by Jeffrey Frisby | Mar 11, 2024 | National News
If you are in the Air Guard, not in AGR status, and want to attend college, you’d better hope your State has a robust tuition assistance program, because there is no money for federal tuition assistance like the Army Guard has. This issue has been on the to-do...
by VNGMG Office | Mar 4, 2024 | VANG Publication
529th CSSB validated, ready for mission in Poland Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion have been validated for their upcoming federal mission to Poland after conducting a collective training exercise Feb. 12-16,...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 26, 2024 | National News
When Congress puts together legislation, especially appropriations (money) bills, they tend to attach policy riders to those bills. Bills without policy riders are considered to be “clean” bills—bare-bones language to accomplish one purpose—usually to fund...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 26, 2024 | National News
When Congress puts together legislation, especially appropriations (money) bills, they tend to attach policy riders to those bills. Bills without policy riders are considered to be “clean” bills—bare-bones language to accomplish one purpose—usually to fund...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 26, 2024 | National News
When Congress puts together legislation, especially appropriations (money) bills, they tend to attach policy riders to those bills. Bills without policy riders are considered to be “clean” bills—bare-bones language to accomplish one purpose—usually to fund...
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by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 21, 2024 | National News
Congress occasionally considers legislation that adds money for specific reasons outside of regular appropriations acts and usually after the fiscal year has begun. These pieces of special legislation are called supplementals. They supplement the original...
by VNGMG Office | Feb 18, 2024 | VANG Publication
VaANG top performers recognized at annual ceremony The Virginia Air National Guard held its annual awards ceremony to recognize the 2023 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Feb. 3, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, in Hampton, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Catherine M. Jumper,...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 12, 2024 | National News
Section 577 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act mandates higher fitness standards for those positions in the Army [Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve] that have a propensity for close combat. This section of law only pertains to the Army and no other...
by VNGMG Office | Feb 11, 2024 | VANG Publication
Governor commends Virginia National Guard Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin commended the Virginia National Guard for the organization’s service to commonwealth and country at a reception Jan. 17, 2024, hosted by the Virginia National Guard Association in Richmond,...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 5, 2024 | National News
One of the little known provisions in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act is tucked away in section 702. It’s so small; anyone could pass right over it. And the language looks so innocuous that some might think it to be a technical correction. It...
