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NGEF Honors Another 14 Big Donors at Reception

The National Guard Educational Foundation recognized 14 individual, organizations and corporate donors Nov. 16 during a special reception at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The 14 recently contributed a... Read More Details

Mission: Readiness Group Marks Decade of Service

When Mission: Readiness launched in 2009, the nonpartisan organization counted only a few more than a dozen retired generals and admirals in its organization. Today, the retired senior military leaders backing the organization number more than 750... Read More Details

DoD Audit Finds 1,300 New Issues

The Defense Department’s latest financial audit found no evidence of fraud, no significant issues with payroll and no issues with the department’s inventory of major military equipment, but also did not give the Pentagon a clean bill of health... Read More Details

Legislation Would Close Health Care Gap for Some Guard Retirees

New, bipartisan legislation would help close a gap in health care coverage for National Guard and Reserve service members who are otherwise able to retire early based on their active-duty service. The TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve... Read More Details

Army Outlines Alternative Army Combat Fitness Test

The Army has laid out an alternative to the new Army Combat Fitness Test for soldiers who are on permanent profile due to physical limitations. A memo dated last month from the Office of the Army Surgeon General outlines the requirements for such an... Read More Details

Eat of Battle

There are as many opinions of Meals, Ready to Eat, Individual — the U.S. military’s longtime individual combat rations — as there are people in uniform. Anyone who has been to the field has a favorite MRE. Most also have one they wouldn’t take if it... Read More Details

New Heights

A lumbering CH-47 Chinook loops over a field of wildflowers before gently settling down, rotors kicking up a fine spray of debris. The Georgia Army National Guard soldiers inside the helicopter have flown days to get here. Now, with picturesque peaks... Read More Details

Targeting Suicide

The National Guard has the highest suicide rate in the military, according to the Defense Department’s 2018 Annual Suicide Report released Sept. 26. In calendar year 2018, 541 service members died by their own hand: 325 in the active components, 135... Read More Details

PFAS Key to NDAA Discussions; Government Efforts Criticized

The clean-up of hundreds of military sites, including National Guard facilities, is one of several central discussions as lawmakers continue talks to hammer out a compromise defense policy legislation. The harmful pollutants, known collectively as... Read More Details

Problems Continue to Plague F-35 Supply Chain

The military’s newest fighter jet faces big hurdles when it comes to sustainment, according to a new government report. Shortages of spare parts, problems with a key maintenance tool and a lack of long-term sustainment planning are plaguing the F-35... Read More Details