Air National Guard

Domestic missions like the one in Washington, D.C., are helping build National Guard readiness rather than detracting from it, a senior Guard leader said last week during a media roundtable.

Attention all company grade officers…Hear from your own at the 148th General Conference & Exhibition in Indianapolis, Aug. 29 to 31.

Urgency, speed, efficiency, competition and lethality: These are the new guiding principles of our War Department. This moment requires defense hawks and fiscal hawks to pull together, and I'm proud to call myself both.

The Department of the Air Force last week released further guidance on implementing a policy directing chaplains to replace rank with religious insignia on their uniforms.

Leaders from several military and veteran service organizations are urging Congress to move quickly on legislation they say would modernize and simplify the way National Guard and Reserve members are placed on duty, paid and credited for their service.

Drug trafficking networks often cross state and international borders, and analysts with the National Guard Counterdrug program are helping law enforcement officials identify trafficking routes and connect investigations across jurisdictions to disrupt and stop the flow of illicit drugs.

The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation last week unveiled the first renderings of the future memorial on the National Mall that will honor those who served in the conflict that began in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Ready to see the equipment and other technology you may use tomorrow? The tradeshow at 148th General Conference & Exhibition offers such a glimpse Aug. 28–31 in Indianapolis.

Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Rhode Island National Guard Airmen completed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, to Fort Irwin, California, during the National Guard's Minuteman Rotation, the first at the National Training Center.

We issued a survey to our members to gauge their desire for the association to support a Defense Department proposal calling for the elimination of the dual-status military technician program.  

As unmanned aerial systems continue to evolve from recreational tools into potential threats to public safety, critical infrastructure and major public events, the Washington National Guard is positioning itself at the forefront of counter-UAS training and readiness.

Tens of thousands of soccer fans from overseas will be coming to North America over the next month to support their nation’s team in the World Cup. Hundreds of millions more will be riveted to the action in stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico.