Transcript America’s National Guard

Briefing
March 8, 2014
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NGAUS was formed by militia
officers in 1878 to obtain better
equipment and training by
petitioning Congress for more
resources.
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It is the nation’s oldest military
association lobbying solely for
the benefit of the National Guard
and educating the public about
the Guard’s role and history in
the armed forces.
Army chief's comments
'disrespectful' of Guard, NGAUS
president says…Army Times
January 25, 2014
NGAUS Head Knocks
Senior Pentagon
Leaders On Army
Budget
Battle…Breaking
Defense
February 12, 2014
• NGAUS achieves its mission through
its lobbying and legislative activities.
With over 45,000 members, NGAUS, its
grassroots power, and access to key
decisions makers has a powerful voice in
Washington.
NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION
PUSHES BACK ON DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT
CUTS…ASSOCIATION NOW
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
“Never underestimate the influence of the National Guard.” --Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., May 24, 2012
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State Association
Meetings
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NGAUS Conference
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Task Force Meetings
Prioritization
 Top 5 Lists
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Legislative Objectives
Booklet
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Fact Sheet Distribution
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Legislative Language
The NGAUS Legislative Team is working hard to “Drive the Conversation” on
Capitol Hill.
Ensure NGAUS continues as the leading voice for Guard issues on Capitol Hill
Our lobbying efforts focus on the following:
• Tell the National Guard story
• Transform our members' ideas into legislative action
• Provide states and our members unified representation before Members of
Congress
• Ensure that the National Guard has modern equipment, training, missions and
personnel benefits for the over 460,000 men and women currently serving in the
Army and Air National Guard, as well as their families, employers and all Guard
retirees
• Achieve Results
Peter Duffy
Annie Lively
Mary Catherine Ott
Legislative Director
Senior Legislative Affairs
Manager - Army Programs
Legislative Affairs
Manager - Air Programs
and Cyber Security
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Grace Washbourne
Legislative Affairs Manager –
Joint and Domestic Operations
Programs
Dixie Ross
Adam Maisel
Legislative Staff Assistant
Joint Programs
Legislative Assistant
Army Programs
• Rebalance the AC/RC force mix by increasing the National
Guard as a percentage of the total force
Protect and enhance the National Guard’s
Domestic Response capabilities by pursuing
statutory changes that promote
accountability and readiness
• Shift AC missions and manpower into the National Guard to
save money, maintain capabilities, improve efficiencies and
capture the national investment as the AC draws down
• Creation of a dedicated, reliable Defense Department joint fund
within the President’s Budget for National Guard support of
civilian authorities
Increase the National Guard as a percentage
of the Total Force
Preserve the capabilities of the National
Guard as an Operational Force
• Statutory and policy changes that solidify and protect the
National Guard as an operational vs. strategic reserve
• Strong consideration for maintaining National Guard
personnel, equipment and resources as a vital and cost
effective part of Army and Air Force plans for the future
• Continued Congressional funding for MILCON & NGREA
Cyber Security
• Promote and develop cyber security capacity and
capabilities
• Included funding for equipment and training needed for dom ops
and emergency response to disasters
Assure representation and full involvement
of the National Guard in any defense review
affecting National Guard roles and missions
or force structure
• Include the NGB, the State Adjutants General and the Council
of Governors in all DoD strategic reviews including the
Quadrennial Defense and the Strategic Choices and
Management Review and all future force structure, AC/RC
mix, and BRAC reviews
2013 Year in Review
Sequestration
• Took effect this year, but Pentagon used
unobligated funds to pay down most cuts
• Murray-Ryan budget deal reversed
$31.5 billion in sequestration cuts over the
next two years
Late Presidential Budget and Defense Bills
• PB- two months late
•NDAA- Last minute maneuvers allowed for passage before year’ s end, but without a
formal amendment process in the Senate
Continuing resolutions and “crisis governance” perceived as the
“new normal” for Congress
Army National Guard
$100M for HMMWV upgrades
$75M for UH-72 aircraft
$72M for UH-60M Aircraft
Air National Guard:
$40M for MQ-1/9 transitioning units
$47.3M for C-130 AMP
$2M Sniper Digital Video
$3.5M Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Ground Base Sense and Avoid
NGREA
Light Utility Helicopters, F-16 Radios and
Radars, F-15 AESA upgrades, Base Security
Systems, Blue Force Tracker, CBRNE
Reconnaissance Gear, CB Protective Shelters,
4th Generation Targeting Pods, Internal and
External Fuel Tanks for Aircraft, Joint Threat
Emitters, RTIC Cockpit Data Links, LAIRCM,
Medical Equipment for HMMWVs, Modular
Small Arms Training Systems, REDHORSE
Vehicles, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations
Center Equipment, Tactical Trucks, Simulation
Training Systems, UH-60 comms packages,
Ultra-light Tactical Vehicles, Wireless Mobile
Mesh Networks
Other:
$315M for ARNG and $315M for ANG in NGREA
$130M for State Counter Drug Programs
$10M for Youth Challenge
$25M for STARBASE
ANG MILCON funded at requested level of $119.8M
ARNG MILCON funded at$314.7M, $6M lower than request
Prohibits furloughs or reductions of title 32 dual status technicians without going through
Congress (must be tied to military force structure change)
No
major changes to ARNG, ANG end strength under new sequestration limits
Increased
Requires
procurement for UH-72 Lakota
DoD report on Guard’s role in Cyber Command and cyber ops
Limitations
Improved
Additional
Codifies
Report
on cancellation of National Guard deployments(Congressional approval)
mental healthcare, suicide prevention for National Guard
means of ANG alert reporting for 30 days or less of federal duty
the National Guard State Partnership Program
Language encouraging AF to fully fund RSOC and other equipment required to
stand up fully modernized ARNG MQ-1 and MQ-9 remote split operations and targeting
units
2014 Congressional Schedule
6 MARCH
HASC DoD Posture Hearing
11 MARCH
Budget Briefs to Committee staff begin and run through early April
13 MARCH
HAC-D DoD Posture Hearing
25 MARCH
HASC Army Posture Hearing
26 MARCH
HAC-D Air Force Posture Hearing
27 MARCH
HAC-D Army Posture Hearing
2 APRIL
SAC-D Air Force Posture Hearing
3 APRIL
HAC-D National Guard and Reserve Posture Hearing
3 APRIL
SASC Army Posture Hearing
10 APRIL
SASC Air Force Posture Hearing
4 MARCH
Presidents Budget Request Officially submitted to Congress
ARNG
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
End Strength:
350,200*
DECREASE of 4000 from FY14
Personnel:
$7,682,892,000
1.2% DECREASE from FY14 Omnibus
O&M:
$6,030,773,000
12% DECREASE from FY14 Omnibus
OCO Personnel:
$393,364,000
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OCO O&M
$199,371,000
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MilCon:
$126,920,000
59% DECREASE from FY14 Omnibus
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
End Strength:
105,000
DECREASE of 400 from FY14
Personnel:
$3,156,457,000
1.3% INCREASE from FY14 Omnibus
O&M:
$ 6,392,859,000
Negligible INCREASE from FY14 Omnibus
OCO Personnel
$6,919,000
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OCO O&M
$22,200,000
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MilCon:
$94,663,000
20% DECREASE from FY14 Omnibus
*End Strength numbers reflect request for FY15. Potential end strength reductions to 315,000 reflect the FYDP projection for FY18 assuming
budget caps under sequestration resume (FYDP over next 5 years).
End Strength
•Reduce Army National Guard end strength down to 335,000, and if sequestration returns in
2016, reduce further down to 315,000, a level unseen since the 1950s and 35,000 fewer
soldiers than pre-9/11 levels
Aviation
•Transfer all 192 Apaches from the Army National Guard to Active Army Combat Aviation
Brigades, affecting 9 states including AZ, ID, MO, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX and UT
•Divest the Army National Guard of all 30 OH-58D helicopters, affecting TN
•Give the ARNG 111 older UH-60 Blackhawks in return
Force Structure
•Downsize ARNG Brigade Combat Teams from 28 to 22
•Take Combat Aviation Brigades down from 10 to 6
•Remove all Attack Aviation Battalions, from 8 to 0
Support the House bill H.R. 3930 - “National Commission on the Structure
of the Army Act of 2014”
•Prohibits the Army from using FY15 funds to divest, retire, or transfer, or prepare to divest,
retire, or transfer, any aircraft of the Army assigned to units of the Army National Guard as
of January 15, 2014
•Prohibits the Army from using FY15 funds to reduce personnel below the authorized end
strength levels of 350,000 for the Army National Guard as of September 30, 2014
•Establishes the National Commission on the Structure of the Army
Congressman Cramer is a co-sponsor
THANK YOU NORTH DAKOTA!
“That the Reserve Component
has the capacity and capability
to be increased as a percentage
of the total force, and should
be.”
42 Recommendations – Continued engagement and education on Report findings
Work with Congress to legislate where possible
-Codification Consultative Budget Process with the Council of Governors
-Domestic Operations/DSCA Requirements
-Resourcing the RC: Funding Line for “operational support by the AF Reserves
-Increase AC capacity
-Concurrent fielding of equipment
-Cost approach/fully life cycle costs
-More utilization of RC in cyberspace operations
Work with Congress to ensure policy changes are happening within the Air Force
-Continuum of Service: removing barriers and providing better flexibility in transitioning
between components
-PERSTEMP Metric: single metric for measuring personnel tempo and stress on the force
-Allow more opportunities for RC in key leadership positions
Protect /Modernize/Recapitalize Legacy Aircraft
• C-130 modernization and recapitalization
•F-15/F-16 upgrades (AESA radar)
• RPA recapitalization
• Fielding of future weapons systems
• Preservation of traditional Air Guard missions
Inclusion of National Guard in the Cyber force structure decisions and
planning
• Parity in training and equipping
Implementation of National Commission on the Structure of the Air
Force and the Total Force Task Force(TF2)
• Impact on future force structure and FY15 budget
debate
Mary Catherine Ott
Legislative Affairs
Manager – Air/Cyber
Programs
CNGB Annual Reporting of Domestic Response Personnel and
Equipment Requirements for non-federalized National Guard
Codify Council of Governors role in DoD planning, programming,
budgeting and execution cycles
Creation of dedicated funding lines for National Guard Counterdrug
Program and Training Centers into President’s Budget /DoD Central
Grace Washbourne
Transfer Account
CNGB appointment of ARNG and ANG Directors
Legislative Affairs
Manager – Joint and
Domestic Programs
Secure preference points for federal and state employment for National
Guard service
Ensure congressional and executive military compensation
recommendations do not unfairly affect National Guard pay and
benefits
Secure veterans status for National Guard retirees
119th Wing
• MQ-1 Squadron with RPA at Fargo
• Launch & Recover Element at
Grand Forks AFB
• Will establish a Targeting Squadron
to complement RPA mission
141st
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Fargo)
164th Engineer Battalion (Minot)
231st Brigade Support Battalion (Valley City)
68th Troop Command (Bismarck)
136th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
(Devils Lake)
1-112 Aviation (S&S) Regiment (Bismarck)
81st Civil Support Team
Air Force is committed to RPAs and
replacing all MQ-1 with MQ-9s…money
committed in FY14 and 15 budgets
RPA Operations Centers Equipment in
FY NGREA
UH-72 Lakota….good to go, Army
buying 100 more in FY15
UH-60 Blackhawk….. Comms
upgrades in NGREA FY14. But if
Army Aviation Plan goes into affect
on Apaches, Blackhawks will be
reshuffled.
CBRNE Reconnaissance Gear, CB
Protective Shelters in FY14
NGREA
Senator John Hoeven
Senator Heidi Heitkamp
Appropriations Committee
MILCON, Veterans
Homeland Security
Committee
Representative Kevin Cramer
They Want to Hear the Guard Story Directly From You
Maintaining end strength & force structure
Remaining trained and operational with regular, predictable deployments
Full-time manning
Modernizing equipment and addressing shortfalls
Funding for modern and functional facilities
Addressing high National Guard unemployment
Suicide and mental health issues
QRMC & Benefit Changes
 Recommendations to cut drill pay in half
 Cuts to retired pay/points
SHARE THE GUARD STORY
RFPB Study Key Findings:
• Over
the past decade, the cost per person in
the Active Duty force increased by 46 percent
• The all-volunteer force, in its current form, is
unsustainable
• Reserves have significantly less overhead and
infrastructure costs
• A Reserve Component member costs
approximately 1/3 the cost of an Active Duty
member over their life cycle
We Can’t Do It Without You
• The
strength of NGAUS has always been its united membership
• NGAUS Voice + Engaging Your Members of Congress = SUCCESS (They want to hear from
you!)
Our Commitment to You
• To
protect what you’ve EARNED and what our country has promised you
• Maintain a strong, sustainable National Guard
We will not be outworked
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