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Over 6,700 Guard troops deployed to assist with Helene response

"It's a one in a thousand year storm. This is going to be a long recovery process," said Army Maj. Gen. Win Burkett.

Congress

National Guard gets a new chief after months-long leadership gap

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Air Force to increase its recruitment goal in 2025

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Air Force study recommends moving Guard units to Space Force as opposition mounts

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Most Guardsmen will retrain or retire rather than join Space Force

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Air Force pushes to move Guard units to Space Force

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Air Force seeks to remove governors authority in 7 states to move Guard units to Space Force

Leaked Documents Investigation

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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison

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Future of Space National Guard remains uncertain

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An outside look at security-clearance process, reveals some flaws

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House Armed Services Committee endorses new management structure for Space Force

Government Accountability Office, federal budget oversight

Tom Temin Commentary

Discord case: Arrest doesn't equal accountability

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Agencies reviewing security clearance, classified info policies in wake of damaging leaks

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)

Space Operations

Space National Guard would have low initial price tag

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One National Guard unit's idea to improve efficiency: spend less time filling out forms

First Airmen graduate BMT proof of concept at Keesler AFB

Air Force

Pandemic causing long-term recruiting effects for Air Force

FILE - DeMarcus Hicks, a recent graduate of nursing school who is working as a contractor with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, gives a person a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Dec. 20, 2021, on the first day of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Federal Way, Wash. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7, 2022, on challenges to whether the Biden administration can order millions of workers at private companies and health care employees be vaccinated for COVID-19. Until the court rules, millions of workers face a patchwork of requirements depending on where they live. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Defense

Federal judge rejects Oklahoma lawsuit over National Guard vaccine mandate

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rashawn Duffy, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 military training instructor, presents a coin to an Airman during the basic military training coining ceremony outside of Erwin Manor at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 14, 2020. Nearly 60 Airmen from the 37th TRW Detachment 5 completed the six-week basic military training course. Due to safety concerns stemming from COVID-19, the Air Force sent new recruits to Keesler to demonstrate a proof of concept to generate the force at multiple locations during contingencies. The flight was the first to graduate BMT at Keesler since 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Air Force meeting recruitment goals, changing mindset around work and training

Jawan Williams loads his vehicle with sandbags before landfall of Hurricane Ida at the Frederick Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, La., which is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The storm is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph when it slams ashore late Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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FEMA deploying over 2,000 employees as Ida carves destructive path

An MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron sits on the ramp at Creech Air Force Base carrying eight Hellfire missiles. This was the first flight test of the MQ-9 carrying eight Hellfire missiles.

(U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Haley Stevens)

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Air Force offering airmen a chance to leave service early in attempt to balance the force

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IG: OPM could put up a better defense against cyber attacks

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Pentagon would pull from Air Guard to create Space National Guard

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Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon will create Space National Guard if Space Force launches