Top FY2016 National Issues

Cost Effective, Readily Accessible Solution for America's National Defense

• Promote the National Guard as the combat reserve of the nation’s military
• Equip the National Guard to protect American lives and property at home
• Fund National Guard cyber capabilities and leverage authorities and partnerships
• Expand the nation’s “smart power” through the National Guard State Partnership Program

Personnel Initiatives

• Universal TRICARE Reserve Select for the reserve components to include those eligible for FEHBP
• Fund dwell time treatment of identified reserve component medical and behavioral readiness issues
• Fund community-based confidential behavioral care
• Fund piloted reserve components access to Veterans Centers counseling programs
• Equitable Tuition Assistance benefits
• Retroactive Reserve retirement credit to 9/11
• Veteran status for reserve component career service
• Mandatory Space-A travel

Moving the ARNG Forward

• Continued modernization of ARNG equipment to the same standards as the AC
• Support the Commission on the Future Structure of the Army
• Stop the transfer of attack aviation from the ARNG to the active component

Moving the ANG Forward

• Concurrent fielding of equipment
• Modernize the F-16 with AESA radar and radar upgrades
• Modernize the F-15 with AESA radar upgrades
• Modernize the C-130 fleet
• Modernize the C-17 fleet
• Modernize the KC-135 fleet
• RPA recapitalization
• Protect MAFFS operational authorities OP FY 15