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Desmond Williams is a freshman at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, largely because his mother wears combat boots. He was...
Press Release
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...
Washington Report
Eight Guard Bases Still in Running for C-130J Aircraft
The Air National Guard has identified eight candidate bases for new C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft. Officials will next complete site surveys...
Washington Report
Legislation Would Increase Tax Credits for Guard Employers
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., and Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, have introduced legislation that would encourage employers to continue to pay the...
Washington Report
Guard Leaders Battle Misinformation as Guardsmen Take on Coronavirus
Thousands of National Guardsmen are currently deployed in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, but in many cases, their leaders are...
Washington Report
President Authorizes Title 32 for Guard Responses in Three States
More than 9,000 National Guardsmen are providing assistance during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, according to Guard leaders. The soldiers...
Washington Report
Valor, Defiant Chosen for Future Helicopter Competition
Bell and a Sikorsky-Boeing team have been selected to move into the next phase of the Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition...
Press Release
NGAUS to President, Congress: Use the Guard in Federal Title 32
WASHINGTON (March 19, 2020) — NGAUS wrote President Donald Trump and congressional leaders today strongly recommending the use of the National Guard...
Washington Report
House, Senate Moves to Protect GI Bill Benefits from Coronavirus
New legislation introduced in the House and Senate would help protect GI Bill benefits for veterans at schools impacted by coronavirus. The bills were...
Washington Report
GWOT Medals Approved for Kony Mission in Africa
U.S. troops who took part in Operation Observant Compass, the nearly six-year-long mission to apprehend warlord Joseph Kony, may now be eligible for...
Washington Report
PFAS Report Shows More Potential Contaminations
The number of military installations possibly contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, has grown from 401 to 651, according to...
Washington Report
Several States Call Guardsmen to Slow Coronavirus Spread
More than 1,500 Guardsmen have been activated to help combat the spread of COVID-19, with numbers growing daily in response to the pandemic. Air and...