79th Annual State Conference
Save the Dates! The 78th Annual State Conference will be held on 13-15 March 2026 in Hilton Head!
149th Annual NGAUS Conference
August 28-31, 2026 Indianapolis, Indiana 148th Annual NGAUS Conference You are invited to attend the 148th annual NGAUS Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is an opportunity to meet other officers and retired officers from around the country. Dynamic speakers,...
55th Annual EANGUS Conference
July 30 - August 4, 2026 Daytona Beach, Florida 55th Annual EANGUS Conference You are invited to attend the 55th annual EANGUS conference which will be held in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 30 - August 4, 2026. This is an opportunity to meet other enlisted and...
Ready for combat: Stubbs maximizes realistic training opportunities for Guard
Army National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs is shepherding the Army's second-largest component through major structural changes and a high operational pace at home and abroad. Intent on maximizing every minute of training in National Guard soldiers' annual...
GI Bill benefits restored to vets dismissed for COVID vaccine refusal
Military Times Thousands of veterans discharged from service during former President Joe Biden's administration for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine may regain eligibility for GI Bill education benefits, according to an Department of Veterans Affairs announcement. Over...
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...
First F-16 Block 72 Has Flown
The War Zone The first-ever F-16 Block 72 has taken to the air, marking a major milestone for the program and for Morocco’s long-running effort to field what Lockheed Martin describes as the most advanced version of the Viper
Air Force Finalizes Decision to Put F-35s at Oregon Base Starting in 2027
By Greg Hadley More than two dozen F-35 Lightning II fighters are heading to Kingsley Field, Ore., after Air Force Secretary Troy Meink signed the official record of decision to base the jets there on Oct. 5, clearing the last bureaucratic hurdle for the Air National...
Military Times – Troops get first increase in 24 years for hostile fire, danger pays
With the Iran conflict now in its seventh month, the Pentagon has enacted an increase in hostile fire and imminent danger pay for all troops. It’s the first bump in these monthly stipends since 2002, officials said Thursday as they announced the change.
Air Force Adjusting Plan for Maintenance Career Overhaul from Just 7 AFSCs to 14
By Matthew Cox The Air Force will officially kick off a major overhaul of maintenance career field next year with a pilot program, but the plan for the revamp is still evolving—while officials once intended to condense 50 aircraft maintenance specialties down to just...
Air Force Raises Lodging Rates Worldwide, with Steep Increases at Some Bases
Stars and Stripes The cost of staying at Yokota Air Base’s Kanto Lodge nearly doubled this week as new Air Force lodging rates took effect worldwide.
WCBD – South Carolina delegation urges Air Force to base F-35A at McEntire
South Carolina’s entire congressional delegation is urging the Department of the Air Force to select McEntire Joint National Guard Base as a future basing location for the F-35A fighter...
NGAUS Washington Report – Bill Would Credit All Active Time to Early Retirement
Recently introduced House legislation would allow all active service to count toward reduced-age retirement for National Guard and Reserve members. Currently, the program counts only periods when a Guard or Reserve member was mobilized on or after Jan. 29, 2008.For...
Future Airmen to Get Less Sleep, More Stress in Basic Training
By Matthew Cox The Air Force has begun depriving new trainees of more sleep and will soon ramp up the stress level in Basic Military Training to better prepare Airmen for the increased strain of combat operations such as Epic Fury.
New Recruits Are Joining the Military in Big Numbers, but Not for the Reason Hegseth Says
ABC News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran, has repeatedly elevated military recruiting successes into the marquee achievement of his tenure and folded recruiting, long treated as an apolitical function of the military, into a broader...
NGB Leaders Praise Enlisted Force at EANGUS
Drawing on nearly four centuries of service and the National Guard’s ongoing operational tempo, the Guard Bureau’s senior leaders last week urged the enlisted force to sustain the Guard’s edge. Speaking at the 55th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the...
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