National Guard Association of the United States

Task force studies ways to expand National Guard health care coverage

Efforts by the National Guard to get better healthcare coverage have yet to find a path forward to success.

Defense

FILE - A solider wears a U.S. Space Force uniform during a ceremony for U.S. Air Force airmen transitioning to U.S. Space Force guardian designations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021. More than half of Air Force and Space Force personnel who responded to a survey said they've experienced some type of mental or physical abuse in the past two years, ranging from workplace bullying and hazing to rape or murder, according to a report released Tuesday, Nov. 9. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

While the White House doesn’t like the idea of a Space National Guard, one particular interest group does

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In this file photo from Wednesday, March 3, 2021, members of the Michigan National Guard join the U.S. Capitol Police to keep watch over the Capitol grounds in Washington, in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection by a mob loyal to former President Donald Trump. The Guard mission is ending as Democrats and Republicans spar over whether to form an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the attack that sought to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

National Guard in need of supplemental funds to conduct summer training

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National Guard troops continue to be deployed around the Capitol one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

New legislation means new benefits for National Guard members

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DCMA offers early-outs, buyouts to hundreds of workers

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FILE - This Aug. 18, 2010, file photo shows California National Guard troops, who are part of Task Force Sierra, deployed at the border along with Border Patrol Agents near the California/Mexico border in San Diego. California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, extended the state National Guard's participation in President Donald Trump's border deployment by six months, a low-key announcement that was made without any of the acrimony that characterized his early negotiations with the federal government. The California National Guard said in a press release that the mission will now run until the end of March 2019. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, File)

Coronavirus once again brings up issues over National Guard, Title 32

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National Guard officials, states push back on Trump’s border wall fund diversion

Defense

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy said the EOA approach is saving billions of dollars.

After hearing complaints, GSA moves to make beta.SAM.gov information easier to find

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Lawmakers, interest groups and military officials say more needs to be done on guard, reserve parity

Pay & Benefits

First sergeant Archer Ford, from left, sergeant first class Andreson Neal, and members of the Georgia National Guard's 48th Brigade Combat Team salute the colors during the Casing of Color and Departure Ceremony for their deployment to Afghanistan on Friday, Dec 21, 2018, at Fort Stewart. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Army, Air Force want merged ‘scrolling’ process to help transition between active, reserve and guard

Defense

Army still does not have a process to get National Guardsmen backpay after long promotion waits

Defense

FILE--In this Aug. 18, 2010, file photo, California National Guard troops, part of Task Force Sierra, which are training for future deployment at the border along with Border Patrol Agents, stand in formation near the California/Mexico border in San Diego. California National Guard troops have started training with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to be camera operators, radio dispatchers, intelligence analysts and fill other support roles to free up more agents to patrol the Mexican border. (John Gibbons/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, file)

National Guard promotion provision makes it into House NDAA

A way for guardsmen to get paid for the time they wait for promotions is in the works in the new defense authorization bill.

Reporter's Notebook

Arizona National Guard soldiers line up as they get ready for a visit from Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey prior their deployment to the Mexico border at the Papago Park Military Reservation Monday, April 9, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Bipartisan bill addresses National Guard promotion delay issue

A new bill will give backdated pay to officers who are waiting months for promotion.

Defense

National Guard preparing to defend cyberspace for states

Detail On Defense

National Guard units are ramping up their defensive cyber capabilities across the board, and will soon be able to quickly respond to cyber attacks in their home states and territories.