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White House ‘Strongly Opposes’ Space Guard
The White House budget office has officially come out against the creation of a Space National Guard, going against senior Guard leaders and NGAUS, which has been advocating for such a force.
F-35 Production Set at 156 Per Year Until Completion
By John A. Tirpak Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have agreed that F-35 production will peak at 156 jets per year in 2023 and remain at that level "for the foreseeable future." The "re-baselining" of the program is meant to ensure predictability and...
House Passes NDAA, With $24B in Extra Pentagon Funding and Strings Attached
Breaking Defense The House of Representatives passed its version of the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act by a bipartisan 316-113 margin, paving the way for an investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal, for women to register for the draft, and...
Guard to be Reimbursed for Capitol Mission in $2.1B Bill Cleared for Biden’s Signature
By Amy McCullough The House and Senate passed a $2.1 billion emergency security supplemental bill July 29 that fully reimburses the National Guard for its role in protecting the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection. It also provides relief for Afghan...
Frank Kendall Confirmed as 26th Secretary of the Air Force
By Brian W. Everstine The Senate confirmed Frank Kendall to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force by voice vote July 26, nearly three months after he was first put forward as a nominee. Kendall, the former No. 3 official in the Pentagon in the Obama administration,...
Bill Would Provide Disability for Guardsmen Injured on State Duty
New legislation would extend disability benefits to those National Guard soldiers and airmen injured while serving on state active duty.
NGAUS to White House: Help the Guard Get Medical Care
WASHINGTON (June 14, 2021) — Nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers have appealed to a prominent member of the extended Guard family to help win their No. 1 legislative priority. Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the president of the...
NGAUS to President: Support Health Care Bill
NGAUS is calling on President Joe Biden to put his support behind bipartisan legislation that would provide access to no-fee health care for members of the National Guard and reserves.In a letter to the commander in chief, the NGAUS president, retired Brig. Gen. J....
Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Halfway Finished’ as US, NATO Look for New Ways to Advise
By Brian W. Everstine U.S. forces are about halfway done with the planned withdrawal from Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO pledge to continue support in new ways. U.S. Central Command boss Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. said June 7 that with so much progress already,...
F-16s Could Still be Flying Into the 2070s
By John A. Tirpak The F-16, in service since the 1970s, could be flying with the Air Force into the late 2030s and with foreign air services into the 2070s, based on recently revealed USAF plans and Lockheed Martin's backorder of...
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