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Army, Air Force Chiefs to Address National Guard Conference

Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will top the agenda when some 3,000 National Guard officers and their guests from across the country gather Aug. 24 to 27 in New Orleans for the 140th NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition. Conference... Read More Details

Vietnam Memories, Slow Aircraft, New Orleans

Fifty years ago, National Guardsmen went to Vietnam. Yes, they did. And several of them recall those times, including an elephant attack, in the August edition of NATIONAL GUARD, the award-winning NGAUS magazine. It may look like an old airplane and... Read More Details

Guard Chief Honors World War I Dead in France

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel was the senior U.S. military attendee at the World War I Centennial Commemoration at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in France July 28, joined by Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief. More... Read More Details

Mattis Supports Space Force, but what is it?

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he supports creation of a U.S. Space Force as a sixth military service despite earlier comments that seemed to show the opposite, according to The Associated Press. “I was not against setting up a Space Force,”... Read More Details

NDAA, Now Law, Addresses Aviation Safety, Honors Dogs, More

President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act Monday in New York. The bill offers the policies under which the Defense Department is to operate. A later appropriations bill will provide the funding. Trump has... Read More Details

NGB Chief, The Future, Spouses, ESGR

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, sat for an interview with NATIONAL GUARD. He discusses the state of the nation’s operational reserve force and what lies ahead. The Air Guard officer’s thoughts are in the current issue... Read More Details

Defense Secretary to Address NGAUS Conference

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis headlines the list of military leaders set to speak when 3,000 National Guard officers and their guests from around the country gather here this weekend for the 140th NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition. Mattis is... Read More Details

Republicans Say No to Probe of Influence at VA

Republican lawmakers say they will not investigate any possible influence by three of President Donald Trump’s friends on policy and personnel decisions at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to CQ-Roll Call . Democrats are seeking a... Read More Details

GAO: Air Force Pave Hawk Plan Keeps Guard Waiting

A government report released last week highlights a concern NGAUS has about the fielding of new equipment to the National Guard. The Government Accountability Office report notes that the Air Force plan to replace the aging HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue... Read More Details

Mattis to Address NGAUS Conference

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis will address the 140th General Conference & Exhibition that begins this week in New Orleans. Mattis, a retired Marine four-star general and former commander of U.S. Central Command, was President Donald Trump’s pick... Read More Details