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Army, Air Force want merged ‘scrolling’ process to help transition between active, reserve and guard
Federal News Network The Army, Air Force and National Guard want Congress' help to change the way officers are put into their ranks in order to speed up the movement between components and to ease the burden on troops. The current legal process for officers to be...
Skills Investment
EANGUS is proud to support H.R.898, the Skills Investment Act of 2019, which would incentivize tax-free contributions from both Servicemembers and their employers into a new, dedicated savings account for education. The Post-9/11 GI Bill often doesn't cover the full...
FY20 NDAA Update
The Senate and House Armed Services Committees are scheduled to consider the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act in May and June respectively. EANGUS staff are engaging with Congressional members and staff in hopes of garnering favorable policy in the...
Fighting for Air Guard Federal Tuition Assistance
The Enlisted Association of the National Guard through our Veterans Education Project will be releasing a video of Student Veterans talking about the lack of Federal Tuition Assistance for Air National Guard Service members. We are engaging with Congress to rally...
US Senate Confirms Minnesotan as Next Army National Guard Director
US Senate Confirms Minnesotan as Next Army National Guard Director Star Tribune The U.S. Senate confirmed the head of the Minnesota National Guard to lead the Army National Guard's forces nationally. The promotion of Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen to director of the Army...
Senate Confirms Next National Guard Bureau Chief, ANG Director
Senate Confirms Next National Guard Bureau Chief, ANG Director By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory The Senate in a pair of July 20 voice votes confirmed the next leaders of the National Guard Bureau and the Air National Guard. Army National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Daniel R....
Esper’s Flag Policy Bans Confederate, Rainbow Flags
Esper’s Flag Policy Bans Confederate, Rainbow Flags By Tobias Naegele The Defense Department banned the display of unapproved flags in a new policy issued July 16. The change effectively blocks display of controversial flags such as the battle flag of the Army of...
Lengyel: Military Should Stay Out of Civil-Unrest Missions
Lengyel: Military Should Stay Out of Civil-Unrest Missions By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Civil-unrest response efforts should be undertaken by law-enforcement authorities, not U.S. troops, National Guard Bureau Chief Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel said July 2 during an...
Bass Tapped as Air Force’s First Female Enlisted Leader
Bass Tapped as Air Force’s First Female Enlisted Leader By Rachel S. Cohen Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass will become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, and the first female enlisted Airman to lead one of the military services. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.,...
Senate Vets Hokanson for National Guard Chief
Senate Vets Hokanson for National Guard Chief By Rachel S. Cohen The prospective next head of the National Guard Bureau told the Senate this week he expects the new coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest will require the Guard to play a greater role in homeland...
Senate Confirms Brown to Lead Air Force in Historic Vote
Senate Confirms Brown to Lead Air Force in Historic Vote By Rachel S. Cohen Senators confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the first black military service chief in American history in a 98-0 vote June 9. Brown, the decorated four-star general in charge of...
Minnesota TAG Tapped to be Army Guard Director
Minnesota TAG Tapped to be Army Guard Director Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen is expected to be nominated to serve as the next director of the Army National Guard.
15 States Activate Guard to Help Quell Unrest
15 States Activate Guard to Help Quell Unrest By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory About 5,000 National Guard personnel—including more than 375 Air National Guardsmen—had been activated as of the morning of May 31 "in response to civil disturbances" that erupted after the death...
Trump to Extend National Guard Title 32 Orders into August
Trump to Extend National Guard Title 32 Orders into August By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory President Donald Trump on May 28 announced he will extend the Title 32 orders of National Guard personnel activated to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the middle of August,...
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