Air National Guard

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

The Pentagon’s study recommends moving all Guard space units into the Space Force. But state governors, lawmakers and Guard leaders are pushing against it.

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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 override existing law, move Guard units to Space Force

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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

Defense

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

Workforce

House Armed Services Committee endorses new management structure for Space Force

Space Operations

Government Accountability Office, federal budget oversight

Discord case: Arrest doesn’t equal accountability

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

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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 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

A Virginia National Guard thinks it’s found a way to save the Air Force hundreds of thousands of man hours each year just by auto-filling a single form.

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Pandemic causing long-term recruiting effects for Air Force

The service is on target for the first quarter of 2022, but the second half of the year will be an uphill battle.

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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)

Federal judge rejects Oklahoma lawsuit over National Guard vaccine mandate

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A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled against the state in its lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandates for members of the Oklahoma National Guard.