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Air National Guard Units Interested In V-22 Osprey
CORRECTION: Multi-year contract three aircraft number restated WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) isn’t just wooing foreign customers for the V-22 Osprey. Deputy Program...
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DIUX Lite: Carter Announces New Innovation Unit In Austin
UPDATED: Adds Carter & Kirchhoff remarks AUSTIN: Today, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will announce the latest location for his Defense Innovation Unit (Experimental) — but DIUX Austin will be...
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National Guard Wants To Deploy More Alongside Army: NGB Chief Lengyel
WASHINGTON: In stark contrast to past disputes, the head of the National Guard Bureau took pains today to praise the Army Chief of Staff for bringing full-time and part-time troops together. In...
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New & Old NGAUS Leaders Say Active-Guard Relations Better, But…
WASHINGTON: “Trust, but verify.” On Gus Hargett’s last day at the National Guard Association of the United States, that’s the advice the long-time NGAUS president gave his successor, Roy Robinson, on...
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Congress Traded Operations & Maintenance For Modernization In 19 Appropriations
Now that President Trump has signed the fiscal 2019 defense appropriations bill — marking the first time in nine years that defense is not bound by a Continuing Resolution — the broad trend was cuts to...
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Air National Guard F-16s First To Fly Fifth-Gen Radar
The radar upgrade is aimed at countering Russian cruise missiles.
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Adjutants General Ignore OSD & Lobby Congress For Space Guard
PENTAGON: Frustrated with the slow pace of decision-making on the issue, National Guard leaders in states with space units are openly advocating in Congress for the creation of a Space Force National...
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Trump Strips $3.8B For Border Wall From F-35s, Navy Ships, National Guard
Rep. Thornberry, the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said the White House move to repurpose military procurement money “is in violation of the separation of powers within the...
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COVID-19: National Guard Chief Argues Against Federal Call-Up
With 2,050 Guard troops mobilized by the governors in 27 states and more to come, Gen. Joseph Lengyel said, a national call-up by President Trump would only get in the way.
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COVID-19 Relief Bill Adds $10.4B For DoD; OKs Extending Gens. Goldfein,...
The Defense Working Capital Fund — which allows DoD to make investments in things like depot maintenance, transportation, and supply management in the near term and recoup the costs through future year...
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COVID-19 Federal Funds, Benefits Lag For National Guard
President Trump has authorized only 34 states to receive federal funding and benefits for their Guard troops. While all of them get paid — many out of rapidly depleting state coffers — most aren’t yet...
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Space Force Nat’l Guard Likely To Cost $100M/Year: CBO
“The Guard and Reserves have existing space capabilities and talents that fit within the mission of the Space Force,” says Rep. Ken Calvert, ranking member on the House Appropriations defense...
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Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program
Low-key deployments by citizen-soldiers have strengthened ties with 89 nations – but some crucial partners are missing.
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Who’s Right On C-130 AMP: The Congressman Or Air Force Lawyers?
UPDATED: Corrects Cost Per Plane To $3.8M; Holmes “Misspoke;” Adds Enhanced Mode S Upgrade CAPITOL HILL: The law is the law. But the law must be written and it must then be interpreted in practice. Ay,...
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Top 25 Cuts To NDAA: $5B In Fuel, People, Readiness, & Weapons Detailed
WASHINGTON: The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have found the $5 billion in cuts required under the budget deal. As HASC chairman Mac Thornberry promised, some of them are painful. The...
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Air National Guard Units Interested In V-22 Osprey
CORRECTION: Multi-year contract three aircraft number restated WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) isn’t just wooing foreign customers for the V-22 Osprey. Deputy Program...
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DIUX Lite: Carter Announces New Innovation Unit In Austin
UPDATED: Adds Carter & Kirchhoff remarks AUSTIN: Today, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will announce the latest location for his Defense Innovation Unit (Experimental) — but DIUX Austin will be...
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National Guard Wants To Deploy More Alongside Army: NGB Chief Lengyel
WASHINGTON: In stark contrast to past disputes, the head of the National Guard Bureau took pains today to praise the Army Chief of Staff for bringing full-time and part-time troops together. In...
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Pathfinder: Life Without The CAC?
[Sponsored] The New York Air National Guard is introducing better high-assurance network authentication – and DoD can too, for its growing telework force.
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Cue Drum Roll: The F-15EX Eagle II
“The F-15 C and D fleets, in their current state, places us at great risk,” said Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, “with 75% of the fleet flying beyond its certified service life, and 10% grounded due to...
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