Sen. Tammy Duckworth suggested that the Pentagon has until the Senate Armed Services Committee debates its annual defense policy bill next month to show her some progress, or else she'll move to force the Defense Department's hand.
“It’s a unique situation. There's absolutely no intention to make any other changes, moving things out of the Guard," said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
Two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent died in a Friday afternoon helicopter crash in Starr County, according to a news release from National Guard Bureau Chief, Gen. Daniel Hokanson.
Two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent died in a Friday afternoon helicopter crash in Starr County, according to a news release from National Guard Bureau Chief, Gen. Daniel Hokanson.
As funding for Ukraine faces an uncertain future in Congress, the US Army has been left to foot the bill for hundreds of millions of dollars in support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia over the last few months and Army officials are increasingly concerned that without new funding, they will have to begin pulling money from other critical projects to continue supporting Kyiv.