by | Oct 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
This survey being conducted so our National Military Leaders can be informed on your thoughts and concerns regarding the developing discussion around more training days for the Reserve Components and the future in general of the US Armed Forces. The National Guard...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 29, 2015 | Legislative, National
Read all way to the bottom….. Calendar No. 267 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1203 [Report No. 114–153] To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under laws administered by the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Defense Department’s decision to place a for-profit university on probation has drawn fire from three Republican senators, who think the Pentagon acted unfairly when it restricted the school’s access to bases and prevented new students from enrolling...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 13, 2015 | Benefits, Legislative, National, Politics
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress last week will not reach the president’s desk until next week. President Barack Obama has said he will veto the bill because it bypasses caps on military spending. But the bill has not yet been...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2015 | Legislative
Spc. Alek Skarlatos, an infantryman with the Oregon Army National Guard, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal last week at the Pentagon for his actions last month in subduing a gunman on a European train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. His childhood friend, Airman...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2015 | Legislative, National
The National Commission on the Future of the Army will soon focus on the issue of where to put the Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopters and one commissioner hopes it will find a “blended capability” solution, according to a report this week by Inside...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 18, 2015 | Legislative
Over 400,000 military households’ DEERS records do not have all their families’ social security numbers. If they don’t add them before January they could owe fines through the IRS due to requirements in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare.) DEERS say they are missing...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
From the Tricare Website: http://www.tricare.mil/rxnewrules090115 Starting October 1, 2015, a new law requires all TRICARE beneficiaries, except active duty service members, to get select brand name maintenance drugs through either TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery or...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 28, 2015 | Legislative
Here are several ancillary Department of Veterans Affairs 2015 programs some veterans may not be aware of: (1) Aid and Attendance (www.benefits.va.gov/pension/aid_attendance_housebound.asp ) — veterans may be eligible to receive money to cover the cost of nursing...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 28, 2015 | Legislative
A Time to Save membership is FREE. TimeToSave.Com is a Corporate Partner of EANGUS Use Promo Code RFG2015 before the middle of October and receive $10.00 in your new account. Create an Account by clicking here or view their flyer. No catch, no strings….just...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
EANGUS will publish monthly talking points that you can pass out to your unit leadership that will help them explain what EANGUS does and how their membership in your State Association and EANGUS matters to the National Guard. They can be found...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
EANGUS will be on this call 2:30PM EDT TODAY: White House Outreach Call on Military Lending Act WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Tuesday, July 21, at 2:30PM EDT, Administration Officials will host an outreach call to further discuss the President’s announcement that the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Congressional leaders say it’s likely the House and Senate will not pass a budget before the end of the fiscal year. Instead, Congress is headed towards a continuing resolution to keep spending at current levels at the start of fiscal 2016. “I don’t...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
EANGUS has partnered with LifeLock to offer 10% off their regular rates. Click here for details. Army Guardsmen’s personal information was inadvertently compromised when a contract employee transferred files to a data center that is not accredited by the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Congress easily passed last week legislation to create an identification card for all honorably discharged service members. Supporters say the bill, now awaiting the signature of the president, will allow veterans to quickly prove their honorable service if they are...
by STEPHEN BURRIS | Jul 12, 2015 | Benefits, Local Information
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by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
The July Roll Call Wrap Up contains talking points that you can use to explain to your Soldiers and Airmen the importance of belonging to Professional Associations and exactly what EANGUS is doing on behalf of the National Guard. If it is not important to the Sr...
by | Jul 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
EANGUS signs coalition letter in time for the House and Senate conferees to consider the FY16 NDAA. In addition to supporting RC retirement annuity, the coalition letter addresses support for the House-passed NDAA retirement provisions. Excerpts: Congress must ensure...
by | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Army plans to cut 40,000 troops (By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today) The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA...
by Jefferson Jensen | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
The process to obtain your free car registration as a member of the Alaska National Guard has been simplified. You need to provide the following documentation to your local DMV office: 1. DMV Form 875 that has been updated (it no longer requires an officers signature)...
