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Bipartisan Space Guard Legislation Reintroduced in the House

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., reintroduced legislation last week that would create a Space National Guard under the Space Force. If passed, the Space National Guard Establishment Act (H.R. 3048) would move the roughly 1... Read More Details

DoD Investing in Wearable Technology That Could Rapidly Predict Disease

The Defense Innovation Unit, in partnership with the private sector, has developed a wearable device that was highly successful identifying infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More Details

Conference Social Events Set

The Nevada National Guard Association has finalized the planned social events and activities at the 145th General Conference & Exhibition in Reno, Nevada, Aug. 18-21. Some events are in or near the Sierra Nevada mountain range surrounding the host... Read More Details

Guard Recruiting Continues to Outpace Last Year

National Guard recruiting continues rebounding after a dismal fiscal 2022, according to numbers from the National Guard Bureau. The Army Guard saw a 26% increase in recruiting in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 (January through March) over the same... Read More Details

Bipartisan House Bill Aims to Increase Differential Pay

Legislation reintroduced in the House Monday would better incentivize employers to continue paying their activated National Guard and Reserve employees. Currently, employers aren't required to pay their active Guard and Reserve employees. But... Read More Details

Guard Official: Space Guard Could Save Lives

Creating a Space National Guard could save lives, according to the commander of the Colorado Air Guard. Brig. Gen. D. Micah "Zeus" Fesler said Air Guard space professionals in his state already have while recently responding to a helicopter crash. "I... Read More Details

Debt-Limit Fight Has Potential Defense Impacts

The House and Senate Armed Services committees have paused work on the annual defense policy and authorization bill until President Joe Biden and Congress find a compromise on the approaching debt limit crisis. The HASC's subcommittees were supposed... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | May 2023

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From the Chief: Our Legal Basis

I was born and raised in Happy Camp, California. Yes, it’s a real place. Yes, I’m a Happy Camper. And no, there isn’t a single stoplight in the entire town. But what Happy Camp lacks in stoplights it makes up for in mystery and legend. My hometown is... Read More Details

The Art of ACE

People often ask me about my favorite piece of Air Force equipment. You probably think it’s one of the two fighters I spent most of my career flying — the A-10 Thunderbolt II (aka Warthog) or the F-16 Fighting Falcon (aka Viper). But it’s neither... Read More Details