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DoD Finally Has a Fiscal 2024 Spending Plan
President Joe Biden signed into law six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including one containing $824.5 billion for the Defense Department.
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The National Guard: Built to Defend America
Developing a theme for the NGAUS general conference is always an important part of our planning for the big annual event. — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president
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Guardsmen Reflect on NGAUS CGO Event
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.
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NGAUS Appeals to Congress for Health Care, Benefits Parity
The NGAUS president shared with Congress the paradox facing the National Guard when it comes to readiness.
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Bill Would Help Guardsmen Gain Student Aid
A bipartisan bill would help provide more educational opportunities for Guardsmen under the age of 25. The Improving College Affordability for Our...
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Guard Innovation Competition Selects Winning Proposals
The National Guard recently looked within to maximize precious resources. The results, following a months-long competition, are innovative projects...
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DoD Looks to Address Racial Bias, Increase Diversity
The Pentagon is moving to address a long history of racial discrimination amid a national wave of outrage and protests following the death of George...
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Guard Deployments to Nation’s Capital Come Under Scrutiny
The number of Guardsmen supporting domestic missions continues to decline following a historic response, but some lawmakers are now questioning...
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CNGB Nominee: Guard Faces Pivotal Time
This is a pivotal time in the history of the National Guard, the nominee to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau told the Senate Armed...
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Space National Guard: Why Wait?
Unless Congress intervenes soon, the Pentagon will orphan about 1,200 National Guard airmen from their active-component counterparts. The airmen are...
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Tokens of Esteem
The U.S. Armed Forces are steeped in rituals, some nearly as old as the services themselves. Army cavalrymen still hold spur rides. And sailors host...
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Schooling Their Own
A team of Army National Guard soldiers recently completed a year-long mission that gained little attention but will have a big impact on the Guard’s...
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Guard DOMOPS Decline; Review of Unrest Response Ordered
Tens of thousands of Guardsmen remain on duty for domestic operations, even as the historic response appears to wind down. Nearly half the number of...
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SASC Approves NDAA with Pay Raise, but No Space Guard
The Senate Armed Services Committee has pushed forward its version of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, but the potential impact on...
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States Prep for Busy Hurricane Season Amid Historic Year
The 2020 hurricane season is barely underway, but has already set records. That’s a concern for Guard leaders who are already dealing with a historic...
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Air Guard Director Talks New Retention Challenges
The Air National Guard could miss its personnel end-strength goal by up to 1,000 airmen amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the director of the Air...