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Keeping the Lakota helicopter flying for the Army and National Guard is also a job for the OEM

Keeping the Lakota helicopter flying for the Army and National Guard is also a job for the OEM
Keeping the Lakota helicopter flying for the Army and National Guard is also a job for the OEM

The UH-72 Lakota is the Army’s third largest fleet. Larger than the Chinook fleet and 75 percent the size of the Apache fleet, here’s how commercial practices make a difference in sustaining the fleet and enabling Army readiness.

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Why the enduring Lakota is the workhorse of the US Army and National Guard

Why the enduring Lakota is the workhorse of the US Army and National Guard
Why the enduring Lakota is the workhorse of the US Army and National Guard

In its last Southwest border rotation of 24 helicopters over a one-year period, National Guard Lakotas flew nearly 14,000 hours – near combat deployment numbers for these airframes.

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The Army National Guard Needs Gray Eagle

The Army National Guard Needs Gray Eagle
The Army National Guard Needs Gray Eagle

Army National Guard units are an essential part of the Total Force. They need the same equipment, too.

Army Secretary Pledges 6,200 National Guard In DC By Weekend

Army Secretary Pledges 6,200 National Guard In DC By Weekend
Army Secretary Pledges 6,200 National Guard In DC By Weekend

Despite a heavy-handed military presence at earlier protests, there were no troops in evidence at the Capitol when it was overrun yesterday by pro-Trump rioters. Currently, 834 Guard troops are operational across DC, 741 of them guarding the Capitol and 93 manning traffic checkpoints.

Army Streamlines Training, Deployments To Reduce Soldier Stress: SecArmy & CSA

Army Streamlines Training, Deployments To Reduce Soldier Stress: SecArmy & CSA
Army Streamlines Training, Deployments To Reduce Soldier Stress: SecArmy & CSA

While Combat Training Center wargames will still work out full brigades, training at home base will emphasize small-unit teambuilding over big events.

Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program

Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program
Modernize The National Guard’s State Partnership Program

Low-key deployments by citizen-soldiers have strengthened ties with 89 nations – but some crucial partners are missing.

HASC Talks To Army, Guard About Protests; Waits For Esper and Milley

HASC Talks To Army, Guard About Protests; Waits For Esper and Milley
HASC Talks To Army, Guard About Protests; Waits For Esper and Milley

“We came right up to the edge of bringing active troops here, and we didn’t,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said. Both active duty and Guard troops are being sent home.

COVID-19: Army Ramps Up Testing, Vaccine R&D

COVID-19: Army Ramps Up Testing, Vaccine R&D
COVID-19: Army Ramps Up Testing, Vaccine R&D

Some 992 soldiers have now tested positive, with a cluster among trainees at Fort Jackson, S.C., although many showed no symptoms.

COVID-19 Federal Funds, Benefits Lag For National Guard

COVID-19 Federal Funds, Benefits Lag For National Guard
COVID-19 Federal Funds, Benefits Lag For National Guard

President Trump has authorized only 34 states to receive federal funding and benefits for their Guard troops. While all of them get paid — many out of rapidly depleting state coffers — most aren’t yet getting full health coverage.

COVID-19 Relief Bill Adds $10.4B For DoD; OKs Extending Gens. Goldfein, Lengyel & Raymond

COVID-19 Relief Bill Adds $10.4B For DoD; OKs Extending Gens. Goldfein, Lengyel & Raymond
COVID-19 Relief Bill Adds $10.4B For DoD; OKs Extending Gens. Goldfein, Lengyel & Raymond

The Defense Working Capital Fund — which allows DoD to make investments in things like depot maintenance, transportation, and supply management in the near term and recoup the costs through future year pricing deals — gets $1.5 billion.

COVID-19: National Guard Chief Argues Against Federal Call-Up

COVID-19: National Guard Chief Argues Against Federal Call-Up
COVID-19: National Guard Chief Argues Against Federal Call-Up

With 2,050 Guard troops mobilized by the governors in 27 states and more to come, Gen. Joseph Lengyel said, a national call-up by President Trump would only get in the way.

COVID-19: Army Postpones Wargames, Cancels Drills

COVID-19: Army Postpones Wargames, Cancels Drills
COVID-19: Army Postpones Wargames, Cancels Drills

A Washington state National Guard brigade will stay home to help the governor with coronavirus response, while the Army Reserve has halted monthly “battle assemblies.”

Multi-Domain Task Forces Top Army’s $7B Unfunded List

Multi-Domain Task Forces Top Army’s $7B Unfunded List
Multi-Domain Task Forces Top Army’s $7B Unfunded List

The Army wants $985 million for modernization, from Apache gunships and 8×8 Strykers to safety improvements at ammunition plants. We have the list.

Adjutants General Ignore OSD & Lobby Congress For Space Guard

Adjutants General Ignore OSD & Lobby Congress For Space Guard
Adjutants General Ignore OSD & Lobby Congress For Space Guard

PENTAGON: Frustrated with the slow pace of decision-making on the issue, National Guard leaders in states with space units are openly advocating in Congress for the creation of a Space Force National Guard. “As the adjutants general, we are individually approaching our congressional delegations,” Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, adjutant general of California, told reporters at…