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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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Guard Team Wins Cyber Competition for 3rd Consecutive Year
A National Guard team has received the 2022 SANS NetWars Department of Defense Services Cup from Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National...
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Congress Defies Predictions, Passes Stopgap Budget
Republicans and Democrats set aside sharp policy differences Saturday and passed a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown just hours...
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Guard Recruiters Share Stories at NGAUS
A group of Army National Guard recruiters visited the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, learning why...
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Annual NGEF Golf Tournament Draws a Crowd
Nearly 100 golfers took part in the 25th Annual National Guard Educational Foundation Golf Tournament at Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton, Virginia...
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Senate Recognizes Guard's State Partnership Program
The Senate formally recognized 30 years of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program last week. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Lindsey Graham...
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Guard Prepares for Likely Government Shutdown
With Congress showing little progress on approving any budget to begin fiscal 2024 on Sunday, a shutdown of the federal government appears imminent. A...
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NGAUS Sets Priorities for NDAA Negotiations
The House and Senate are preparing to reconcile differences in their versions of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, and NGAUS has...
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DoD Continues Search for POW/MIAs
Nearly 81,000 American service members remain missing after serving in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and other conflicts involving the...
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4 More Guard Wings Selected to Fly C-130Js
Four more Air National Guard airlift wings are set to convert to new intra-theater cargo planes. The Air Force announced Sept. 14 it has tentatively...
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Army Unveils New Abrams Modernization Plan
Army officials are cancelling their current upgrade plans for the M1 Abrams main battle tank in favor of a more significant modernization effort, the...
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Air Guard Partners With NFL Team on Recruiting, Retention
For the first time in Air National Guard history, the service has partnered with a National Football League team to bolster the Air Force Recruiting...
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Congress Returns to Government Shutdown Drama
The Senate is back in session this week following its August recess, and the top priority is implementing a stopgap budget for fiscal 2024 before...