by John Harris | Mar 11, 2014 | Retirement
Virginia Senator Jim Webb comments on the passage of his legislation that explicitly states in law that TRICARE and Department of Defense (DOD) nonappropriated fund (NAF) health plans meet the minimum essential coverage standard for individual health insurance...
by John Harris | Mar 11, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
Governors send letter to President: Dear Mr. President: The nation’s governors strongly oppose the potential cuts to the Army National Guard advocated by the U.S. Army’s fiscal 2015 budget request. For more than a decade, our National Guard has...
by John Harris | Mar 11, 2014 | Retirement
A Pentagon proposal would give National Guardsmen and Reserve members retirement pay immediately after completing 20 years of service. The pay would be slight and would result in less pay over a veteran’s lifetime, but the Defense Department thinks it may appeal...
by John Harris | Mar 11, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
It looks like DoD is taking a page out of the Air Force playbook: What is the first thing built on a new Air Force Base? The Golf Course. What is the last thing built on a new Air Force Base? The runway. The reason for that is money. If you run out of money and...
by John Harris | Feb 28, 2014 | Legislative, Retirement, State
GOVERNOR JINDAL UNVEILS LEGISLATION IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal unveiled three legislative proposals he will pursue during the upcoming legislative session in support of Louisiana veterans. Governor Jindal said, “Over the past six...
by John Harris | Feb 20, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
The LANGEA Bylaws state that a Director will be elected from the following Units/Location during every even year (2014) for a period of 2 years: 159th Fighter Wing 122nd ASOS/259th ATCS 214th EIS 236th CBCS JFHQ 61st Troop Command SAC 225th EN BDE 256th INF BDE 199...
