Virginia National Guard Enlisted Association
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Virginia National Guard Enlisted Association is accepting scholarship applications for 2022
We are happy to announce we will be awarding $5,500 in scholarships for 2022 thanks to our generous sponsors to include the VA Association Auxiliary, JJ St Clair Memorial Scholarship, Command Chief Master Sergeant Robert Barnette Scholarship, and USAA. Members of the...
Important Health Care Benefit Update
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 has a...
ISSUE #4 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VNG wraps up support to Southwest Virginia Virginia National Guard Soldiers ended their missions in Southwest Virginia Feb. 23, 2025, after deploying to the area Feb. 14 to assist local emergency managers supporting citizens impacted by severe weather and power...
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WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
From time to time we call on the membership to contact the legislators to show support for bills that support the National Guard.
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
About Our Organization
Mission
To enhance the prestige, morale and well being of the enlisted (former, current & retired)members of the Virginia Army & Air National Guard. To facilitate the exchange of ideas and the solution of problems relating to the enlisted and retired members of the Virginia Army & Air National Guard.
Goal
To provide a method for the individual enlisted or retired member of the Virginia Army & Air National Guard to propose resolutions which can be acted upon by the Association to improve various aspects of the Virginia National Guard.
Benefits
EANGUS consistently seeks and administers programs to benefit the membership. A quarterly publication, The New Patriot Magazine, will keep you informed on EANGUS and its accomplishments. Many programs such as Credit Cards, Auto Insurance Programs and other insurance plans are available.
Past Accomplishments
Among the many noteworthy accomplishments of EANGUS, largely attributable to the Associations grass roots and legislative efforts are:
- VA Home Loan Program for Guard and Reserve members made permanent
- DoD Dental Insurance plans for Retirees and National Guard Members
- Burial Benefits for National Guard Members
- Unlimited Commissary privileges for Guard and Re-serve Members, PX privileges for Retirees
- Retirement age for pay eligibility decreased by Deployment period(s)
- Montgomery & Post 9-11 GI Bill education benefits increases and improvements
- TRICARE benefits for National Guard members who are unemployed or without employer sponsored health-insurance
- Restoration of tax-deductibility of non-reimbursable expenses for travel to drill
- Extended protections under the Soldiers’ and Sailors’Civil Relief Act for National Guard Members
- Increase in IADT points that can be earned in one year.
Past Featured Articles
Call to Action Support Our National Guard Act EANGUS members, please contact your Congressional...
Issue #10 2020 Commonwealth’s Guardian Bi-Weekly Newsletter
Issue #10 2020 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter VNG continues to support state...
Issue #9 2020 Commonwealth’s Guardian Bi-Weekly Newsletter
Issue #9 2020 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter VNG strike teams boost COVID-19 testing...
THE DOGWOOD BLOSSOM Issue 29 May 2020
Our 2020 EANGUS Area II Mid-Winter Conference business session was held at Live! Lofts in Hanover,...
EANGUS 2020 CONFERENCE: CANCELED
EANGUS 2020 CONFERENCE: CANCELED The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United...
VNGMG Newsletter Vol 11 April 2020
VNGMG Strategic Planning in Final Phase of Analysis MG (VA) John D. Taylor, Retired VNGMG...
The WCFA COVID Emergency Relief Fund Announcement
The WCFA COVID Emergency Relief Fund will open for applications at 6:00 pm Eastern Time on Monday,...
Issue #8 2020 Commonwealth’s Guardian Bi-Weekly Newsletter
Issue #82020 Commonwealth’s Guardianbi-weekly newsletter
Brief on the International Criminal Court’s Threat to US Service Members and Veterans
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is offering to provide TMC members a briefing on...
Memorandum on Providing Continued Federal Support for Governors’ Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19 and to Facilitate Economic Recovery
Presidential Memorada Washington D.C. MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY...
States Rethink Weekend Drills Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the American way of life and National Guard bases and armories...
Issue #7 of the 2020 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter
Issue #72020 Commonwealth’s Guardianbi-weekly newsletter
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Our Top Priorities
To provide a method for the individual enlisted or retired member of the Virginia Army & Air National Guard to propose resolutions which can be acted upon by the Association to improve various aspects of the Virginia National Guard.
Upcoming Events
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Virginia Army & Air National Guard Enlisted Association
P.O. Box 37037
Richmond, VA 23234
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