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Amendment Would Expand Pool for Civil Works Positions

A bipartisan amendment to the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act would open the doors for Guardsmen to be assigned to civil-works positions. Current law blocks many service members from also receiving pay from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers... Read More Details

Congress Avoids Shutdown, but NDAA Still Waits

The Senate will once again look to vote on the annual defense policy bill this week. The normally bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act is typically considered “must-pass” and has been signed before year’s end for more than six decades, but... Read More Details

Vaccine Standoff Continues as First Deadline Passes

The battle between Oklahoma and the Defense Department over COVID-19 vaccine mandates is heading to the courts. The state filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to halt enforcement of a mandate, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced last week. The... Read More Details

Congressman, Bureau Chief Speak at NGAUS Industry Day

A prominent lawmaker and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff headlined the 24th Annual NGAUS Industry Day today at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Representatives of companies large and small gathered... Read More Details

ACFT 3.0

The Army has been working on its new physical fitness test for more than a decade. But while the Army Combat Fitness Test has officially been the force’s test of record since October 2019, no soldier has taken it “for the record." Digital Version... Read More Details

Another Bell

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. SEE YOU LATER. Spc. Shawn Pham has spoken such expressions of common courtesy for many of his 23 years. But he learned to express them entirely differently — by signing — while driving four hearing... Read More Details

A Peek Behind the Curtain

Capt. Walter Jacobsen was a little surprised by his experience at the recent NGAUS Capitol Summit in Washington, D.C. When he accepted an invitation to attend from his state Guard association, he wondered if the event was a little too good to be true... Read More Details

Last Resort

In 1954, “SIN CITY, U.S.A.” wasn’t a sexy slogan for a burgeoning oasis in the Nevada desert. It was an apt description of Phenix City, Alabama, a place so evil the press dubbed it “America’s Wickedest City.” Gen. George S. Patton once threatened to... Read More Details

NATIONAL GUARD Magazine | November 2021

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Air Force Issues Vaccine Guidance

The Air Force has released its policy addressing the way forward for airmen who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine without an approved exemption. The memorandum outlines next steps for airmen who have requested separation or retirement prior to Nov... Read More Details