Washington Report

As many as 800 District of Columbia National Guard troops were activated Monday to “address the epidemic of crime in our nation’s capital,” President Donald Trump announced during a press conference.

The Space Force will take over all space missions currently performed by nine Air National Guard units Oct. 1, according to a July 30 memo signed by Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink.

The remains of a recently identified 29th Infantry Division Soldier last seen alive on D-Day will be interred Friday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

The Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved a defense appropriations measure providing $851.9 billion in discretionary spending, which is 2.5% above the president’s fiscal 2026 request.

The first National Guardsman to be U.S. military’s senior officer tops the list of five four-star generals scheduled to speak at the 147th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 22-25 in Milwaukee.

The children of active-duty and retired service members could remain with their parents’ TRICARE medical coverage until age 26 with no added premium under a bill introduced in the House and Senate.

A U.S. senator who has long championed National Guard personnel and readiness tops the list of 2025 NGAUS individual awards approved July 19 by the board of directors.

For the third consecutive year, counterdrug experts, National Guard leaders and congressional staff gathered on Capitol Hill to spotlight the unique value of the National Guard Counterdrug Program.

Both the House and Senate Armed Services committees include a 3.8% base pay increase for service members in their respective versions of the annual defense policy bill.

Soldiers from Arizona and Utah were named the Army National Guard’s 2025 Best Warriors after five days of competition across Maryland last week.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has rescinded what he says are “restrictive policies” that have hampered production of drones to unleash “the combined potential of American manufacturing and warfighter ingenuity.”

Every NGAUS member should attend our annual conference at least once, writes retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president.