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Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, the National Guard Bureau’s senior leader emphasized the Guard’s value to America.

National Guard units across multiple states prepared themselves this month to defend against advanced cyberthreats in a variety of sophisticated simulation exercises.

The nation’s governors are alarmed by indications that Space Force leadership is “aggressively pushing a plan to fully implement Legislative Proposal 480 and remove Air National Guard space units from states by the end of the year.”

Even fewer Air National Guard space professionals are willing to transfer to a single-component Space Force than last year, according to a recent survey.

Bipartisian legislation introduced last week in both chambers of Congress would create a Space National Guard, fulfilling what Senate sponsors said was President Donald Trump’s “promise to do so in his second term.”

WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers applauds bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday in the House and Senate

WASHINGTON (Dec. 9, 2024) — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on the conference report on the...

The nation’s governors are urging lawmakers to swiftly pass a defense policy bill that preserves state authority over the National Guard.

More than 100 lawmakers are calling for a provision to be included in the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act that would potentially resolve a contentious debate over the Air Force’s proposal to transfer National Guardsmen to the Space Force without the consent of their governors.

Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on a bipartisan letter from 125 lawmakers urging the leadership of the Senate and House Armed Services committees to maintain the longstanding authority of governors over the National Guard.

The nation's governors would maintain their ability to nix any proposed transfers of National Guard units to other components under a measure approved on May 22 by the House Armed Services Committee.

The chair and vice chair of the National Governors Association say the Air Force's latest plan for the National Guard constitutes "dangerous" federal overreach.