Personnel

Staff Sgt. Zachary Graham (above right), a member of the South Carolina Army National Guard, helped a man who had been struck by a train and thrown across a Washington Metro station platform Aug. 20.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 28, 2025) — The voice of current and former National Guard officers nationwide is applauding a Senate bill that would ensure that every member of the National Guard and Reserves has access to health care.

Introduced by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the Healthcare for Our Troops Act (S. 2575) would offer premium-free, zero-cost-share medical coverage to every member of the Guard and Reserve through TRICARE, the military’s health insurance program.

As many as 800 District of Columbia National Guard troops were activated Monday to “address the epidemic of crime in our nation’s capital,” President Donald Trump announced during a press conference.

The Space Force will take over all space missions currently performed by nine Air National Guard units Oct. 1, according to a July 30 memo signed by Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink.

The remains of a recently identified 29th Infantry Division Soldier last seen alive on D-Day will be interred Friday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

The children of active-duty and retired service members could remain with their parents’ TRICARE medical coverage until age 26 with no added premium under a bill introduced in the House and Senate.

NGAUS held a second virtual NGAUS retired/separated caucus for NGAUS members June 26, after a successful inaugural event in December.

More than 1,283 National Guard members supported civil authorities and took part in events on June 14 when the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo Thursday that transgender service members in the National Guard and Reserve will have 60 days to voluntarily self-separate or be forced out.

More than 65% of National Guard and Reserve personnel can be classified as overweight or obese, according to a recent American Security Project report, citing 2017 data.

The Army is embarking on a sweeping transformation, according to a letter to the force last week from senior Army leaders.