National Guard

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

The top four officers of the National Guard Bureau have left or are set to retire, and no nominations for their replacements have been confirmed by the Senate.

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U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tykeera Murray

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

Guard’s support of DHS adds no military value

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(Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP)

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

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

House Armed Services Committee endorses new management structure for Space Force

Space Operations

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

In 2019, when Congress and the Trump administration enacted the U.S. Space Force, they left out something: A Space National Guard. After all, there are…

Defense

Military suicides drop as leaders push new programs

A new report and Pentagon data show that suicides across the active duty U.S. military decreased over the past 18 months, driven by sharp drops in the…

Defense

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

Hiring/Retention

The National Guard is looking to boost incentives to join, but expects it may need to discharge up to 14,000 personnel over the next two years who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.