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Renaming Commission Will Review More than Bases

A Pentagon commission tasked with reviewing military bases named for Confederate leaders is expanding its work to look at places and things with other names paying tribute to the Civil War era. Speaking to reporters last week, retired Navy Adm... Read More Details

SASC Takes Up SECAF Nominee

The Senate Armed Services Committee considered the nominations of three potential Pentagon leaders Tuesday, including the likely next Air Force secretary. Frank Kendall, the former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics... Read More Details

Bill Would Extend No-Fee Health Care to Guard Members

Bipartisan legislation would help ensure that every National Guard soldier and airman has access to health care. The Healthcare for our Troops Act was introduced Tuesday by Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss. Kelly is a member of the... Read More Details

NGAUS Applauds Legislation That Would Provide Health Care To Guardsmen, Reservists

WASHINGTON (May 27, 2021) — Nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers are applauding a bipartisan House bill that would provide medical coverage to the nation’s citizen-soldiers and airmen. Introduced this week by Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J... Read More Details

Zero-Cost TRICARE and Dental

THE ISSUE: Support the Healthcare for Our Troops Act , H.R. 4221, and the Dental Care for Our Troops Act , S. 2046 / H.R. 4420. ACTION: Immediately notify your congressional delegation and ask them to support H.R. 4221, the Healthcare for Our Troops... Read More Details

Bill Would Address Incentive Pay Gap

New legislation would help ensure National Guard soldiers and airmen are compensated at the same rate as their active-component counterparts. The National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act would ensure members of the active and reserve... Read More Details

Defense Budget Request Gets Mixed Reviews

Military leaders are defending President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 defense budget as it comes under attack from Republican leaders. The budget proposal released last week includes $752.9 billion for national defense, including $715 billion for the... Read More Details

Army Faces Cuts in Biden's First Defense Budget

An emphasis on countering China and the withdrawal from Afghanistan means the Army is facing funding cuts in President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request. The largest military service is seen as the “bill-payer” for a largely flat defense budget... Read More Details

Air Force Budget Request Includes Aircraft Divestments

The Air Force plans to divest more than 200 aircraft with its fiscal 2022 budget request. Officials want to use the cuts to free up $1.3 billion to reinvest in its sixth-generation fighter, hypersonic weapons and other emerging technologies. Aircraft... Read More Details

NGAUS Adds to Legislative Team

Kevin Brown has joined NGAUS as a legislative analyst. His first day at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., was last month. Brown will assist the Army, Air and Joint programs. He will also help manage the... Read More Details