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House Republicans to SECDEF: Reconsider Vaccine Mandate

Fifty-one House Republicans have asked Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to reconsider the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, citing the “crippling nature” the mandate will have on National Guard readiness. In a July 26 letter, the group also urged Austin... Read More Details

2022 Top Guard, Reserve Employers Announced

A global biopharmaceutical company, a national laboratory and four local police departments are among the 15 recipients of the 2022 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award, the U.S. government's highest honor for employers of National Guard and Reserve... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | July/August 2022

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Masks Required

Two years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, tens of thousands of National Guard soldiers and airmen donned protective equipment and helped their communities. For members of most Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams, like New... Read More Details

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers is the name of a state bureau of investigation so renowned for the grit and skill of its members that it inspired a television series and the name of a major-league baseball team. Digital Version But before it was a crime-fighting... Read More Details

Conference Update August 2022

GETTING THERE Most attendees traveling to the 144th General Conference & Exhibition will reach Columbus through John Glenn Columbus International Airport (reservation code: CMH), just outside the Ohio capital. It handles most major U.S. and regional... Read More Details

Commission: Blue-Gray Patch Stays, Confederate Campaign Streamers Go

The patch of the Army National Guard's storied 29th Infantry Division can stay, but many units would have to remove some campaign streamers under recommendations from the commission examining Confederate ties to U.S. military installations and... Read More Details

Burn Pit Bill Ready for President's Signature

Several years in the making , legislation to expand access to health care benefits to service members with illnesses related to exposure to toxics from overseas burn pits will soon be law. Last week, the Senate voted 86-11 to pass the Sgt. First... Read More Details

Adjutant General: Vaccine Mandate a ‘Threat’ to Readiness

The adjutant general of Florida says the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate seriously threatens military readiness. Maj. Gen. James O. Eifert adds making American troops get the vaccine endangers national security. “I’ve never been more... Read More Details

August 2022

NDAA The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced S.4543, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, on June 16, 2022, after the subcommittees and full committee considered 433 amendments and adopted 223 amendments during closed... Read More Details