by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 17, 2015 | Legislative, National
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 | Jul 9, 2015 | Legislative, National
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 | Legislative, National, State
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 jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 30, 2015 | Legislative
Reps. Kay Granger, R-Texas, Steve Womack, R-Ark., and Keith Rothfus, R-Pa., are circulating a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Armed Services Committee and Defense Appropriations Subcommittee encouraging them to halt the transfer of AH-64...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 30, 2015 | Legislative
The UH-60 Black Hawk remains the Army National Guard’s go-to rotary wing aviation asset to respond to state emergency missions and to support overseas contingency operations. While Black Hawks from the Army National Guard are currently supporting missions...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 30, 2015 | Legislative
LANGEA strongly supports the House language in the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that provides veterans’ status to all members of National Guard and Reserve that have served 20 years, regardless of status. Currently, the Veterans Code, Title...
