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One of Four New Electronic Warfare Battalions Announced

The Michigan Army National Guard will add a new electronic warfare battalion as part of a larger Army transformation related to a shift to multi-domain operations. The new Intelligence and Electronic Warfare & Sensors Battalion, or IEWS, will add 200... Read More Details

COVID Deaths Rise as Vaccine Deadlines Loom

Deaths from COVID-19 within the military continue to rise, with the most recent coming exclusively from the reserve components, which trails the active component in vaccination rates. Defense Department leaders announced five new deaths last week... Read More Details

Shift in Funds Approved to Pay for Border Mission, Other Programs

Congress has allowed the Pentagon to shift billions of dollars to pay for the deployment of National Guard troops to the southern border, the pandemic response and other costs. But House and Senate appropriators and members of the Armed Services... Read More Details

ARNG Director: Force Could Use More Troops

The director of the Army Guard looked back on a busy two years and ahead to modernization efforts during a public discussion at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen sat down for a conversation as... Read More Details

Fight for a Space National Guard Taking Shape

Lawmakers from states with Guardsmen involved in space missions have begun the push for the creation of a Space National Guard as Congress prepares for a “political brawl” over whether such a force should exist, according to Politico . The debate was... Read More Details

Guard Not Being Considered for Supply Chain Mission, For Now

A day after President Joe Biden said he would consider using the National Guard to deal with national supply chain issues, White House officials walked back the remarks. Press secretary Jen Psaki said using the Guard to help with the ongoing issues... Read More Details

Deploying Guardsmen Must Get COVID Shots Sooner

Army Guard soldiers who will be mobilized on federal orders must get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a June 30 deadline for other members of the force. A policy memo obtained by Military.com states that Army Guardsmen will need to be vaccinated ahead of... Read More Details

Air Force Study Links Higher Cancer Rates to Fighter Fleet

A study of fighter pilots and crew members who served on active duty over a span of nearly four decades found they were far more likely to be diagnosed with certain types of cancers. The Air Force study, released this year, looked at pilots and... Read More Details