Air Guard Transfers to Space Force Appear Likely as Senators …
Aug 26, 2025 · New amendments added to Congress' must-pass annual defense policy bill would allow the Space Force to take over certain state-controlled Air National Guard space units -- …
Governors Urge Preservation of National Guard Authority in …
Dec 9, 2024 · Governors from all 55 states and territories have repeatedly urged Congress to reject Legislative Proposal 480 (LP 480), which would reassign specified Air National Guard …
Governors call on Congress again to protect authority over space ...
Dec 11, 2024 · The NGA said governors from all 55 states and territories as well as more than 100 members of Congress have opposed the Air Force proposal to reassign units without their …
Govs: Space Force ‘Pushing’ to Take ANG Space Assets | National Guard ...
Apr 22, 2025 · The nation’s governors are alarmed by indications that Space Force leadership is “aggressively pushing a plan to fully implement Legislative Proposal 480 and remove Air …
Hickenlooper Leads 124 Members of Congress in Letter Urging ...
Oct 17, 2024 · Title 32 of U.S. Code gives governors authority over National Guard personnel in their states. Legislative Proposal 480 (LP 480) would move Air National Guard units with …
Governors Protest Moving Air Guard Troops to Space Force
Apr 23, 2025 · Jared Polis (D-Col.) and Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.), the leaders of the National Governors Association, reinforced bipartisan opposition Tuesday to moving some Air National …
Governors unite against plan to let Space Force take National Guard ...
Dec 12, 2024 · In a show of unity, all 55 governors of U.S. states and territories are urging Congress to stop a plan for increased federal control of state Air National Guard units.
Space Force at odds with states over recruiting from National Guard ...
May 15, 2025 · The head of the U.S. Space Force is moving ahead with plans to pull talent from National Guard units to help build up the still new military service — but several governors …
NGA Sends Letter to Congress on National Guard Authority
Dec 10, 2025 · For several years, governors have raised bipartisan concerns about Section 514 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (formerly known as LP480), …
Senate approves bill that moves space-focused National Guard units ...
Dec 18, 2024 · The Senate approved the annual defense bill Wednesday that moves National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force after facing opposition from every governor in the …