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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 'Synchronizing' DoD’s Hawaii Wildfire Response
The National Guard is spearheading the Defense Department’s relief efforts in Hawaii following the recent wildfires there, according to the Pentagon’s...
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Pentagon Leaders to Address Guard Conference in Reno
WASHINGTON (Aug. 14, 2023) — The civilian head of the Air Force and the senior officers of the Army and the National Guard will top the agenda when...
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Army Vice Chief Now Heads Service
Gen. Randy A. George is now the Army’s senior uniformed leader. George is formally the Army's vice chief of staff acting as the service's chief of...
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Final Details Set for NGAUS General Conference
This update previews the 145th NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition in Reno, Nevada, including this year's business sessions, trade show information...
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Guam Governor, Mississippi Lawmaker Top 2023 NGAUS Awards
The governor of Guam and a co-chair of the House National Guard and Reserve Caucus, who is also an Army Guard general officer, headline the recipients...
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NGB Chief: Holds 'Very Hard' on Some Guard Families
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, says the current holds in the Senate on hundreds of military promotions are causing...
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Conference to Offer CGOs Professional Development
National Guard company-grade officers will have several opportunities for professional development at the 145th General Conference & Exhibition in...
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Where 54 Becomes One
By Maj. Gen. Janson "Durr" Boyles Every National Guard officer should attend a NGAUS conference at least once. Chances are, after your first, you’ll...
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Final House NDAA Includes Guard Provisions
The House’s final version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670) passed earlier this month includes several provisions that...
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Panel Discusses SPP's Future
As the Department of Defense and the National Guard's State Partnership Program celebrated its 30th anniversary recently, senior leaders and officials...
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Milley: SPP Makes US, Allies 'Stronger Together'
Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told an audience of senior military officers from around the world Monday that the...
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Top 2023 Guard, Reserve Employers Recognized
Two public utilities, four local government agencies and nine corporations are the 15 recipients of the 2023 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award, the U...