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Expansion of GI Benefits for the Guard and Reserve

The Issue Since 9/11, the National Guard has transitioned from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve. Reserve and Active-duty service members train and deploy in unison for wildfires, hurricanes, overseas operations, and more. National Guard... Read More Details

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 and social events. Here is what to expect: Digital Version - NATIONAL GUARD Magazine Getting There... Read More Details

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 staff. Ultimately, George is filling both positions. George is set to address the 145th General... Read More Details

Box of Change

Soldiers refer to the sprawling maneuver area at the Joint Readiness Training Center here as “the Box.” Visiting infantry brigade combat teams spend two weeks in its swampy pine forest confines undergoing the most realistic combat training the Army... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | August 2023

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From the Chief: Let's Meet

For some, August means long days by the beach or the lake or soaking up the last bit of summer before the return to routine schedules and shorter days. For me, however, August means one thing: National Guard association conference season. Both EANGUS... Read More Details

A Conversation with Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh

Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh doesn’t mince words when talking about the challenges facing the Air National Guard. The Air Guard, he says, has the skill and will to continue providing a substantial portion of the nation’s airpower — maybe even more. All it... Read More Details

A Conversation with Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen

Lt. Gen Jon A. Jensen strongly believes the Army National Guard must adapt to meet the threats of an increasingly dangerous world. Entering his fourth year in charge of the development and implementation of federal programs and policies affecting the... Read More Details

Pearls of Wisdom

To be a leader in the military — regardless of service or component — requires devotion to the study of the science and art of leadership. Besides required professional education to climb the promotional ladder, there are countless books and manuals... Read More Details

Headliners on the World Stage

My career as an Illinois Air National Guard C-130 Hercules pilot has taken me around the world supporting many of the major operations and exercises of the last two decades. I’ve worked with members of many of our allies and partners. I thought I had... Read More Details