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Deploying Guardsmen Must Get COVID Shots Sooner
Army Guard soldiers who will be mobilized on federal orders must get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a June 30 deadline for other members of the force. A...
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Guard Not Being Considered for Supply Chain Mission, For Now
A day after President Joe Biden said he would consider using the National Guard to deal with national supply chain issues, White House officials...
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Fight for a Space National Guard Taking Shape
Lawmakers from states with Guardsmen involved in space missions have begun the push for the creation of a Space National Guard as Congress prepares...
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ARNG Director: Force Could Use More Troops
The director of the Army Guard looked back on a busy two years and ahead to modernization efforts during a public discussion at the Center for...
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Shift in Funds Approved to Pay for Border Mission, Other Programs
Congress has allowed the Pentagon to shift billions of dollars to pay for the deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border, the pandemic...
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COVID Deaths Rise as Vaccine Deadlines Loom
Deaths from COVID-19 within the military continue to rise, with the most recent coming exclusively from the reserve components, which trails the...
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One of Four New Electronic Warfare Battalions Announced
The Michigan Army National Guard will add a new electronic warfare battalion as part of a larger Army transformation related to a shift to multi...
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Army Guard Leaders Talk Modernization, Future Readiness
Leaders from across the Army National Guard addressed wide-ranging issues, from the Army’s new readiness model to balancing state and federal missions...
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FORSCOM CG: Is Army Asking Too Much of Guard, Reserve?
Gen. Michael X. Garrett is looking for some tough conversations. The general who oversees training and readiness for most of the Army as the head of U...
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Pentagon Takes Aim at Climate Change
Defense Department leaders have committed to “bold steps” to accelerate adaptation to and to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change. DoD...
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Army Launches New SHARP Pilot Program
The Army will soon launch a one-year pilot program designed to improve services for sexual assault victims. The pilot, part of a planned redesign of...
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Suicide Report ‘Troubling,’ but Guard Numbers Steady Over 5 Years
Suicides among members of the National Guard, which had appeared to be on the decline in 2019, rose in 2020, according to the latest Defense...