Air National Guard

National Guard cyber experts are on duty or on call in many states to help protect next week’s general election from online threats. Twenty-seven...

Defense Secretary Mark Esper recently presented the National Guard Bureau with its first Joint Meritorious Unit Award for outstanding service from...

About 600 National Guard military police are on standby in two states to respond quickly to civil unrest around the country, according to published...

The Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs will be required to share information on deployment frequency under new legislation proposed by Rep...

The suicide rate for National Guard soldiers and airmen fell in 2019, according to officials. That year, 89 Guard troops died by suicide, down from...

Military suicides have increased as much as 20% amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by The Associated Press . The biggest...

Two members of the House of Representatives are asking for an independent review of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Rep. Steve Womack...

The Air Force has paused organized physical fitness testing and training until 2021, in hopes the decision will help slow the spread of COVID-19 in...

The National Guard Bureau’s senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Tony Whitehead, said he didn’t realize how much he missed interacting with...

The White House has informed dozens of states they will not receive full federal funding for continued National Guard COVID-19 response missions. The...

New commentary from the Center for New American Security suggests the National Guard’s retention challenges could be addressed, in part, via change to...

California National Guard helicopter crews rescued more than 300 people trapped by large wildfires across the state over the Labor Day weekend. The...