Image
National Guard News
Filter News Content
Washington Report
Military Historian Takes Over as NGEF Deputy Director
A member of an Army military history detachment who recently returned from duty in the Middle East is the new deputy director of the National Guard...
Washington Report
House Votes to Expand Guard GI Bill Eligibility
Guard soldiers and airmen would accrue credit toward GI Bill educational benefits more like their active-duty counterparts under legislation passed by...
Washington Report
Unvaccinated Air Guardsmen to Lose Pay, Benefits
Approximately 2,500 Air Guardsmen are set to lose pay and benefits due to being unvaccinated. And thousands more could be in for a similar fate if...
Washington Report
House to Consider Bill to Expand Guard GI Bill Eligibility
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider legislation this week that could expand eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill to count every day...
Washington Report
Florida Lawmaker Lobbies for a Bigger Guard
A Florida congressman has joined calls for his state’s National Guard force to grow. U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, a Democrat, both praised his state’s...
Washington Report
Air Guard Wings Working to Ensure Flying Future
Amid Air Force efforts to modernize its flying fleet, several states are working to either ensure the safety of their legacy aircraft missions or...
Washington Report
The Guard’s Year in Review
The National Guard ended 2021 in much the same way the year began, with thousands of Guardsmen serving their states and nation at home and abroad...
Washington Report
Guard Continues Year Three of COVID-19 Mission
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, the National Guard is doing its part in assisting where it can. More than 12,800 Guard soldiers and...
Washington Report
NDAA Opens Army Job Portal, Raises ADOS Limit
There’s some good news in the annual defense policy act for members of the Army National Guard on or interested in temporary active-duty assignments...
Washington Report
Incentive Pay Parity Included in Final NDAA
National Guardsmen who receive incentive and special-duty pay will soon be compensated at the same rate as their active-component counterparts as part...
Washington Report
NGAUS Fills Two Staff Vacancies
NGAUS has filled staff positions in its membership and marketing department and finance and human resources department. Melvin Bodmer Jr. started this...
Washington Report
U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq Ends
The U.S. military has formally ended its combat mission in Iraq, following through on plans announced by the Biden administration earlier this year...