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WASHINGTON (April 17, 2024) — An op-ed by retired Maj. Gen. Frank M. McGinn, the NGAUS president, has been a topic of conversation this morning in a House Armed Services Committee hearing with Air Force officials.
The NGAUS concern is the dangerous precedent the proposal would set by bypassing the requirement in federal law to obtain the consent of the affected governors before transferring Air National Guard space units in seven states to the Space Force.
Read the op-ed at: https://breakingdefense.com/2024/04/air-forces-legislative-proposal-is-an-existential-threat-to-the-national-guard
Reporters, Editors & Producers: Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn is available for interviews or to appear as a subject matter expert on issues related to the National Guard. Contact John Goheen at 202-408-5882 to schedule an interview or appearance.
NGAUS: The association was created in 1878 to provide united Guard representation in Washington. In their first productive meeting after Reconstruction, militia officers from the North and South formed the association with the goal of obtaining better equipment and training by educating Congress on militia requirements. Today, 146 years later with more than 45,000 members nationwide, NGAUS has the same mission.
