NGAUS Staff

A retired Army National Guard colonel will oversee NGAUS staff in Washington, D.C. and take on the role of conference coordinator.

Zita Fletcher joined NGAUS as senior writer/editor last week. Her duties include writing and editing the association’s weekly e-newsletter, as well as writing stories for NATIONAL GUARD magazine.

The new NGAUS vice president of government affairs said advancing the interests of the association’s membership is his only priority.

An events coordinator has joined the NGAUS team.

A one-time member of the NGAUS legislative team who left 22 years ago to begin a series of significant positions in the Active Guard and Reserve program is set to bring his vast experience back to the association.

A new legislative assistant has joined the NGAUS team.

The National Guard Educational Foundation recognized another large group of major donors Saturday evening during a special reception at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C.

NGAUS has requested Congress fund several items in its fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill that would "significantly impact" the National Guard.

William Matney, an Army National Guardsman with the Virginia Guard, began his role as a legislative analyst at NGAUS on Nov. 4.

Consideration of the NGAUS 2025 operating budget and the pending legislation before Congress will top the agenda when the association’s board of directors gathers this weekend at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C., for its final meeting of the year.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., received the NGAUS Montgomery Medal — the association’s second highest award — during an Oct. 24 ceremony in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The event — which will be held Dec. 9-10 at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. — will give industry partners the opportunity to learn how to work with the Guard and gain insights into the component's priorities.