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Onetime Guardsman Receives Medal of Honor
A soldier who would go on to serve in the National Guard was one of four Army veterans to receive the nation’s highest honor for valor last week for...
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Court: States can be Sued for Firing Reserve Employees
State agencies aren't immune from private lawsuits under federal laws meant to protect the employment rights of National Guardsmen and Reservists...
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Big Tailgate Party Planned for the Conference
Expect a States Dinner at the 144th General Conference & Exhibition next month in Columbus, Ohio, like none other in the annual event's century-old...
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Army: Guard Vaccine Refusers Banned from Training, Drill
Members of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve refusing the COVID-19 vaccination may no longer participate in federally funded drills and...
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Army Guardsmen Risk Service Before COVID-19 Deadline
Up to 40,000 Army National Guard troops nationwide haven’t gotten COVID-19 vaccinations, the National Guard Bureau says. On Monday, the NGB said about...
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Military Struggles with Recruiting, Especially the Army
Every branch of the military is struggling to meet its fiscal 2022 recruiting goals, multiple reports say, with the Army having the most difficulty...
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No-Cost Dental, FEDREC Among House NDAA Items
The House Armed Services Committee included no-cost dental care for every National Guardsman and Reservist in its version of the fiscal 2023 National...
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Senators Back $45 Billion Increase to Defense Spending
Congress appears poised to add tens of billions of dollars to President Joe Biden’s already record defense budget request. Forty-year-high inflation...
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States: Feds Can’t Dictate How Guard Works with Unions
The Mississippi attorney general led an 11-state legal effort last week to stop what they called “further federal encroachment on state National Guard...
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Bill Would Give Guardsmen No-Cost Dental Care
New legislation would provide National Guardsmen and Reservists with access to no-cost dental care. The Dental Care for Our Troops Act, introduced...
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Study: Brain Disease Found in NFL Seems Rare in Veterans
A new study suggests a brain disease observed in hundreds of former National Football League players rarely appears in veterans, Military Times...
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Senator Promises Bill to Expand Guard Health Care
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., says she will introduce legislation to expand health care coverage for U.S. military reservists. The bill would give free...