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Dec. 30, 2020

Military, civilians to repay tax deferments through December 2021

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is planning to extend payroll collections for military members and Department of Defense civilians through December 2021 to reimburse a tax deferment designed to support personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

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An aircrew with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, performs a fly-by of the airfield in an HC-130J Combat King II during a training mission at Moffett Federal Airfield, California, Aug. 2, 2025. The Air National Guard recently received funding for the Ku/ Ka Communications Suite, an upgraded communications system that provides aircrews secure voice and data transmission through satellite systems. The new system is designed to significantly improve response and coordination during missions in both domestic and deployed environments. Courtesy photo.
Air National Guard Integrates New Communication Technology to Aid Rescue Missions
By Sgt. 1st Class Amber Peck, | March 17, 2026
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air National Guard recently secured $33 million in federal funding to field a new satellite-based communications system designed to significantly improve response and coordination during missions in both...

Soldiers assigned to the 246th Transportation Battalion, 272nd Regional Support Group, Michigan Army National Guard, conduct a National Guard Response Force validation exercise, March 12, 2026, at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich. The validation exercise confirms the unit's readiness to support civil authorities across a wide range of mission sets. Photo by Capt. David Kennedy.
Michigan Guard Battalion Certified for National Guard Response Force Mission
By David Kennedy, | March 17, 2026
GRAYLING, Mich. – Soldiers of the 246th Transportation Battalion, 272nd Regional Support Group, Michigan Army National Guard, successfully completed a multi-day validation exercise March 13, certifying them as a key element...

Led by a piper, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the “Fighting 69th” stride along up Fifth Avenue on March 17, 2025, during the 2025 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The regiment’s Soldiers have led what is now the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade since 1851, and will do so again in 2026. Courtesy photo.
New York Guard’s ‘Fighting 69th’ To Lead St. Patrick's Day Parade for 175th Time
By Lt. Col. Jean Kratzer, | March 16, 2026
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Eight hundred Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment will once again lead the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, when the annual New York City...