Maj. Gen. Scott Rice has been confirmed by the Senate for promotion to lieutenant general and for assignment as the new director of the Air National Guard. Rice, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard, replaces Maj. Gen. Brian Neal, who has served as the acting director since Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke retired in March. Rice was commissioned in 1980 through the ROTC program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, N.Y., and joined the Massachusetts ANG’s 104th Fighter Wing in 1989, flying the A-10. He has deployed to Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Iraq, and currently serves as the secretary of the Adjutants General Association of the United States.
Top Lawmakers Want 15 Percent Pay Raise for Enlisted Troops
April 19, 2024
A new law introduced by Congress would raise the pay rate 15 percent for junior enlisted troops and seek improvements on a range of quality of life issues, such as pay and compensation, child care, housing, health care access, and military spouse employment.