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A top Air Force commander at North American Aerospace Defense Command has been nominated to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau.

America is closer to fighting a major war with a near-peer adversary than at any time in the last 80 years, and the nation — including the U.S. military — is not prepared.

President Joe Biden has nominated Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. Stubbs, the adjutant general of Arkansas, to be the next director of the Army National Guard, the Pentagon announced July 10.

The National Guard Bureau is experiencing a senior leader drain that may not be rectified for multiple months.

This figures to be a formative week in Congress for the development of the nation's annual defense policy bill.

NGAUS has filled a key position in the association’s legislative department.

A prominent member of Congress told a reporter April 17 that NGAUS should not "waste their time" fighting a legislative proposal from the Department of the Air Force to transfer the Air National Guard's space units to the Space Force.

More than 100,000 drilling National Guardsmen and Reservists who are full-time federal employees would be eligible to purchase TRICARE Reserve Select health care under legislation introduced in both the House and Senate last week.

The chief of the National Guard Bureau is asking Congress to find the funds for 12 new fighters for the Air Guard at a combined cost of $1.35 billion.

President Joe Biden signed into law six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including one containing $824.5 billion for the Defense Department.

NGAUS gave company-grade officers from across the nation a peak behind the legislative curtain during the first Capitol Summit of the year conducted March 17-19.

The NGAUS president shared with Congress the paradox facing the National Guard when it comes to readiness.