by admin | May 21, 2021 | NGAUS news
The National Guard Assn. agrees w/ @RepMikeRogersAL & me: No standing National Guard Quick Reaction Force to protect the Capitol. “While the Guard is able to pivot & take on a multitude of missions, our soldiers & airmen should only perform law enforcement...
by admin | May 21, 2021 | NGAUS news
The National Guard’s security mission at the U.S. Capitol is set to end next week, but Guardsmen may not be gone from the nation’s capital very long. Last week, Democratic leaders included $200 million in new funding to set up a Guard quick reaction force, “a ground...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | NGAUS news
By Amy McCullough The Defense Department will no longer require fully vaccinated personnel to wear masks at DOD facilities. The guidance applies to all those who are two weeks beyond their final dose, both indoors and outdoors, according to a May 13 memo from Deputy...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | NGAUS news
Military.com More than seven months after the official launch of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, nearly half of female soldiers are still falling short, with enlisted women struggling the most, Military.com has learned. The data again raises questions about...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | NGAUS news
By John A. Tirpak and Amy McCullough The fiscal 2022 Pentagon budget should be $753 billion, $38 more than the Biden administration’s proposal of $715 billion, said Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Virginia), ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | NGAUS news
By John A. Tirpak Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. wants to neck down the Air Force’s fighter inventory from seven fleets to four, and the F-22 is not on his short list. The extant seven-fleet mix of fighters will need to be reduced to “four, …...
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