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Rep. Sherrill introduces legislation to clarify restrictions on full-time National Guard duty

If passed, the bill would require the consent of governors of the state providing National Guard forces and the state receiving them if the President requests.

Defense

Trump to deploy troops to the border, reinstate unvaccinated service members

Federal Newscast

National Guard and Army Corps of Engineers mobilized in Hurricane Helene and Milton response

Defense

Over 5,000 National Guard members mobilized ahead of Milton

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers want more time off for service members

Defense

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

Defense News

Nominations for National Guard leaders languish, triggering concerns as top officers retire

National Guard, southern borderSoldiers in the Army National Guard conduct a security search

Defense

Guard's support of DHS adds no military value

Space Force

Defense

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

Defense- Space Force

Defense

Most Guardsmen will retrain or retire rather than join Space Force

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Defense

Air Force pushes to move Guard units to Space Force

Space Force, AI

Defense

Will the Space Force ever get its own national guard?

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)

Defense

DoD combatant commands priority for new technology for joint warfighting capacity

Military Surveillance Officer Working on a City Tracking Operation in a Central Office Hub for Cyber Control and Monitoring for Managing National Security, Technology and Army Communications.

Navy

Marine Innovation Unit turns to reservists for technical solutions

Military Surveillance Officer Working on a City Tracking Operation in a Central Office Hub for Cyber Control and Monitoring for Managing National Security, Technology and Army Communications.

Army

Army human resources still working through some kinks

Space Force

Space Operations

House Armed Services Committee endorses new management structure for Space Force

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen listen to instructions from cadre during day zero of an Air Assault course at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Aug. 30, 2022. Over 200 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a 12-day U.S. Army Air Assault course held at Camp Dodge, which trains service members in sling-load operations and rappelling. Cadre from the U.S. Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, travelled as a mobile training team to teach the course. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tawny Kruse)

Facilities/Construction

Military installations are also sites of American cultural heritage

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)

Defense

An argument in favor of a space national guard

Military Suicides

Defense

Military suicides drop as leaders push new programs

National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia are supporting law enforcement through the 59th Presidential Inauguration

Hiring/Retention

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

Immigration

Defense

Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help

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)

Army

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

Army

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

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