More National Guard Troops Activated in Preparation for Election Day Unrest On the eve of election day in the U.S., more National Guard troops were notified to be at the ready in case of civil unrest...
Here’s What National Guard Units Across the Country Will Be Doing on Election Day Ten states are actively planning and 15 indicated that they plan to use Guard members for election-related missions.
New Law Extends VA Mental Health Counseling to More Guard and Reserve Members Another newly passed piece of legislation directs the GAO to assess the effectiveness of mental health services.
Does My Son Get Benefits If His Biodad Deploys? A woman had a child with a National Guardsman and wonders what benefits her son is entitled to during a deployment.
Trump Presents Distinguished Flying Cross to 7 Guardsmen for Wildfire Rescues The ceremony honored the actions of two crews from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.
7,000 Guard Troops on Alert as Hurricane Laura Threatens Texas, Louisiana More than 7,000 Army and Air National Guard personnel are poised to respond to the storm.
Army Guard Pilots Get Distinguished Flying Cross for Engaging Taliban at Close Range Two North Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor last week.
California Guardsman is 6th US Military Member to Die from COVID-19 A sixth service member and second National Guardsman has died from COVID-19.
National Guard Can Assist at Polling Places with State Approval, Officials Say The National Guard could be called upon to fill in for poll workers on Election Day.
VA Loans and Liquid Assets While VA loans don’t require a down payment, there will most always be other fees and costs associated with buying a house.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...