by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 22, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
More Information: The Air Force fiscal year 2015 budget begins the divestment of the A-10 fleet on the grounds that there are other combat aircraft that can perform its mission, including the F-35. However, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the Air Force chief of staff, admits...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 4, 2014 | Retirement
The President’s budget this year provides $117.5 million for F-15 fleet wide Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrades, of which approximately $32.5 million is for Air National Guard (ANG). However, the ANG still needs over $307 million overall in...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2014 | Legislative, National
A think tank in Washington, D.C., has recommended the creation of a common costing model to accurately measure the cost of the active-component Army and the Army National Guard so decisions on the structure of the Total Army can be based on proper data. That’s...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2014 | Legislative, National
Congress can best determine how the Army should look only if it has good and accurate data, a leading congressman with a National Guard background said last week. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., a co-chairman of the House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, said the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 2, 2014 | Retirement
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS: Streamline the complex reserve duty status system without reducing compensation value. Improve transition and reintegration support services for Guard Families. Reduce the earliest Guard retirement compensation age from 60 to 55. Credit...
