NEWS & EVENTS
2020-2021 NGASC Scholarship Recipients
It is with great honor to announce the 2020-2021 NGASC Scholarship Recipients. Each recipient will receive $1,000.00 from the following sponsors: AFBA – Kelsi Deese Gregory Electric Co. – Suzannah Rivers USAA – Ashley Crider The...
73rd Annual State Conference
FEB 25-28, 2021 SAVANNAH, Ga73rd Annual State Conference 2021 will see us heading to the Marriott Savannah Riverfront! Join your fellow soldiers and airmen for a weekend of food, fun and fellowship. Informative business and breakout sessions will be offset by...
50th Annual EANGUS Conference
50th Annual EANGUS Conference You are invited to attend the 50th annual EANGUS conference which will be held in Albuquerque, NM on August 8-11, 2021. This is an opportunity to meet other enlisted and retired enlisted members from around the country. The weekend is...
143rd Annual NGAUS Conference
SEPT 09-12, 2021 CHARLOTTE, NC 143rd Annual NGAUS Conference You are invited to attend the 143rd annual NGAUS Conference in Charlotte, NC. This is an opportunity to meet other officers and retired officers from around the country. Dynamic speakers, informative...
Air National Guard Gets New Command Chief Master Sergeant
Air National Guard Gets New Command Chief Master Sergeant By Brian W. Everstine Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams took over as the 13th command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard during an Oct. 9 ceremony at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes. Williams,...
Whitehead Named National Guard Bureau Senior Enlisted Adviser
Whitehead Named National Guard Bureau Senior Enlisted Adviser By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson tapped Chief Master Sgt. Tony L. Whitehead as the bureau’s next senior enlisted adviser, NGB announced Aug. 5. Whitehead, who...
Guard Deployments May End One Day Short of Mark Needed for Retirement, Education Benefits
Guard Deployments May End One Day Short of Mark Needed for Retirement, Education Benefits Military Times Tens of thousands of National Guard troops responding to the coronavirus pandemic could see their deployments halted one day short of qualifying for a host of...
The US Military Is Barring Anyone Who Was Hospitalized Due to COVID-19 From Enlisting
The US Military Is Barring Anyone Who Was Hospitalized Due to COVID-19 From Enlisting Business Insider New guidance from the U.S. military will bar individuals who have been hospitalized by COVID-19 from enlisting, a defense official said, clarifying the situation...
BURN PIT MITIGATION
BURN PIT MITIGATION EANGUS, along with ROA, TAPS, Veteran Warriors, Vietnam Veterans of America, and most recently NGAUS, are drafting a letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist to end the use of burn pits by DOD, and to field the Expeditionary Solid Waste...
The TEA Act for G.I. Bill Transferability
The TEA Act for G.I. Bill Transferability EANGUS and the VEP team have been working to change the Department of Defense’s upcoming policy that would limit the ability of Servicemembers to transfer the Post-9/11 GI Bill to their family. We are proud to announce that...
TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act
TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act Last month, the National Office supported a new piece of legislation. Frank Yoakum, our executive director shared the following quote, “The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States...
HR 5050 VETERANS AND CONSUMERS FAIR CREDIT ACT
HR 5050 VETERANS AND CONSUMERS FAIR CREDIT ACT Three Representatives introduced this bill a couple of weeks ago. The bill would extend most of the provisions of the Military Lending Act (MLA) to all consumers. EANGUS is concerned about the gratuitous use of the word...
Every Day in Uniform Counts
Every Day in Uniform Counts The Enlisted Association of the National Guard believes that “Every Day in Uniform Counts.” Whether you are deployed to the border, attending Drill, or responding to a state emergency: if you are in uniform, your service should be...
Trump nominates former Aerospace Corporation chair to head US Air Force
The Defense Post U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had nominated a former ambassador and Arizona businesswoman to lead the Air Force. Barbara Barrett, 68, served as the U.S. ambassador to Finland from 2008 to 2009 under the George W. Bush administration. She...
First Female ANG Deputy Director: ‘There Isn’t a Ceiling’
First Female ANG Deputy Director: ‘There Isn’t a Ceiling’ By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Maj. Gen. Dawne L. Deskins recently became the first woman and non-pilot to become the deputy director of the Air National Guard. She formally stepped into ANG’s number two spot in...
Air Force PT Testing Delayed Until Jan. 1, 2021
Air Force PT Testing Delayed Until Jan. 1, 2021 By Brian W. Everstine The Air Force will not resume physical fitness testing across the service until at least Jan. 1, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the military, top service leaders announced. The...
Air Force Vice Chief: Nearly One-Third of Employees May Permanently Telework
Air Force Vice Chief: Nearly One-Third of Employees May Permanently Telework By Rachel S. Cohen About one-third of Air Force employees may remain largely out of the office even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson...
Air Force Pauses Organized Physical Training
Air Force Pauses Organized Physical Training The Air Force has paused organized physical fitness testing and training until 2021, in hopes the decision will help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the ranks. The decision was announced last week. “That’s really for the...
Army Tests Direct Appointments to Chief Warrant Officer 2
Army Tests Direct Appointments to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Senior noncommissioned officers in certain fields will be able to be receive a direct appointment to the rank of chief warrant officer two through an Army pilot program. The two-year program will apply to NCOs...
Bass Becomes First Woman, Asian American to Serve as CMSAF
Bass Becomes First Woman, Asian American to Serve as CMSAF By Brian W. Everstine Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass took over as the 19th senior enlisted leader of the service on Aug. 14, marking a period of change and promising more diversity and...
Loh Takes Over as Air National Guard Director
Loh Takes Over as Air National Guard Director By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh received his third star and became the Air National Guard’s 13th director in a July 28 ceremony at the Pentagon. He succeeds Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, who retired Aug. 1,...
Trump Swears in Brown as Air Force Boss in Oval Office Ceremony
Trump Swears in Brown as Air Force Boss in Oval Office Ceremony By Brian W. Everstine Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. took a ceremonial oath of office Aug. 4 in a surprise event at the White House, two days before he officially becomes the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air...
Hokanson Takes Over as National Guard Bureau Chief
Hokanson Takes Over as National Guard Bureau Chief By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson received his fourth star and formally took charge of the National Guard Bureau during an Aug. 3 change of responsibility ceremony led by Defense Secretary Mark...
FORMER SC TAG DIES
FORMER SC TAG DIES Retired Army Maj. Gen. Stanhope Spears, a former adjutant general of South Carolina and NGAUS board member, died July 14. He was 83. Spears was South Carolina's adjutant general from 1995 to 2011. At the time, it was an elected position. He served...
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