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Pentagon Reprogramming Hits Guard Modernization Programs Hard

NGAUS, members of Congress and Guard leaders are crying foul over a planned reprogramming that would drain more than $1 billion from critical modernization programs for the Guard. In all, over $3.8 billion in funds previously authorized for defense... Read More Details

Bipartisan Bill Aims for Equity in Hazard Pay

New legislation would provide equal hazard pay for service members, regardless of component. The bill would close a gap between the benefits received by National Guardsmen and Reservists compared to their active-component counterparts by... Read More Details

Adjutants General Advocate for Space National Guard

Several adjutants general are warning that, without a Space National Guard, states could lose their ability to easily access space resources crucial for domestic response missions. Their warning comes as the new Space Force continues to take shape... Read More Details

GI Bill Parity Act Introduced in House and Senate

Legislation introduced in both the House and Senate last week would address a benefits disparity by expanding eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The bipartisan bill would change how eligibility for education benefits are calculated by recognizing... Read More Details

NGAUS to President Trump: The National Guard Needs Your Help

WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2020) — The National Guard Association of the United States is taking up President Donald Trump on his 2016 campaign pledge to give the Guard “a direct line to the Oval Office.” NGAUS wrote the president yesterday requesting he... Read More Details

Army Robotic Mule Competition Back On

The Army is renewing its robotic mule competition after the original award for the contract was cancelled due to a protest. The new competition for the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) officially kicked off last week when the Army issued... Read More Details

Services Release Fiscal 2021 Congressional Wish Lists

Weeks after President Trump submitted his fiscal 2021 budget request, military leaders are hoping Congress will go above and beyond the president’s $741 billion request. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Missile Defense Agency... Read More Details

Governors, AGAUS Stand with NGAUS Against Reprogramming

The nation’s governors and adjutants general have joined NGAUS in opposing cuts to National Guard funding. In a statement this week, the National Governors Association said it stands with NGAUS in opposing a planned Defense Department reprogramming... Read More Details

NGAUS Hosts Army Vice Chief of Staff

The Army vice chief of staff toured the National Guard Memorial Museum and met with NGAUS staff during a visit to the National Guard Memorial, the association headquarters in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Gen. Joseph M. Martin came at the... Read More Details

A Senior Minuteman Dies

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Raymond A. Mabarak passed away Feb. 17. He was 98. Mabarak was widely known by NGAUS conference attendees as the Senior Minuteman recognized during the business sessions four times in recent years. He would wear his... Read More Details