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New Legislation Tackles Guard, Reserve Suicides

Bipartisan legislation introduced last week would expand National Guard and Reserve access to mental health care, regardless of deployment status. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced the Care and Readiness Enhancement... Read More Details

President's Budget Request Increases Defense Spending

President Donald Trump is requesting $718 billion for the Defense Department for fiscal 2020, a $33 billion, or 5 percent, increase from the current year. In all, national defense spending — including Pentagon programs, war costs and nuclear weapons... Read More Details

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Budget Request Includes 64 Black Hawks for the Army Guard

Sixty-four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Army National Guard highlight President Donald Trump’s $718 billion request for the Pentagon. The topline for defense jumps to $750 billion after adding $32 billion for nuclear weapons programs under... Read More Details

15,851 Military Deaths Since 2006: Congressional Report

Nearly 16,000 service members have died while on active duty since 2006, but more than seven in 10 of them have been while outside combat zones, a report from the Congressional Research Service has found. The report, which used statistics from the... Read More Details

Employers Honored for Guard Support

Thirty companies or organizations have been named as 2019 finalists for the highest Defense Department award an employer can receive for supporting Guard and Reserve employees. The DoD’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program announced the... Read More Details

DoD Outlines New Transgender Rules

The Pentagon is moving forward on new rules to limit transgender service members and recruits after a legal injunction that had blocked the new policy was lifted earlier this month. A memo outlining the policy, obtained by The Associated Press... Read More Details

Army Prepares for Next-Gen Tech, Reduces Current Vehicle Programs

The Army plans to cut 93 programs and alter 93 more to accommodate future next-generation technology under its goal of rapid modernization. Vehicles and aircraft are among the first to feel the change, as Bradley Fighting Vehicles and CH-47 Chinook... Read More Details

Lengyel, Defense Leaders Testify on Capitol Hill

Defense leaders, including the chief of the National Guard Bureau, discussed budget needs with lawmakers today during a series of hearings in both the Senate and House. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the top Guard officer, testified before the House... Read More Details

Bill Ensures Gold Star Families Receive Full Benefits

A Missouri Republican has introduced legislation that would restore life insurance benefits for some Gold Star families whose service members mistakenly opted out of full coverage before a deployment. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s Restoration for the... Read More Details