Trump’s push for more troops in US cities at odds with crime stats
Homicides through the first six months of 2025 were down significantly compared to the same period in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic trend in the U.S.
By Christopher L. Keller
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The National Guard, DC landscaping and the great pursuit of lethality
Few training methods guarantee a better fighting force than boredom-induced annoyance.
By J.D. Simkins
WATCH: A-10s use rural Michigan highway as a runway
For perhaps the first time ever, modern Air Force warplanes intentionally landed on a U.S. roadway.
More National Guard soldiers ordered to help with wildfires in Montana
Currently, there are 84 soldiers deployed to help firefighting efforts as the state faces record drought and heat.
The National Guard needs funding, not platitudes
Can the National Guard continue to retain talent at the level needed in the era of “great power competition” when more lucrative, time-saving opportunities present themselves in the civilian world?
By Ali Nayyef
Breakneck pace of crises keeps National Guard away from home
Beyond overseas deployments, Guard members have been called in to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and protests against racial injustice.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Defense top line ‘will probably go up’: Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal
“The people who want to spend more than the Biden number have built a lot of support, and yes, I think that is a potential bipartisan pathway,” says House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith. “I don’t support it, I don’t think that’s where we should go, but at the end of the day, I have one vote.”
By Joe Gould
Biden signs bill to fund National Guard Capitol security mission, Afghan visas
The bill reimburses the National Guard for the Capitol security mission and loosens some requirements on visas for Afghans who helped the U.S.
Congress passes bill to reimburse Guard for Capitol security mission, increase Afghan visas
The $2.1 billion bill now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature.
How Vermont was first to finish integrating women into Guard combat arms units
Vermont is so far the only state to have fully completed gender integration for its combat arms units.
By Davis Winkie