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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...
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...
Lawmakers Warn Time is Running Short to Get 2022 NDAA Passed
With less than two months left in 2021, lawmakers are warning that time is growing short for Congress to sort through the procedural hurdles necessary to get the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act signed into law. The NDAA is typically considered “must-pass”...
Alternate Fighter Plan: Cut F-15EX, Extend F-22, Buy New Stealth Jets, More F-35s
By John A. Tirpak The Air Force’s “4+1” fighter plan for the 2020s, unveiled in recent months, will leave the service with a fleet that’s too small and improperly configured to deal with peer threats. What’s needed is a plan that emphasizes stealth aircraft; rapidly...
With One Week to Go, Thousands of Airmen, Guardians Set to Miss COVID Vaccine Deadline
By Greg Hadley With a week to go until the Department of the Air Force’s Nov. 2 deadline for Active-duty Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, nearly 95 percent of Active-duty Air Force and Space Force members are vaccinated, according to the...
Deploying Guardsmen Must Get COVID Shots Sooner
Army Guard soldiers who will be mobilized on federal orders must get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a June 30 deadline for other members of the force. A policy memo obtained by Military.com states that Army Guardsmen will need to be vaccinated ahead of the Dec. 15...
Cancers Strike US Fighter Pilots, Crews at Higher Rates, Air Force Finds
Defense One U.S. Air Force fighter pilots and crew members are far more likely to be diagnosed with certain types of cancers than their fellow Airmen, according to the most comprehensive military study to date. The study is the first confirmation of a connection long...
Troops Opposed to the COVID-19 Vaccine Can Get a Waiver, but They’re Rare
Air Force Times Fewer than 10 percent of the Active-duty force, and 30 percent of the total force, remain completely unvaccinated against COVID-19. Those who don’t have a medical reason but refuse to roll up their sleeves could face administrative or other...
Senate Appropriations Proposes $500 Million Extra for Space Force in 2022
By Greg Hadley The Senate Appropriations Committee released its version of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act on Oct. 18, proposing an additional half billion dollars for the Space Force's 2022 budget and 16 more C-130Js for the Air Force, while leaving the...
Dear Veteran
Dear Veteran, Starting in October, the Department of Veterans Affairs will hire and train new staff to ensure Veterans’ claims are adjudicated quickly and help reduce an expected increase in the backlog of claims pending more than 125 days. VA is taking the following...
Military Retirees, Disabled Veterans to See Largest Pay Raise in Decades for 2022
Military.com Military retirees and veterans receiving disability payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs will see their paychecks go up by 5.9 percent for 2022, triggered by inflation and an annual adjustment to the federal Cost of Living Allowance. That...
Thousands of Airmen Will Miss USAF’s COVID Vaccination Deadline
By Abraham Mahshie A full-court press by Air Force leaders to encourage vaccines will not be enough to prevent thousands of Airmen and Guardians from missing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s Nov. 2 deadline for Active-duty troops to get COVID vaccinations.
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