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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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2020 ESGR Freedom Award Finalists Announced
More than two dozen employers that support their Guard and Reserve employees have been recognized as finalists for 2020 Employer Support Freedom...
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NGAUS: Troops in the COVID-19 Fight Lack Proper Medical Coverage
WASHINGTON (April 2, 2020) — Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement: “Governors and National Guard...
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April 2020 Update
NGAUS is thoroughly engaged with the Trump administration, as well as Members of Congress and staff despite closure of Congressional office space...
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New Army Fitness Test Delayed By Coronavirus
The Army has suspended plans to fully implement the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) in October. The decision, first reported by Military.com , was...
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Military and Public Service Commission Calls for Bigger Guard Role
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service wants the National Guard to expand its community-building efforts and leverage its...
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Pentagon Creates Task Force to Speed COVID-19 Purchases
The Defense Department has created a new joint task force to help it with acquisitions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Pentagon hopes...
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NJ Guardsman is First Service Member Lost to Coronavirus
A New Jersey Army National Guardsman is the first U.S. service member to die from COVID-19, officials announced late Monday. Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok...
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Title 32 Use Slowly Increasing for Guard Coronavirus Missions
Guardsmen in at least four states are being paid by the federal government as the National Guard remains on the frontlines of the ongoing coronavirus...
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COVID-19 Stimulus Package Provides Guard Boost
Just under $1.5 billion was allocated for the National Guard as part of the $2 trillion stimulus package approved by Congress and signed into law by...
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Viral Mission
Slightly more than 200 Americans had tested positive with COVID-19 when four California Air National Guardsmen were hoisted onto the Grand Princess...
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Family Benefit
Desmond Williams is a freshman at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, largely because his mother wears combat boots. He was...
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NGAUS to Pentagon: Give the Governors What They Need
WASHINGTON (March 27, 2020) — Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement on the Pentagon’s continued...