The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States was formally organized in 1972 with the goal of increasing the voice of enlisted persons in the National Guard. As such, EANGUS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the status, welfare and professionalism of Enlisted members of the National Guard by supporting legislation that provides adequate staffing, pay, benefits, entitlements, equipment and installations for the National Guard. Beginning with twenty-three states, EANGUS now represents all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, and has an association comprised of those who serve the National Guard on national tour. With a constituency base of over 450,000 soldiers and airmen, their families, as well as over 350,000 retired members, and headquartered in Washington DC, EANGUS maintains a full-time staff to represent your interests to the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill.