75th Annual State Conference
“Save the Dates! The 75th Annual State Conference will be held on 10-13, March 2023 in Myrtle Beach!”. The 76th Annual State Conference will be held on 8-10, March 2024 in Myrtle Beach!”
51st Annual EANGUS Conference
51st Annual EANGUS Conference You are invited to attend the 51st annual EANGUS conference which will be held in Little Rock, AR on August 7-10, 2022. This is an opportunity to meet other enlisted and retired enlisted members from around the country. The weekend is...
144th Annual NGAUS Conference
144th Annual NGAUS ConferenceYou are invited to attend the 144thannual NGAUS Conference in Columbus on August 26-29, 2022. This is an opportunity to meet other officers are retired officers from around the country. Dynamic speakers, informative business sessions, and...
2021-2022 NGASC Scholarship Recipients
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...
NGAUS Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Create Space National Guard
WASHINGTON (May 12, 2022) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers applauds bipartisan Senate legislation that would ensure some of America’s most talented and experienced space professionals can keep serving the nation. Introduced...
New Brown and Blue Books: Air Force Releases Updates to Foundational Documents
By Greg Hadley Two of the Air Force’s foundational documents received updates May 6, as the service released new versions of its Blue and Brown Books—“The Profession of Arms: Our Core Values” and "The Enlisted Force Structure,” respectively. The release of the new...
VA Asks for 22% Increase in Spending on Medical Care as Part of Record $301B Budget
Military.com The White House is requesting an 11 percent boost to the Department of Veterans Affairs' budget for 2023, money that would fund anticipated increases in medical costs, expand the family caregiver program, and provide for several capital improvement...
Air Force ‘Would Buy More F-35s’ if Resources Allowed, Plans and Programs Chief Says
By Abraham Mahshie Budget compromises driven by the need to modernize two-thirds of the nuclear triad forced Air Force leaders to cut planned F-35 purchases in 2023 to just 33—15 fewer than it bought in fiscal 2022 and 27 fewer than 2021, said Lt. Gen. David S. Nahom,...
With Troops Facing Squeeze from Inflation, Pentagon Budget Bumps Up Pay, BAH, BAS, and More
By Greg Hadley The Defense Department’s fiscal 2023 budget request contains a 4.6 percent pay raise for service members and DOD civilians, a figure touted by officials during the March 28 rollout as the largest increase for troops in 20 years. But at the same time, a...
Air Force Would Reduce Fleet by 250 Old Aircraft, Bring on 82-plus New Ones
By John A. Tirpak The Air Force is asking Congress to retire 150 airplanes in its fiscal 2023 budget, including 33 of its advanced F-22 fighters, but it would also hand off 100 MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft to another government agency and buy more than 82...
Air Force Academy Cadets Report Most Sexual Assaults Among Service Academies in 2020-2021
By Amanda Miller Reports of sexual assaults of service academy cadets and midshipmen have trended upward since 2014. Defense Department officials said Feb. 17 that record numbers reported in the most recent academic year could be due to a higher proportion of victims...
Texas Guard Members Move to Unionize, Pointing to Troubled Border Mission
Several Texas National Guard Soldiers are moving to unionize amid reports of a troubled border mission ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott that has been plagued by accounts of wage disruptions, rejected hardship requests, alcohol abuse, and self-harm. At least six Guard...
Supreme Court to Decide if Vets Missing Disability Benefits Deadlines Will Get Back Pay
Air Force Times The Supreme Court will decide whether veterans who missed filing deadlines for disability benefits because of injury or incapacitation should be able to ask for back pay dating to their separation from the military. The decision could potentially give...
Thousands of Veterans May See Disability Deadline Waived as Supreme Court Takes Up Case
Military.com The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted the case of a Navy veteran who believes his Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation should have been paid starting from the date he left the military rather than the date he submitted his paperwork, a...
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