Veterans

An Indiana National Guard infantry company that fought in the Vietnam War will receive the U.S. military’s highest honor Saturday during the opening ceremony of the 148th Geneal Conference & Exhibition.

One of the two District of Columbia Air National Guard fighter pilots sent on a potential suicide mission the morning of 9/11 will share that experience at the 148th General Conference & Exhibition in Indianapolis, Aug. 28-31.

Congressional staffers and officials of veteran and military service organizations gathered at the National Guard Memorial on Monday to participate in a Mental Health Symposium hosted by NGAUS.

The two retired/separated representatives on the NGAUS board of directors unveiled the working concept to establish a new association task force at last week’s retired/separated virtual meeting.

The first Honor Flight Guardian sponsored by the new National Guard Educational Foundation program accompanied some veterans from Florida last week visiting memorials in Washington, D.C., commemorating their service.

The association president told lawmakers last week about the inequities National Guard Soldiers and Airmen too often face due to an obsolete duty-status system.

Alex Scaffo, a former New Jersey Army National Guardsman and HillVets fellow, has joined the NGAUS staff this week.

After a screening of SHEEPDOG last week in Washington, D.C., the NGAUS chief of staff joined a panel comprised of cast members and a representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs to discuss the movie’s depiction of veteran post-traumatic growth.

Most NGAUS members are now eligible to escort Honor Flights of veterans traveling to Washington, D.C., from around the country to visit memorials built to commemorate their service.

Military retirees and veterans on disability will receive the same 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026 that federal officials announced Friday for Social Security recipients.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday paid tribute to the U.S. military’s prisoners of war and personnel missing in action during a ceremony commemorating National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ leadership would have more authority to discipline or dismiss problematic employees under a newly proposed bill.