National Guard

Air Force pushes to move Guard units to Space Force

“[Air National Guardsmen] will be able to continue to serve in the way that they currently would serve,” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

Defense

Will the Space Force ever get its own national guard?

Defense

FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows an electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division test facility in Dahlgren, Va. The Navy has pulled the plug on research on the futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity. A Navy spokesperson says the decision frees up resources for hypersonic missiles, laser systems and electronic warfare systems. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams via AP, File)

Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve ready for review by top brass

Defense

Marine Innovation Unit turns to reservists for technical solutions

Navy

IPPS-A expands services for Army payroll and human resources

Army

(Photo by: Staff Sgt. James Richardson Jr.)

House Armed Services Committee endorses new management structure for Space Force

Space Operations

photo by Staff Sgt. Tawny Kruse)

Military installations are also sites of American cultural heritage

Facilities/Construction

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rhyan Acey performs maintenance on the AN/TSQ-180 Milstar Communications Vehicle July 30, 2021, at the 233rd Space Group, Greeley Air National Guard Station, Greeley, Colorado. The 233rd Space Group was the first National Guard unit to assume a U.S. Space Command mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Amanda Geiger)

An argument in favor of a space national guard

Defense

Military suicides drop as leaders push new programs

Defense

National Guard recruitment challenges grow over refusals to comply with COVID vaccine mandate

Hiring/Retention

Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help

Defense

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kalle, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks with a family during a Deployed Spouses Dinner Feb. 18, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The monthly event is a free dinner at Georgia Pines Dining Facility designed as a ‘thank you’ for each families’ support and sacrifice while their spouse is deployed or on a remote assignment. The dinner, occurring on every third Tuesday of the month, provides an opportunity for spouses to interact with other families of deployed Airmen, key spouses and unit leadership, as well as provide a break for the spouse while military sponsor is deployed. The next Deployed Spouses Dinner will be March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

New pilot program will give Army Guard members childcare on drill days

The program will help parents who are struggling to find weekend care.

Army

Army once again delays newest release of its pay and personnel system overhaul

The IPPS-A program will bring mobile personnel and pay services to soldiers, as well as a talent marketplace.

Army

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New locality-pay adjustments will impact thousands of federal workers

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the IRS is getting billions more for enforcement, and some feds in the West and Pacific Northwest expect some locality pay to be in their future.