78th Annual State Conference
Save the Dates! The 78th Annual State Conference will be held on 13-15 March 2026 in Hilton Head!
147th Annual NGAUS Conference
August 22-26, 2025 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 147th Annual NGAUS Conference You are invited to attend the 147th annual NGAUS Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is an opportunity to meet other officers and retired officers from around the country. Dynamic speakers,...
54th Annual EANGUS Conference
August 9-14, 2025 Reno, Nevada 54th Annual EANGUS Conference You are invited to attend the 54th annual EANGUS conference which will be held in Reno, Nevada on August 9-14, 2025. This is an opportunity to meet other enlisted and retired enlisted members from around the...
National Guard will end its mission in the nation’s capital by mid-March
National Guard will end its mission in the nation's capital by mid-March Fox News The National Guard will remove the last of its troops from the U.S. Capitol by mid-march, a Pentagon spokesperson told Fox News' Neil Cavuto Tuesday. "We're obviously constantly in touch...
EANGUS Announces Selection of Matthew Krenz as next Executive Director
EANGUS Announces Selection of Matthew Krenz as next Executive Director Washington, DC – Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Karen M. Craig, President of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS), is pleased to announce the selection of...
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...
ARMY FACIAL HAIR
The Army updated its facial hair grooming policy in a service directive that resulted from a force-wide review of military standards. The update reinforces the Army’s long-standing policy that all Soldiers must be clean-shaven when in uniform or civilian clothes while...
AIR FORCE PERSONAL APPEARANCE
The Air Force has updated its dress and personal appearance instruction. The new guidance memorandum for DAFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Department of the Air Force Personnel, clarifies mandatory uniform items and personal appearance standards while...
3.8% Raise for Service Members Endorsed by House and Senate Defense Bills
Military.com Service members are on track to get a 3.8 percent pay raise next year under versions of the annual defense policy bill moving through the House and Senate this month.
Army National Guard Soldiers – Early Retirement Program
Tens of thousands of Army National Guard Soldiers mobilized under authority 12304b will now receive full credit toward early retirement retroactively to 2012, thanks to a NGAUS push for the Pentagon to adhere to applicable law. “For too long, thousands of Guardsmen...
Supreme Court – Thousands of Disabled Veterans Could Be Eligible
Thousands of disabled veterans could be eligible for additional retroactive combat-related special compensation after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled earlier this month that the federal government had unfairly capped payments. Officials from the National Veterans...
President Nominates New NGB Vice Chief
President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Thomas Carden, the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command, for the No. 2 position at the National Guard Bureau.
Court Upholds President’s Control of California Guard
A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain control of the California National Guardsmen he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.
CMSAF Says 2-Mile PT Test ‘Likely’, but Final Changes Still Uncertain
By David Roza Changes are coming to the Air Force physical fitness assessment, but the service is not yet revealing what those are or when Airmen might expect to see them. A message from Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi to other enlisted leaders...
Report: No Easy Solution for Overweight Troops
More than 65% of National Guard and Reserve personnel can be classified as overweight or obese, which presents a “threat to manpower, mission readiness, and service member well-being,” according to a recent American Security Project report, citing 2017 data.
GENERAL OFFICER REDUCTIONS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed a minimum 20% reduction of four-star positions across the active-component military. He also told the National Guard Bureau to cut at least 20% of its general officers and ordered the elimination of another 10% general...
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