Army National Guard

Zero-Cost TRICARE and Dental to Ensure Reserve Component Medical Readiness

The Issue National Guard and Reserve service members continue to face challenges in obtaining health care access to meet...

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Washington Report

November 14, 2023

Storied Base's New Heritage Room Honors the Guard's Legacy

In a hallowed corner of Patton Hall at Northern Virginia’s Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, a journey through the annals of American military history...

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Expansion of GI Benefits for the Guard and Reserve

The Issue Since 9/11, the National Guard has transitioned from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve. Reserve and...

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Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS) Integration

The Issue Army National Guard helicopters, including the UH-60/HH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook, lack the necessary sensors...

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UH-60 Black Hawk Modernization

The Issue The Army National Guard UH-60/HH-60 Black Hawk fleet continues to age, with many units operating aircraft over 26...

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UH-72 Modernization

The Issue The UH-72 Lakota serves as the principal enabler to the Army National Guard Security and Support Battalions (S&S)...

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Increased National Guard Military Construction (MILCON) Funding

The Issue The National Guard represents a significant percentage of the Total Force. However, both the Army National Guard...

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M1 Abrams & M2 Bradley Modernization

The Issue As Army National Guard units continue to deploy in support of overseas contingency operations and are often front...

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Washington Report

November 07, 2023

Army Completes Renaming Bases

The Army has finished renaming nine installations that were previously named after Confederate generals following the redesignation of Fort Gordon...

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Washington Report

November 07, 2023

Oct. 31 'Washington Report' In Briefs

Technical difficulties prevented delivery of the Oct. 31 issue of Washington Report to more than half of the NGAUS e-newsletter's 42,000 subscribers...

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Washington Report

October 17, 2023

Recruiting Continues to Be Challenging

Fiscal 2023 proved to be another rough year for recruiting across much of the U.S. military, including the National Guard. The Army Guard narrowly...

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Washington Report

September 28, 2023

Guard Prepares for Likely Government Shutdown

With Congress showing little progress on approving any budget to begin fiscal 2024 on Sunday, a shutdown of the federal government appears imminent. A...

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