The debate on the House floor over the proposed "Defend the Guard Act" veered between solemn criticisms to blistering ...

The Montana National Guard has implemented a civilian employee hiring freeze in response to a directive from the Office of ...

Beaty is in the Montana Army National Guard and was named the 2025 United States Army Cadet Command Officer Instructor of the ...

House Bill 404, the Defend the Guard Act, ensures Montana’s National Guard cannot be deployed to combat without a formal war declaration from Congress. Some of our state legislators opposed it ...

A bill to block Montana’s National Guard from being deployed into combat ... David Bedey, a Hamilton Republican and retired U.S. Army colonel. "This bill is a sign of weakness." ...

The Montana National Guard has implemented a civilian ... The Air Guard has well over 95% of positions filled, and the Army Guard also has a very high fill rate,” he said.