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Businesses Honor Veterans Day With Meals, Special Deals
Veterans Day 2022 means many restaurants, retailers and recreational vendors will honor eligible veterans and current service members with free meals...
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NGB Chief: Competitive Edge Needs Fast Modernization, Innovation
Modernization is central to preserving the Joint Force's competitive edge, the chief of the National Guard Bureau recently said. While modernization...
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New Defense Strategy Lays Out Pentagon Role in National Security
America’s military has a future teaming with serious challenges, according to the Pentagon’s 2022 National Defense Strategy . Published last Thursday...
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Drilling Guardsmen Run for Seats in Congress
At least four drill-status National Guard officers are seeking a first term in the House of Representatives in next Tuesday’s midterm elections. Three...
SPONSORED CONTENT: IT Modernization with Cloud, AWS Drives Mission Improvements
In their civilian lives, National Guard members already reap the benefits of technology modernization. From streaming video services to online banking...
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Lawmakers Press Pentagon on Incentive Pay Parity
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers are pressing the Defense Department to implement a law already on the books to pay National Guardsmen and...
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OMB is Wrong — Our Nation Needs a Space Guard
I would like to know the real reason why the White House Office of Management and Budget opposes creating a Space National Guard. So far, OMB’s stated...
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Guard Leaders: The Stigma of Seeking Help Must Change
National Guard soldiers and airmen must learn it’s OK to not be OK and seek help, two Guard suicide experts say. The pair argues speaking freely about...
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Panel Talks Army Guard Preparations for 2030
Five Army National Guard leaders have shared how the force plans to attract new talent and modernize alongside the Army. During a recent forum, the...
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New Security Strategy Pictures 'Decisive Decade' Ahead
The U.S. faces many serious security challenges this decade, according to President Joe Biden's 2022 National Security Strategy . Released last week...
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Senate Slowly Begins Work on Annual Defense Bill
More than two months after the House finished working on its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Senate has begun...
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Veterans, Retirees to Get 8.7% COLA Boost
Veterans and military retirees will receive the same 8.7% cost-of-living increase as Social Security recipients next year, federal officials announced...