by natalie.t.wall.mil@mail.mil | Jan 7, 2016 | Legislative
The 2016 gun raffle drawings started January 5, 2016. There will be 2 drawings each week through March 29, 2016. Remember that even if you win a drawing your ticket goes back in for another chance. Thank you to everyone that participated and good luck! Winner 1/5...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem that doesn’t end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting any better.” Statistically, we will see 90+ of our Brothers and Sisters in Arms make the wrong decision in the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
From: http://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/BenefitUpdates/Archives/12_30_15_PharmacyCopays Military pharmacies and TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery will remain the lowest cost pharmacy option for TRICARE beneficiaries when some TRICARE pharmacy copays change in 2016....
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa, 31, died when a suicide bomber attacked their patrol in a village outside Bagram Air Base in Parwan Province on December 20, 2015. He was serving his fourth and final military tour. He was from Coram, New York, graduated from Newfield High...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2015 | National, National Guard
Gen. Frank J. Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, released the following holiday message on Christmas Day: My Fellow Guardsmen, As we celebrate this holiday season and draw 2015 to a close, I extend my warmest greetings, deep gratitude and best wishes to...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 30, 2015 | Benefits, Legislative
ROLL CALL WRAP-UP TALKING POINTS Every month, EANGUS creates a Roll Call Wrap-Up that lists several talking points that Unit Leaders can use to explain what EANGUS and their State Associations are doing on the Service Member’s behalf. These talking points, used...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
MONROE, La. (KTVE) After 10 months spent overseas in Kuwait, with missions to Iraq, Jordan and Afghanistan, more than 150 soldiers with the National Guard’s 1023rd Engineer Company are back on Louisiana soil. The Company Commander Ross Bethea said, “You...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
TRICARE Reserve Select is: A premium-based plan Available worldwide For qualified Selected Reserve members and their families If purchased, TRICARE Reserve Select meets or exceeds the requirements for minimum essential coverageThe Affordable Care Act requires you to...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 26, 2015 | Education, Legislative, National
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law by President Obama on November 25, 2015. There are many education and GI Bill changes in the new law, we will cover a few of the major changes here. The Reserve Educational Assistance Program...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 26, 2015 | Legislative, National, Veterans
House of Representatives Now Has to Act The Senate voted unanimously to pass legislation to help protect the homes of members of the armed forces from foreclosure. The bill would extend through 2017 a provision that safeguards active duty servicemembers against losing...
