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M1 Abrams & M2 Bradley Modernization

The Issue As Army National Guard units continue to deploy in support of overseas contingency operations and are often front-line units slated to deploy immediately in the event a major conflict breaks out, they should be equipped the same as the... Read More Details

Army Robotic Mule Competition Back On

The Army is renewing its robotic mule competition after the original award for the contract was cancelled due to a protest. The new competition for the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) officially kicked off last week when the Army issued... Read More Details

Services Release Fiscal 2021 Congressional Wish Lists

Weeks after President Trump submitted his fiscal 2021 budget request, military leaders are hoping Congress will go above and beyond the president’s $741 billion request. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Missile Defense Agency... Read More Details

Governors, AGAUS Stand with NGAUS Against Reprogramming

The nation’s governors and adjutants general have joined NGAUS in opposing cuts to National Guard funding. In a statement this week, the National Governors Association said it stands with NGAUS in opposing a planned Defense Department reprogramming... Read More Details

NGAUS Hosts Army Vice Chief of Staff

The Army vice chief of staff toured the National Guard Memorial Museum and met with NGAUS staff during a visit to the National Guard Memorial, the association headquarters in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Gen. Joseph M. Martin came at the... Read More Details

A Senior Minuteman Dies

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Raymond A. Mabarak passed away Feb. 17. He was 98. Mabarak was widely known by NGAUS conference attendees as the Senior Minuteman recognized during the business sessions four times in recent years. He would wear his... Read More Details

TRANSCOM Commander Pushes to Save Tankers

The U.S. military’s top transportation commander is urging the Air Force to keep more of its legacy air-refuelers in service until more of the Boeing-built KC-46 Pegasus aircraft are delivered and operational. Speaking at a congressional hearing last... Read More Details

Army Exploring ACFT Alternate for Some

Soldiers with permanent injuries that prevent them from completing the Army’s new fitness test could instead take an alternate test, Army officials said. The Army Combat Fitness Test, scheduled to be finalized in October, includes a maximum deadlift... Read More Details

Defense Spending Bill Crosses Important House Hurdle

House appropriators have given their stamp of approval to the fiscal 2020 defense-spending bill, recommending a total of $690.2 billion in funding for the Defense Department. The bill was approved by the House Appropriations Committee by a vote of 30... Read More Details

SASC Releases Summary of Fiscal 2020 Defense Policy Bill

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has released a summary of a $750 billion defense policy bill that includes the largest pay raise for troops in a decade, money to rebuild military installations damaged by recent storms and a plan to phase... Read More Details