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NGAUS Virtual 5K Offers a Chance to Help Tell the National Guard Story

WASHINGTON (Aug. 10, 2020) — The voice of nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers is offering all runners and walkers a chance to support the telling of the Guard story. The opportunity is the NGAUS Virtual 5K, which is open to all... Read More Details

Pressure Mounts for Feds to Fully Fund Guard COVID-19 Support

White House officials said President Trump is open to providing additional aid for states still fighting the coronavirus pandemic, even as criticism grows of his handling of an extension of ongoing National Guard missions. Press Secretary Kayleigh... Read More Details

Legislation Would Help Create Medal of Honor Monument in D.C.

A National Medal of Honor Monument is one step closer to reality following legislation introduced in the Senate. The National Medal of Honor Monument Act (S. 4433) would grant a nonprofit permission to construct the monument in Washington, D.C. The... Read More Details

Brown Assumes Position as Top Air Force Officer

The Air Force has a new top officer after welcoming Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown as the service’s 22nd chief of staff last week. Brown succeeded the now-retired Gen. David Goldfein, who held the post for the past four years. Brown was nominated for the... Read More Details

Space Chief to Speak at NGAUS Conference

The head of the Space Force and the new directors of the Army and Air National Guard are the latest speakers to confirm their participation at the 142nd General Conference, Aug. 28-29. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, the nation’s first chief of space... Read More Details

Guard F-15 Units to Get Brand-New Aircraft

The Air Force will soon begin replacing the Air National Guard’s aging F-15C/D Eagles with brand-new aircraft, service officials announced last week. Oregon’s 173rd Fighter Wing, home of the Air Force’s F-15 schoolhouse, is first in line. The unit at... Read More Details

Leaders Adjust ROTC Amid Pandemic

Colleges and universities across the country are making the tough choice as to whether they will allow students back on campus in the age of the coronavirus. Many institutions still have yet to decide what their fall semester will look like. But at... Read More Details

Lawmakers Continue Push for Guard Funding Amid COVID-19 Missions

A growing chorus of lawmakers is asking the White House to reverse plans to reduce federal support for Guard deployments related to the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have sounded an alarm over... Read More Details

Air Force Chief to Speak at NGAUS Conference

NGAUS has added a fourth member of the Joint Chiefs to the speaker lineup for the 142nd General Conference. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force chief of staff, will join Gen. James C. McConville, the Army chief of staff, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson... Read More Details

Four Joint Chiefs Highlight NGAUS Virtual Conference Agenda

WASHINGTON (Aug. 20, 2020) — What is the Pentagon’s way forward for the National Guard? Four members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other speakers will provide some answers at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 142nd General... Read More Details