WASHINGTON (11/4/13) - Victims of sexual assault now have the option to have legal representation following the attack. During criminal proceedings in a courtroom, the defendant has a lawyer. The prosecutor represents the state. But the victims of sexual assault have historically not had the benefit of a state-provided advocate as they are interviewed, as they testify on the … [Read more...]
Hagel: States Refusing Same-sex Family Benefits Must Comply
WASHINGTON (11/1/13) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel directed Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, to meet with the adjutants general of nine states to resolve the issue of those states denying ID cards to same-sex spouses at National Guard facilities. In a speech at the 100th annual Anti-Defamation League in New York Thursday, Hagel said the adjutants … [Read more...]
Leaders Advise Commission Not to Merge Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard
WASHINGTON (10/30/13) - Air Force Reserve leaders told members of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force that merging the Air Force Reserve with the Air National Guard would create little value and cause numerous adverse impacts - detracting from the broader goal of improving the Air Force structure. Appointed by the fiscal 2013 National Defense … [Read more...]
National Guard Units From Four States Pitching in to Fix Colorado Roads
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (10/28/13) - National Guard members from four states are continuing to support the Colorado Department of Transportation in repairing a 25-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons, Colo., and Estes Park, Colo. Approximately 200 National Guard Citizen-Soldiers or -Airmen are working on the project at any given time. Because of the large scope of the … [Read more...]
South Dakota Guard Unit Cleans Up Remnants of Afghanistan War
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Oct. 15, 2013) - After 12 years of shipping supplies to troops in Afghanistan a surplus of containers have filled bases throughout the country. The South Dakota Army National Guard's 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion is working to not only sustain the four transportation units and the ordnance company they manage at Kandahar Airfield, … [Read more...]