November 3, 2023 Thousands of National Guard troops have not received promised enlistment bonuses The National Guard is late paying enlistment bonuses to close to 14,000 service members who were promised as much as $20,000 to join the part-time volunteer force.
October 7, 2023 New military bonus program haunted by old recruiting scandal that gave soldiers false criminal records Numerous states are launching National Guard recruiting bonuses to try to bolster troop numbers, but skeptics say the programs look a lot like the infamous G-RAP.
October 5, 2023 Alabama Gov. Ivey sending 275 National Guard troops to Mexico border: ‘Every state has become a border state' Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is sending 275 National Guard troops to the southern border, saying "every state has become a border state" amid a migrant crisis.
October 4, 2023 North Dakota state senator who died in Utah plane crash recently earned commercial pilot’s license: report Doug Larsen, the North Dakota Republican state senator who died over the weekend in a plane crash, hoped to work for a major airline, a report says.
September 25, 2023 Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul calls in National Guard amid New York's worsening migrant crisis Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling in the National Guard as more than 116,000 migrants have arrived in New York City.
September 22, 2023 Puerto Rico National Guard aids efforts to quell week-long blaze at US Virgin Islands landfill The Puerto Rico National Guard has been mobilized to assist in combatting a fire at a landfill in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which has been raging for over a week.
September 10, 2023 Some National Guard units haven't followed order to ditch Confederate items: report Army National Guard units in some southern states have allowed the deadline to pass without turning in Confederate-themed guidon streamers as mandated by Congress.
August 31, 2023 Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey activates National Guard to assist in emergency shelters housing migrants Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has activated the National Guard to provide basic services at emergency shelter hotels housing migrants.
August 29, 2023 Texas National Guard launches probe after member fires across border, reportedly wounding Mexican national Texas National Guard opened an investigation after a member "discharged a weapon in a border-related incident," reportedly wounding a man in Mexico.
August 28, 2023 New Hampshire National Guard officer expected to be charged with assault, sexual harassment New Hampshire National Guard Lt. Col. Mark Patterson has a court-martial scheduled for early next year. He is expected to be charged with assault and sexual harassment.