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Pentagon Seeks Expanded Exchange, Commissary Eligibility

The Defense Department wants Congress to greatly expand eligibility for shopping in on-base exchanges and commissaries, Military Times reported. Officials have asked Congress to let all veterans and civilian employees use the stores. Stephanie Barna... Read More Details

Army National Guard Logo Change Causes Stir

A recruiting rebrand has some worried that the Army National Guard’s iconic Minuteman is on its way out. A symbol that calls back to the Guard’s pre-Revolutionary War roots, the Minuteman has long been associated with the Guard. But it is absent from... Read More Details

Range Upgrades Needed Ahead of New Army Marksmanship Test

A new four-phase marksmanship test featuring more realistic scenarios will soon roll out for the Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve. The old Cold War-era test will be phased out after The Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, publishes a... Read More Details

Democrats Push Two-Year Budget Cap Deal

In a narrow 19-17 vote, the House Budget Committee approved a bill for a defense budget for fiscal 2020 at $733 billion. The bill sets defense spending limits for fiscal 2020 at $664 billion and fiscal 2021 at $680 billion. There will also be $69... Read More Details

Other Associations Join NGAUS Call for TRICARE Reform

NGAUS, the Adjutant General Association of the United States, the Air Force Association, the Association of the U.S. Army, the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., the National Governors Association and the Reserve Organization of... Read More Details

Senators Push for 'Green Alert' to Help Locate Missing Veterans

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, are proposing the creation of a nationwide “Green Alert” system to help veterans in need. The system would be similar to AMBER Alerts, which are in place in all 50 states to help find... Read More Details

NGB Chief Says Border Mission Puts Drill Weekends at Risk

The National Guard’s top general said the force might have to cancel some drill weekends if it is not able to find funds in its budget to sustain the deployment of troops to the southern border. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard... Read More Details

Bipartisan Bill Would Improve Guard Access to Education Benefits

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would give Guardsmen and Reservists some of the same benefits provided to active-duty troops. The Montgomery GI Bill Parity Act (S. 1136) would allow reserve-component personnel to use... Read More Details

Pentagon Leaders Tout Space Force to Skeptical Senate

A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with senior defense leaders showed the Pentagon has a ways to go before swaying Congress to add a sixth military service. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., the committee chairman, said the panel came with an open... Read More Details

Report: Many Air Guardsmen Waiting Past 60 for Retirement Pay

Overworked workers and outdated technology are to blame for delays some Air National Guard retirees are experiencing in getting their retirement pay started, according to a report by NBC News. The report details several retired Air Guardsmen and Air... Read More Details