When Will the National Guard Receive Federal Authority to Combat COVID-19? Although states will be reimbursed for emergency expenses, this process is neither automatic nor speedy.
Massive Relief Bill Would Triple Military Hospital Beds, Fund Guard Deployments The measure would give the DoD $1.5 billion to open expeditionary hospitals as experts warn bed space will fall short.
Trump Federalizes National Guard in 3 States to Guard Shipments, Offload Supplies The troops won't be used to enforce quarantines or shelter-in-place orders
'Tens of Thousands' of Guard Personnel to Be Called Up in Coronavirus Response 2,050 citizen soldiers and airmen have been activated by state governors, and that number will likely double by the weekend.
Guard Activations in Response to Coronavirus Expected to Hit 1,000 by Weekend National Guard members in Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Rhode Island and Washington state are providing support.
1st Cavalry Soldier, Air National Guardsman ID'd as Troops Killed in Rocket Attack U.S. officials believe the attack was carried out by the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah.
Governors' Group Opposes Diverting National Guard, Reserve Funds to Build Border Wall Opposition is growing to the Defense Department's transfer of nearly $1.7 billion to fund the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
National Guard Generals: America Needs a Space Guard You can't have a U.S. Space Force without the Space Guard.
Former Reporter Sues Navy Times, Claiming He Was Fired for Reenlisting in the Navy The suit alleges the publication broke a federal law protecting employees who serve.
3 US Military Veterans Killed in Australia C-130 Water Bomber Crash The three American firefighters who were killed while helping to battle the wildfires in Australia have been identified.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...