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New NGAUS Staffer Has Long Run Honoring Fallen Troops
NGAUS has a new member of its communications department. Jennifer Hickey is the association’s new digital content manager. Her duties include...
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Guard Official: No Space Guard Could Cost Space Force $750 million
Replacing the Air National Guard’s space professionals could cost $750 million, the commander of California’s Air National Guard says. Brig. Gen...
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Guard F-35s Deploy Overseas for 1st Time
The National Guard has F-35 Lightning II fighters overseas for the first time following a recent deployment to Europe. The Vermont Air Guard’s 158th...
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Pentagon Sees Inflation’s Impact on Budget
The Biden administration will seek supplemental defense funding if inflation shrinks Pentagon buying power in fiscal 2023, the Pentagon’s No. 2...
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Guardsman Receives Settlement for USERRA Violation
The Justice Department has reached a settlement in a civil complaint against Prince George County, Virginia, and the state’s retirement system over...
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Guard Sending Armored Personnel Carriers to Ukraine
The Army National Guard in at least five states is contributing to the 200 M113 armored personnel carriers the U.S. is sending Ukraine. On Friday, the...
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Guard Resumes Ukraine Training
A small Florida Army National Guard task force that left Ukraine just before the Russian invasion has resumed training Ukrainian troops — this time at...
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NGAUS to Host Space Guard Briefing for Hill Staffers
Guard space professionals will share with congressional staffers why the nation needs a Space National Guard at an upcoming NGAUS event. The briefing...
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Army Unveils Guard Maternity Leave Program
Army National Guard and Army Reserve drill-status “birthparents” will receive excused absences with pay and retirement points for 12 unit training...
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NGB Chief: More Guard Deployments to Europe Possible
The National Guard Bureau chief says the Ukraine conflict could prompt more Guard deployments to Europe. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson said about 2,000...
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Pentagon: Renaming Bases Requires More Hill Action
The Defense Department says it needs added authorities from Congress to rename bases and other military property honoring Confederate leaders...
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Army Awards Contract for 2 Next Gen Squad Weapons
Soldiers in close combat units will soon have new individual rifles and a new squad machine gun thanks to an Army contract announced last week. Sig...