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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Overworked workers and outdated technology are to blame for delays some Air National Guard retirees are experiencing in getting their retirement pay started, according to a report by NBC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

Employers Honored with 2018 ESGR Freedom Award

The Defense Department announced this week the 15 recipients of the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. It is the highest honor given to the employers of National Guard and Reserve members. The winners were selected from more... Read More Details

Familiar Face Takes Over NGAUS Membership Effort

A former state association leader who has worked closely with NGAUS and the National Guard Executive Directors Association for years has taken over the membership effort at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters in Washington, D... Read More Details

University Study Seeks to Help Combat Guard Suicides

Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi believe one in 10 Guardsmen may be denying suicidal thoughts, according to a study published last year. The research, recently highlighted by the Military Suicide Research Consortium, builds on an... Read More Details

Review of Valor Awards to Become Automatic

A new Pentagon policy will trigger an automatic review of the nation’s highest awards for valor, according to Military.com . The policy, which has not officially been announced, would mandate a review of any Silver Star or service cross not reviewed... Read More Details

NGAUS Asks Congress to Loosen Spending Caps

NGAUS has asked congressional leaders to support legislation that would lift the statutory spending caps for fiscal 2020 and 2021. In the letter, retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, warned that the nation risks falling behind... Read More Details