Air National Guard

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Air Force seeks to override existing law, move Guard units to Space Force

Proposed legislation would waive the requirement to get governors’ approval before making changes to the structure of National Guard units.

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Leaked Documents Investigation

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison

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(Photo by: Staff Sgt. James Richardson Jr.)Space Force

House Armed Services Committee endorses new management structure for Space Force

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Agencies reviewing security clearance, classified info policies in wake of damaging leaks

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One National Guard unit’s idea to improve efficiency: spend less time filling out forms

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Pandemic causing long-term recruiting effects for Air Force

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FILE - DeMarcus Hicks, a recent graduate of nursing school who is working as a contractor with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, gives a person a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Dec. 20, 2021, on the first day of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Federal Way, Wash.  The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7, 2022, on challenges to whether the Biden administration can order millions of workers at private companies and health care employees be vaccinated for COVID-19. Until the court rules, millions of workers face a patchwork of requirements depending on where they live. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Federal judge rejects Oklahoma lawsuit over National Guard vaccine mandate

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81st Training Wing Public Affair/Kemberly GroueU.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rashawn Duffy, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 military training instructor, presents a coin to an Airman during the basic military training coining ceremony outside of Erwin Manor at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 14, 2020. Nearly 60 Airmen from the 37th TRW Detachment 5 completed the six-week basic military training course. Due to safety concerns stemming from COVID-19, the Air Force sent new recruits to Keesler to demonstrate a proof of concept to generate the force at multiple locations during contingencies. The flight was the first to graduate BMT at Keesler since 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Air Force meeting recruitment goals, changing mindset around work and training

The Air Force will hit its goal of recruiting 42,000 people in 2021.

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Jawan Williams loads his vehicle with sandbags before landfall of Hurricane Ida at the Frederick Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, La., which is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.  The storm is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph when it slams ashore late Sunday.   (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

FEMA deploying over 2,000 employees as Ida carves destructive path

In today’s Federal Newscast, more than 2,400 FEMA employees are in place to help out citizens in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and other states that…

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(U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Haley Stevens)An MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron sits on the ramp at Creech Air Force Base carrying eight Hellfire missiles. This was the first flight test of the MQ-9 carrying eight Hellfire missiles.

(U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Haley Stevens)

Air Force offering airmen a chance to leave service early in attempt to balance the force

Both officers and enlisted can apply for early separation or retirement between Jan. 20 and April 2.

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