Virginia National Guard Enlisted Association
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VNGMG announces Plenary Speaker
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia National Guard Management Group is excited to announce Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora as the 2021 Virginia National Guard Conference Plenary Speaker. Flora recently returned to Virginia following an incredibly impactful tour as the Commanding...
Policy Riders
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 the...
ISSUE #7 OF THE 2025 COMMONWEALTH’S GUARDIAN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
VNG reconfirms focus on sexual assault awareness Brig. Gen. Todd Hubbard, Virginia National Guard Director of the Joint Staff, signed a proclamation designating April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month April 2, 2025, at Defense Supply Center Richmond,...
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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.
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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
VNGMG Newsletter Vol 10 December 2019
VNGMG NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO 10 DECEMBER 2019
EANGUS New Patriot – Fall Edition
Fall Edition 2019 Features: President's Communique Suicide Prevention From the DARNG From the CSM...
2021 Legislative Reception
NEW EPISODE: Worst Day of Your Life: Coffee with CSM John Troxell
Earlier this year we announced our new podcast, Coffee with Congress, where each episode we sit...
Huge Win for the National Guard
The Department of Defense (DoD) has changed an unfair policy that denied Post-9/11 GI Bill...
Issue #25 of the 2019 Commonwealth’s Guardian Bi-weekly Newsletter
The Commonwealth’s Guardian newsletter is produced by the Virginia National Guard public affairs...
Issue #24 of the 2019 Commonwealth’s Guardian bi-weekly newsletter is available
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2020 VA Enlisted & Officer Conference
Join us at the 2020 State Conference. The conference will run from 28 February through 1 March at...
NEW EPISODE: Rattlesnakes Are Our Friends: Coffee with Congressman Van Taylor
Earlier this year we announced our new podcast, Coffee with Congress, where each episode we sit...
November 2019 Drill Weekend Talking Points
Fighting for a better GI Bill Calculator We have begun working with the Departments of Education...
Fighting for Veteran Status for Men and Women of the National Guard
Our Legislative Director Daniel Elkins, spoke with KPBS about the issues facing the men and women...
PODCAST / VIDEOCAST – NOVEMBER 2019
On the latest episode of the EANGUS podcast/videocast, Adrienne Jackson, Army Legislative Program...
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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.
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Virginia Army & Air National Guard Enlisted Association
P.O. Box 37037
Richmond, VA 23234







