WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president: "Even after two media briefings, we still only know a few details of the Air Force's fiscal ... read more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president: "National Guard leaders across the country applaud Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta's new defense strategy and its ... read more

Defense act adds Guard officer to Joint Chiefs WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard community ? nearly 500,000 men and women in uniform plus hundreds of thousands of family members and retirees ? is hailing language in the fiscal 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that ... read more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Association of the United States today released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president: "The passage of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill conference report last night brings the National Guard ... read more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard community ? nearly 500,000 men and women in uniform, plus hundreds of thousands of family members and retirees ? is urging members of the Senate to prevent one of their colleagues from going behind closed doors to muzzle ... read more

Legislation would add Guard officer to Joint Chiefs WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard community ? nearly 500,000 men and women in uniform strong plus hundreds of thousands of family members and retirees ? today is hailing Senate approval of legislation that would add a ... read more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NGAUS released the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the association president: "We welcome a Senate hearing on legislation that would add the chief of the National Guard Bureau to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ... read more

Legislation would add Guard officer to Joint Chiefs WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixty-eight senators have now declared their support for legislation that would give the National Guard a permanent, unfiltered voice at the Pentagon. The latest effort in the Senate to further empower the nation's ... read more

Legislation would add Guard officer to Joint Chiefs WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixty-one senators now sponsor legislation that would give the National Guard an unfiltered voice at the Pentagon. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced the National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration ... read more

NGAUS hails bill to add Guard officer to Joint Chiefs of Staff WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifty-two senators now sponsor legislation that would give the National Guard a voice in final resource decisions at the Pentagon. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced the ... read more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 470,000 National Guardsmen today saluted their state commanders in chief for adding their voices to a growing chorus endorsing legislation that would give the Guard a voice in final resource decisions at the Pentagon. Guardsmen are acknowledging an Aug. 22 letter from ... read more