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The annual unfunded lists typically provide Capitol Hill with ammo for boosting the defense budget —particularly to buy weapons made in the districts of lawmakers on the defense committees.
By Valerie Insinna
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By Breaking Defense
As lawmakers weigh creating a Space National Guard, Brig. Gen. Mike Bruno of the Colorado National Guard and the National Guard Association of the United States aims in this op-ed to tamp down what he sees as some key misconceptions.
By Mike Bruno
In part of a wide-ranging interview with Breaking Defense, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson said “every one” of the holds on confirmation for Joint Chiefs members is exacting a price on the military.
By Aaron Mehta
In this exclusive op-ed, Gen. Daniel Hokanson, 29th chief of the National Guard Bureau, discusses the global impact of the Guard and its State Partnership Program.
By Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson
“OMB’s opposition to establishing a SNG and directive to transfer current National Guard space missions to an unestablished ‘Space Component’ will create a 7–10 year gap in the capabilities Air National Guard Space Units provide today,” the 51 Guard adjutant generals argue in a letter to President Joe Biden.
By Theresa Hitchens
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Congress and the administration are faced with one of two solutions: establish a Space National Guard, or lose the manpower and experience that exists in the Air National Guard, argue Mitchell Institute’s Tim Ryan and AFA’s Stuart Pettis.
By Tim Ryan and Stuart Pettis The Biden administration so far has pushed back on the idea, citing cost, but some powerful senators are on board and an NDAA fight is brewing on the Hill.
By Theresa Hitchens
Not establishing a Space National Guard was “a mistake when Space Force was created,” said Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., in announcing a proposed bill to “remedy that.”
By Theresa Hitchens
As currently used, the program is a missed opportunity, especially when America needs to be strengthening its relationships abroad.
By Lt. Col. Malcolm Warbrick
“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.
By Paul McLeary
Esper rejects using the Insurrection Act as rumors swirl over how long President Trump will keep him around.
By Colin Clark and Paul McLeary
“The Guard and Reserves have existing space capabilities and talents that fit within the mission of the Space Force,” says Rep. Ken Calvert, ranking member on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
By Theresa Hitchens
In this op-ed, Francis M. McGinn, the head of the National Guard Association, blasts an Air Force proposal to transfer National Guard units performing space missions to the Space Force.
By Francis M. McGinn