Army National Guard

First Lt. Brandon Kreikemeier had an apt description of his experience at last week’s NGAUS Capitol Summit at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters, in Washington, D.C.

Army National Guard Soldiers in all 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia with children ages six weeks through 12 years will soon have access to no-cost childcare during weekend drills.

Active-component Army units have assumed two European missions performed continuously by the Army National Guard for more than a decade.

The Colorado Army National Guard is playing a critical role in humanity’s return to the moon by partnering with NASA to train astronauts for the upcoming crewed missions to the moon’s south pole region.

Military retirees and veterans receiving disability benefits will see the same 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment in 2027 as Social Security recipients, the Social Security Administration announced.

Five Army National Guard Soldiers from five states were runners up in the 2026 Army Best Squad Competition.

The Pentagon has increased pay for military personnel in combat or serving in dangerous locations for the first time in more than two decades.

More than 40 National Guardsmen from across the country attended a counter-unmanned aircraft systems master operator course Sept. 14-25 at Camp Murray and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Army National Guard leaders nationwide joined Army and mobilization enterprise partners Sept. 15-17 at the National Guard Professional Education Center at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, for the Director of the Army National Guard Large-Scale Mobilization Operations Tabletop Exercise.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said the U.S. needs to be prepared for future conflicts in which its adversaries will be able to closely track the location of American forces and attack with autonomous systems that use artificial intelligence.

Recently introduced House legislation would allow all active service to count toward reduced-age retirement for National Guard and Reserve members.

For the second consecutive year, the NGAUS general conference featured a range of voices tackling issues relevant to National Guard leaders at every echelon.