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New NGAUS President Begins Term

Retired Massachusetts Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn now has responsibility for the association’s daily operations in Washington, D.C. The association’s board of directors elected McGinn to be NGAUS president Nov. 18 at its annual... Read More Details

Agreement Signed to Establish Center to Study Guard

The National Guard Bureau and the University of Southern Mississippi inked an agreement Jan. 23 to establish the Center for the Study of the National Guard on USM’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi, campus. Joseph Paul, the USM president, and Richard Clark... Read More Details

Legislative Workshop Aims to Empower Guard Advocates

An upcoming NGAUS event aims to help attendees share their stories about the National Guard and interact with their lawmakers more effectively. The association’s 2024 Legislative Workshop is set for Feb. 27-28 at the National Guard Memorial, the... Read More Details

NGB Confirms 41 Guardsmen Wounded in Sunday Attack

At least 41 Army National Guard soldiers were wounded in the unmanned aerial system attack last Sunday on the U.S. logistics support facility known as Tower 22 in northeast Jordan, the National Guard Bureau confirmed in a press release today. The... Read More Details

Chief Warrant Officer 5 James "Jim" W. Simms

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New President Takes Charge of NGAUS Daily Operations

WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2024) — More than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers across the country have a new voice in the nation’s capital. Retired Massachusetts Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn has succeeded retired... Read More Details

NGAUS, NGEF Offer 4 Special Scholarship Programs

NGAUS and the National Guard Educational Foundation offer four special scholarship programs to help Guardsmen and their families start or continue their educations. Each program has its own eligibility criteria and application process, the latest of... Read More Details

NGAUS: DoD 'Slow Rolling' Will of Congress on S&I Pay Parity

NGAUS has appealed to Congress to investigate why the Pentagon's implementation plans for National Guard and Reserve special- and incentive-pay parity are 16 months overdue. Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the association's president, asked the... Read More Details

NGAUS: Pentagon ‘Slow Rolling Will of Congress’ on Special- and Incentive-Pay Parity

WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2024) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers has appealed to Congress to investigate why Pentagon implementation plans for Guard and Reserve special- and incentive-pay parity are 16 months... Read More Details

Space Guard Bill Reintroduced in the Senate

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and a bipartisan group of 11 colleagues have reintroduced the Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2024 in the Senate, according to a Jan. 31 press release from his office. Rubio and the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D... Read More Details