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NJ Guardsman is First Service Member Lost to Coronavirus

A New Jersey Army National Guardsman is the first U.S. service member to die from COVID-19, officials announced late Monday. Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok, a traditional Guardsman and physician’s assistant originally from Jackson, N.J., died on March 28... Read More Details

Pentagon Creates Task Force to Speed COVID-19 Purchases

The Defense Department has created a new joint task force to help it with acquisitions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Pentagon hopes the task force will help streamline the process of handling requests sent from the Federal Emergency... Read More Details

Military and Public Service Commission Calls for Bigger Guard Role

The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service wants the National Guard to expand its community-building efforts and leverage its unique footprint across nearly every community in the country to give people more exposure to the... Read More Details

New Army Fitness Test Delayed By Coronavirus

The Army has suspended plans to fully implement the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) in October. The decision, first reported by Military.com , was made in response to concerns over the spread of coronavirus amid a worldwide pandemic, which has led to... Read More Details

January 2020 Update

Congress completed Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 legislation to authorize and fund the Department of Defense (DoD) in late December 2019. The FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), DoD appropriations legislation, and Military Construction-Veterans... Read More Details

March 2020 Update

On February 10, President Donald Trump released the proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The budget requests $740.5 billion in total national defense spending and an increase in Army National Guard Personnel funding, as well as... Read More Details

NGAUS: Troops in the COVID-19 Fight Lack Proper Medical Coverage

WASHINGTON (April 2, 2020) — Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, issued the following statement: “Governors and National Guard leaders greatly appreciate President Trump’s actions to put Guard soldiers and airmen engaged in... Read More Details

2020 ESGR Freedom Award Finalists Announced

More than two dozen employers that support their Guard and Reserve employees have been recognized as finalists for 2020 Employer Support Freedom Awards. The companies, municipalities and nonprofit organizations are among 30 finalists announced late... Read More Details

Army Selects Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Prototypes

The Army has selected its two finalists for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, tapping Bell Helicopter Textron and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to continue in the competition. The two contenders will now move onto the prototype... Read More Details

NGAUS, Lawmakers Seek Fix for Guard Coronavirus Response

NGAUS and its legislative partners are pushing the Trump administration to extend federal orders for Guardsmen fighting the COVID-19 outbreak to allow those Guardsmen to qualify for TRICARE medical coverage. Guardsmen must be on federal Title 32... Read More Details