During a conversation with Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III explained the impact the lawmaker’s holds are having on military readiness and uncertainty within the force.
President Joe Biden issued an executive order approving the mobilization of select reserve forces with up to 3,000 personnel, augmenting the armed forces in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
The National Guard’s State Partnership Program, which began in 1993 with 13 countries, has grown to 100 nations — more than half the countries in the world.