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Guard Innovation Competition Selects Winning Proposals

The National Guard recently looked within to maximize precious resources. The results, following a months-long competition, are innovative projects that stand to save billions of dollars while allowing units to better focus on mission-essential tasks... Read More Details

Bill Would Help Guardsmen Gain Student Aid

A bipartisan bill would help provide more educational opportunities for Guardsmen under the age of 25. The Improving College Affordability for Our Guard and Reserve Act (H.R. 7372) would allow Guard and Reserve personnel to claim independent student... Read More Details

Former Alaska TAG is New NGB Inspector General

A former adjutant general of Alaska is back serving the National Guard again. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel is now the National Guard Bureau’s new inspector general. She retired from the military and her post in Alaska in 2019. She said she... Read More Details

Guard Border Mission Extended Through Fiscal 2021

Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved the military mission on the southwest border for another year, albeit with some changes, the Defense Department announced last week. The extension of the mission honors a request from the Department of... Read More Details

Some Airmen Getting New Handgun

Combat arms units across the Air Force will soon be getting a new sidearm to replace the aging M9. Dubbed the M18 Modular Handgun System, the new pistol is currently being sent to security forces units and others with a “handgun requirement.” The... Read More Details

NGB Chief: No Sign of Guard OPTEMPO Slowing

The president or the nation’s governors have called out roughly 120,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen for duty across the country and around the world. The coronavirus pandemic and recent civil disturbances were the two big sources of the... Read More Details

Nominations for Top NGB Posts on Hold for Two Weeks

The president’s nominees to fill the four top posts at the National Guard Bureau are on hold until the Senate returns from recess in two weeks. The four include Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the Army Guard director, to be NGB chief; Lt. Gen. Marc... Read More Details

Awards Authorized for COVID-19 Response

Service members who mobilized for the coronavirus response are authorized to receive the Armed Forces Service and/or Humanitarian Service medals, according to a Defense Department memo signed last week. The period of award for both medals is from Jan... Read More Details

Bill Would Up Annual Student-Loan Repayment Amounts

New bipartisan legislation introduced last week would enable National Guardsmen and Reservists to reach their maximum student-loan repayment benefit in a single six-year enlistment. Currently, it takes seven years to accumulate the full amount. As a... Read More Details

June 2020 Update

The NGAUS legislative staff continues to be in consistent communication with the Trump administration to ensure sustained support for state-led National Guard COVID-19 response. Additionally, the legislative staff continues to engage Congressional... Read More Details