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