer in the communications department. Lambert will write stories for NATIONAL GUARD, the NGAUS membership publication, and contribute to other association communications products, including the weekly e... Read More Details

2021 NGEF Commemorative Ornament Now Available

LIMITED EDITION The National Guard Educational Foundation's Annual Commemorative Ornament is now available, while supplies last. It honors the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing, based in Schenectady, New York. It flies specially... Read More Details

NGAUS to Mark Guard Birthday with Cake Cutting

NGAUS and the National Guard Bureau will celebrate the 385th anniversary of the birth of the National Guard tomorrow with a cake-cutting ceremony at the National Guard Memorial, the association headquarters in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers and some... Read More Details

Georgia Air Guardsman named Outstanding Airman

Staff Sgt. Wilson B. Gardner was selected as the Air National Guard's 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year, and one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Gardner, an airfield systems craftsman with the 202nd Engineering Installation... Read More Details

Amendment Would Expand Pool for Civil Works Positions

A bipartisan amendment to the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act would open the doors for Guardsmen to be assigned to civil-works positions. Current law blocks many service members from also receiving pay from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers... Read More Details