Air National Guard

The Department of War is giving service members who involuntarily separated for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine another year to apply for reinstatement.

The “death gratuity” paid to the families of fallen service members would double from $100,000 to $200,000 to keep up with inflation under legislation introduced earlier this month.

A bill introduced last week would provide expanded access to veterans seeking medical treatment for infertility.

Three members of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing were among six crewmen killed March 12 when their KC-135R Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq.

National Guardsmen and Reservists would no longer pay federal tax on their drill pay under a new House bill.

Not much has been released by the White House, U.S. Central Command or the Pentagon about the National Guard’s contributions to Operation Epic Fury, the effort that begun Saturday to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons in Iran.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth underscored the Department of War’s top priorities in a meeting with National Guard leaders Feb. 25 at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia.

New aircraft and vehicles for the National Guard not included in the original budget request were in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations President Donald Trump signed Feb. 3.

A new Hudson Institute report delivers a stark warning: the U.S. Air Force could be defeated by China in a future conflict if it does not fundamentally change its force design and operational approach.

The Army National Guard formally established a new leadership tradition Feb. 12, 2026, presenting the inaugural Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr. Leadership Award to Chief Warrant Officer 4 Douglas Malone and Sgt. 1st Class Danielle Beasley.

The Department of War has designated the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan as a national range for deep uncrewed aerial systems training.