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Bills Would Provide Guard with GI Bill Credit Parity
National Guardsmen and Reservists would earn credit toward Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for nearly every day they spend in uniform under legislation...
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2 New York Guardsmen Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash
Two New York Army National Guard aviators were killed Friday afternoon when their UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter crashed near Rio Grande City...
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Guard Wing to Swap Fighters for Cyber
The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing will swap the unit’s fighter mission for an expanded cyber mission, the Air Force announced March 7. The...
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NGAUS Board Meeting, Capitol Summit Set for This Weekend
This will be a busy weekend at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The association’s 29-member board of directors...
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Hurricane Season Begins Quietly
The 2023 Atlantic storm season is underway, and National Guard officials say they're ready to respond wherever and whenever hurricanes strike. The...
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Fort Polk Renamed for New York Guardsman
Fort Polk, Louisiana has been renamed for New York National Guardsman Sgt. Henry Johnson, a World War I hero, following a ceremony Tuesday. The Army...
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NGAUS Minutes March 18, 2023
The NGAUS board of directors gathered at the National Guard Memorial, the association headquarters in Washington, D.C., for its first meeting of 2023...
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New NGAUS Lobbyist is No Stranger to Capitol Hill
NGAUS has filled a key position in the association’s legislative department. Russel Read is the association’s new legislative affairs manager for Air...
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NGB Chief: Zero-Cost TRICARE, Space Guard Critical to Readiness
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, told senators last week that providing premium-free or "zero-cost" medical and dental...
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Fight to Increase Defense Spending Continues
President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law Saturday, extending the debt ceiling for two years and averting a...
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Bill Aims to Extend TRS for Surviving Families
Two lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee have introduced legislation that would extend TRICARE Reserve Select benefits for surviving...
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Bill Would Cover Guardsmen Injured on State Active Duty
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced last week would enable National Guardsmen injured while on state active duty to receive medical care through the...
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Debt Deal Would Cap Defense Spending
The debt-ceiling agreement House Republican leaders and the White House negotiated last week would cap the defense budget's topline at President Joe...
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Country Singer to Headline Conference’s Final Event
Country musician Josh Turner will perform at the Governor’s Farewell, the final event of the 145th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 18-21 in Reno...
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Say Their Names
A message from retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president: It is one day, but it is one with special meaning. “Memorial Day is an...
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NGAUS Seeks Applicants for Association President
The association is looking for applicants to succeed retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson as NGAUS president when he retires early next year. The...