by Daniel Elkins | Dec 17, 2019 | Legislative
The Department of Defense (DoD) has changed an unfair policy that denied Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility to members of the National Guard even though they were serving side by side with Active-duty troops who were gaining eligibility. Over the last year, we have been...
by VNGMG Office | Dec 16, 2019 | VANG Publication
The Commonwealth’s Guardian newsletter is produced by the Virginia National Guard public affairs office on a bi-weekly basis
by VNGMG Office | Dec 6, 2019 | VANG Publication
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by VNGMG Office | Dec 5, 2019 | VANG NEWS
Join us at the 2020 State Conference. The conference will run from 28 February through 1 March at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Richmond, VA – Midlothian VA Friday – TopGolf Outing ($50.00 separate registration), Motorcycle Ride (separate registration), Vendor Reception...
by Daniel Elkins | Dec 4, 2019 | News
Earlier this year we announced our new podcast, Coffee with Congress, where each episode we sit down with a new member of Congress to ask hard-hitting questions that have nothing to do with politics at all! In our latest episode, we sit down with Congressman Van...
by | Nov 14, 2019 | National News
Fighting for a better GI Bill Calculator We have begun working with the Departments of Education (ED) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a better GI Bill Calculator. We believe that Veterans want better information when deciding how to use their GI Bill benefits–such...
by Daniel Elkins | Nov 14, 2019 | Legislative
Our Legislative Director Daniel Elkins, spoke with KPBS about the issues facing the men and women of the National Guard that are serving at our southern border. Members of the Guard are being asked to serve alongside their active-duty counterparts doing the same job...
by | Nov 12, 2019 | Legislative, Podcast
On the latest episode of the EANGUS podcast/videocast, Adrienne Jackson, Army Legislative Program Manager at the National Guard Association of the U.S. joined Scott. Adrienne and Scott chatted about Adrienne’s Capitol Hill experience working for Senator Jim Inhofe,...
by Daniel Elkins | Nov 5, 2019 | Publication
Inside Higher Ed, the resource for insight on news within higher education, asked our Legislative Director, Daniel Elkins, to share his expert opinion on the current political climate facing those who advocate for Student Veterans. Daniel explained that, “In...
by Daniel Elkins | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Earlier this year we announced our new podcast, Coffee with Congress, where each episode we sit down with a new member of Congress to ask hard-hitting questions that have nothing to do with politics at all! In our latest episode, we sit down with Congressman Kelly...
