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With NGAUS Focused on Future, Guardsmen Continue to Serve

More than 4,000 National Guard officers and their guests have gathered in Denver to lay the groundwork for the next year of advocacy on behalf of the Guard. Meanwhile, Guardsmen around the globe remain busy with both overseas and domestic missions... Read More Details

Sen. Hoeven Receives NGAUS’ Highest Honor

More than two decades of support to the National Guard was honored during the 141st NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition when Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. was presented with the Harry S. Truman Award. The award is the association’s highest honor. Hoeven... Read More Details

NGB Chief: Guard Must Adapt to Stay Relevant

The National Guard is living its glory days, but it must also prepare for the future to stay a relevant force. The chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Joseph Lengyel, outlined what the Guard has become and what it must be in the future during... Read More Details

Army Chief Outlines Priorities, Praises Guard

The new Army chief of staff gave a clear indication of where the National Guard falls in his priorities when he arrived in Denver on Saturday. Gen. James McConville, who was sworn in as the Army’s top officer Aug. 9, made his first official trip to... Read More Details

Gen. Murray Seeks to Expand Guard Role in Futures Command

Gen. John M. Murray leads the Army’s newest major command. And in Denver on Sunday, he came to NGAUS looking for help. U.S. Army Futures Command, based in Austin, Texas, has quickly grown in its first year, from a staff of just a dozen soldiers and... Read More Details

Change Creates Challenge, Opportunity for Air Force, Vice Chief Says

Change is good. Technology has helped connect the world, it’s pulled people out of poverty, increased educational opportunities and led to a worldwide population boom, according to Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, the vice chief of staff of the Air Force. But... Read More Details

World Must Overcome Hate, or Will Destroy Itself, Holocaust Survivor Tells NGAUS

Jack Adler was an eyewitness to one of history’s worst atrocities. And as one of the few remaining survivors of the Holocaust, he issued a warning to leaders of the National Guard gathered in Denver. “The Holocaust ended 77 years ago now,” Adler said... Read More Details

Family of Guardsman Who Died While Saving Another Honored

Sgt. 1st Class David Gallagher saved the life of his fellow soldier in his final act, and in doing so, made the ultimate sacrifice. On Sunday, Gallagher’s family visited the 141st General Conference & Exhibition as NGAUS honored that sacrifice. The... Read More Details

NGAUS Honors Congressman, Former TAGs, for Service to Guard

NGAUS leaders honored elected officials, retired military leaders and others during the second business session of the 141st General Conference & Exhibition. Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., received the Charles Dick Medal of Merit. The award is reserved... Read More Details

NGAUS, TAGs Oppose Changes Aimed at Strengthening NGB Control of Guard Forces

NGAUS and the adjutants general of the 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia are standing against proposed legislation that attempts to negatively change the National Guard. The debate over three provisions of the Senate version of the... Read More Details