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Hundreds of Guardsmen Battling Fires

Guardsmen from at least seven states are currently supporting firefighting efforts across the American west, part of a busy fire season that has grown to become a year-round effort. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau... Read More Details

Masks are Back as Military Looks at Mandatory COVID Vaccines

Military installations in high-risk areas are once again requiring masks as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III is consulting military medical professionals and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to... Read More Details

Financial Crisis Averted after Deal Reached, Bill Signed

The National Guard narrowly avoided a large funding shortfall to end the fiscal year after President Joe Biden signed emergency legislation on Friday to reimburse more than half a billion dollars spent during the five-month Capitol response mission... Read More Details

Defenders

Be careful when you talk to Col. Victor Moncrieffe II about the Air National Guard's security forces. And don't make the mistake of calling them security guards . To Moncrieffe, those are fighting words. “We’re not security guards,” the chief of the... Read More Details

All Ears

Something was wrong. Chaplain (Col.) Robert Morris saw it as he recently watched an Idaho Army National Guard company run two miles in preparation for an upcoming PT test. While most of the soldiers ran around the track together, one soldier was... Read More Details

VEGAS: A Conference Update

Las Vegas in August is hot, and not just the entertainment. The city is in the Mojave Desert, where late daytime summer temps can reach 100 degrees. Pack and act accordingly. The " Attire Guide " produced by the Nevada National Guard includes plenty... Read More Details

Digital Life Membership

National Guard officers will soon have a new, lower-cost option to become life members of their association. The board of directors in July approved a four-year test of a digital active-life membership. At $500, it will be half the cost of current... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | June/July 2021

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Air Force Unveils New Deployment Model

Air Force leaders have outlined a new force generation model, a 24-month cycle composed of four, six-month readiness phases. The model, expected to replace the current Air Expeditionary Force construct in fiscal 2023, is meant to better balance... Read More Details

House Bill Would Provide Job Training, Employment Assistance for Guardsmen

A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced a bill to connect members of the National Guard to in-demand skills training and employment assistance. The Transition for Success Act, H.R. 4700, was authored by Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa. The bill... Read More Details