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More Than 5,000 Guardsmen Aided Hurricane Ian Response

More than 5,000 National Guard members were helping Florida recover from Hurricane Ian, the National Guard Bureau said last week. According to the Guard Bureau, the Guardsmen were supporting communities in southwest and central Florida hit by the... Read More Details

Close to the Fight

It was a "heartbreaking" moment Col. Blake Glass will likely never forget. Sent late last year to Ukraine to help train members of the Ukrainian armed forces to defend their country, Glass and his Florida Army National Guard task force were ordered... Read More Details

SECDEF Approves Renaming 9 Military Bases

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has approved renaming nine military bases and eliminating more than 1,100 other assets honoring the Confederacy. In a memo released last week, Austin said the Defense Department had accepted the Naming Commission... Read More Details

CGOs Get Close Look at How Washington Works

Nearly 50 company-grade officers from across America saw the legislative process and the role NGAUS has in it during the association’s second Capitol Summit in Washington, D.C., last week. Attendees heard from — and questioned — NGAUS leaders, former... Read More Details

Army Releases New Multidomain Operations Doctrine

The Army has released the latest version of its capstone operations doctrine, Field Manual 3-0. The newly updated FM 3-0 establishes multidomain operations as the Army’s operational concept. The focus remains on large-scale combat operations against... Read More Details

Panel Talks Army Guard Preparations for 2030

Five Army National Guard leaders have shared how the force plans to attract new talent and modernize alongside the Army. During a recent forum, the group discussed recruiting and retention, division realignment, adapting to digital culture, climate... Read More Details

Veterans, Retirees to Get 8.7% COLA Boost

Veterans and military retirees will receive the same 8.7% cost-of-living increase as Social Security recipients next year, federal officials announced last week. The boost is the highest in 42 years. In 2022, the jump was 5.9%. Meanwhile, those in... Read More Details

Senate Slowly Begins Work on Annual Defense Bill

More than two months after the House finished working on its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Senate has begun crafting its edition of the annual defense policy bill. Last week, the Senate briefly addressed the... Read More Details

New Security Strategy Pictures 'Decisive Decade' Ahead

The U.S. faces many serious security challenges this decade, according to President Joe Biden's 2022 National Security Strategy . Released last week, the 48-page document explains how American society will address concerns ranging from China to... Read More Details