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Guard Recruiters Share Stories at NGAUS

A group of Army National Guard recruiters visited the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, learning why sharing their stories with the public matters. The visit honored 27 soldiers from the Mississippi Army... Read More Details

Congress Defies Predictions, Passes Stopgap Budget

Republicans and Democrats set aside sharp policy differences Saturday and passed a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown just hours before the start of fiscal 2024. The action surprised many who thought that the partisan divide in... Read More Details

Guard Team Wins Cyber Competition for 3rd Consecutive Year

A National Guard team has received the 2022 SANS NetWars Department of Defense Services Cup from Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, marking the third consecutive year the Guard team has won the cybersecurity... Read More Details

Speaker Vacancy Holds Up Work in House

All eyes on Capitol Hill are on House Republicans after they selected their nominee to lead the chamber as speaker Tuesday. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., defeated House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, 113-99 in a closed... Read More Details

Veterans, Military Retirees to Get 3.2% COLA Boost

Veterans on disability and military retirees will receive the same 3.2% cost-of-living increase in 2024 that federal officials announced last week for Social Security recipients. The boost is much smaller than this year’s 8.7% increase over 2022 and... Read More Details

Recruiting Continues to Be Challenging

Fiscal 2023 proved to be another rough year for recruiting across much of the U.S. military, including the National Guard. The Army Guard narrowly missed its goal, signing up 29,457 new soldiers nationwide out of its mission of 30,880 troops, nearly... Read More Details

DoD Report Details China's Efforts to Build Military Power

The People's Republic of China is continuing its efforts to overturn the international rules-based order and is building an increasingly effective military to further this aim, according to a Pentagon report provided to Congress last week. The... Read More Details

Popular Counterdrug Program Seeks More Funds

The National Guard Counterdrug Program could help get more illegal drugs off the street if it had more resources, according to the Guard Counterdrug Advisory Council. Since 1989, trained Guardsmen have worked alongside law enforcement agencies to... Read More Details

Many Older C-130H Aircraft Set for New Avionics

Many of the Air National Guard’s old C-130H Hercules cargo planes will soon be brought into the digital age. The Air Force announced plans last week to modify 54 Air Guard and 23 Air Force Reserve C-130H aircraft with Avionics Modernization Program... Read More Details

NGAUS Staffer Honors Fallen Guardsman, Completes 240th Marathon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jennifer Hickey has never served in the military, but her daily physical regimen rivals the type you see on any military installation. "Generally, I run between six and 10 miles every day from the National Guard Memorial Museum in... Read More Details