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Commission Cuts List of Potential New Base Names
The federal Naming Commission has released a list of 87 potential names for nine posts named for Confederate generals. The list was selected from 3...
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Final 2022 Budget Includes Guard Vehicles, Aircraft
The $1.5 trillion spending plan that President Joe Biden signed Friday to fund the government through September includes several billion dollars to...
NGAUS on the Hill
March 2022
Appropriations H.R.2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 was signed into law on 11 March 2022, fully funding the federal government through the...
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Burial Equity Bill Passes Congress
Congress passed legislation last week that ensures every National Guardsman and Reservist is eligible to be buried in state veterans’ cemeteries — as...
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House Bill Would Provide DD-214 to Guardsmen
National Guard and Reservists would receive the same DD-214 form as active-component personnel following their retirement or completion of service...
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Army Grants First Religious Vaccine Waiver
The Army has granted its first permanent religion-based exemption from taking the mandatory coronavirus vaccine, according to data the service...
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House Approves New Benefits for Burn Pit Exposure
The House passed sweeping military toxic exposure legislation on Thursday that would grant new disability benefits for illnesses linked to burn pits...
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New Staffers Start Work at NGAUS
NGAUS has added two new employees familiar with the way things work in the nation’s capital to its headquarters staff in Washington, D.C. Mark Hensch...
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NGAUS President Testifies Before Congress
Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, touted zero-cost TRICARE, benefit parity and a single document to record military service to replace the active-duty only DD-214 in testimony to a joint session of the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs committees.
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Guardsmen Called for New Capital Mission
Upwards of 700 National Guard could assist local law enforcement during planned protests in the nation’s capital this week. The Pentagon approved the...
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Director: Modernization Creates Opportunity for Army Guard
The director of the Army National Guard says the force will look to convert, transition or stand up new units as the Army strives to modernize amid...
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No Place for Extremism as Army Guard Looks to Diversity
The Army Guard’s top officer said extremism has no place in the force and discussed efforts to diversify the ranks during remarks last week. Lt. Gen...