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NGAUS Reveals Plans for Reworked 142nd General Conference

NGAUS members will have an opportunity in August to gather, set their legislative agenda for next year, hear from senior defense leaders and even share some state pride. It just won’t be in the type of venue to which you’ve grown accustomed. The... Read More Details

Minnesota TAG Tapped to be Army Guard Director

Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen is expected to be nominated to serve as the next director of the Army National Guard. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz congratulated Jensen, who has served as Minnesota’s adjutant general since 2017, on the expected nomination. If... Read More Details

Guard Chief Talks COVID-19, Recruiting at Atlantic Council

The chief of the National Guard Bureau spoke at length about the Guard’s role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic during remarks to the Atlantic Council last week. Gen. Joseph Lengyel appeared via video chat during the organization’s Commanders Series... Read More Details

Coronavirus Mission Extended Via Tweet

Federal support of the National Guard’s COVID-19 missions will continue for two more months, at least, following a promise made by President Donald Trump via tweet last week. The president said he would extend Title 32 orders through mid-August to... Read More Details

Response Mission Hits Historic Levels As Civil Disturbance Missions Grow

The National Guard is in the midst of a historic domestic response after the total number of Guardsmen mobilized within the United States grew well beyond the previous records set following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Governors in 28 states and the... Read More Details

Legislation Would Require GAO Report on TRICARE Lapses

Bipartisan legislation in the House would direct the Government Accountability Office to investigate lapses in TRICARE coverage often experienced by National Guard soldiers and airmen when they deploy overseas. Introduced on June 1, the Protecting... Read More Details

NGAUS Applauds President's Extension of Guard COVID-19 Mission

WASHINGTON (June 3, 2020) — The voice of nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers is applauding President Donald Trump’s formal extension of federal support for the National Guard coronavirus mission. In a memo released by the White... Read More Details

Presumptive Air Force Chief Speaks Out on Racism

The general in line to become the Air Force’s next top officer has released a video message on his own experiences with racism within the ranks. Gen. Charles Q. Brown was nominated earlier this year to replace Gen. David Goldfein as Air Force chief... Read More Details

Army Expects All BCTs to Have Women by Year End

The Army believes it will have female soldiers in all of its infantry and armor brigade combat teams by the end of 2020. That expectation is being shared as officials lift a service-wide policy that required female leaders in combat units before... Read More Details

CBO, NGB Disagree on Costs of Space National Guard

Senior National Guard leaders are at odds with the Congressional Budget Office over how much such a Space Guard would cost taxpayers. A new CBO report says the costs would begin at roughly $100 million annually. But an internal National Guard Bureau... Read More Details