Air National Guard

Since Congress failed to pass normal appropriations or a stopgap budget before the start of the fiscal year on Tuesday, the federal government is officially shut down.

Physical fitness and combat training standards will be raised and scrutinized, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday told hundreds of generals, admirals and senior enlisted personnel from across the services and components.

The Air National Guard lost a fighter unit Sept. 23 when the Maryland National Guard formally ended the A-10C Thunderbolt II mission at Warfield Air National Guard Base outside of Baltimore.

The Air Force last week unveiled changes to its Physical Fitness Assessment and a new fitness program that will soon apply to all Airmen across the total Air Force.

Amid a historic surge in military recruiting, the National Guard exceeded its fiscal year 2025 goals. Since November 2024, the U.S. military has achieved its strongest recruiting performance in 30 years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 30, 2025) — The chief executives of three associations that combine to represent all of the nation’s nearly 800,000 National...

In his most high-profile speech since becoming Air Force secretary in May, Troy Meink emphasized familiar themes — the necessity to modernize, the need to perfect readiness, and remaining focused on “taking care of our people.”

The scope of the Pentagon’s modernization plans for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft will be reduced amid ongoing cost overruns and schedule delays, according to a recent report from a congressional watchdog.

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 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.

Rescue operations by the Texas Army and Air National Guard resulted in the successful recovery of at least 525 people from floodwaters in Central Texas as of Sunday.

Members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing were in the sky operating alongside Air Force Global Strike Command during Operation Midnight Hammer.