by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 9, 2014 | Retirement
EANGUS has an interim Legislative Director, Scott Bousum. Before joining the EANGUS team, Scott was the Director of National Security Policy and Procurement Policy at TechAmerica, a leading U.S. technology industry association. Scott previously served as legislative...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 8, 2014 | Retirement
Air Force Magazine Hostage’s Warning October 2014 By John A. Tirpak Mike Hostage laid out the Air Force’s past and future readiness problem in no uncertain terms. Last year’s budget sequester so crippled the Air Force that a third of its fleet was grounded and...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 8, 2014 | National
EANGUS “WE CARE FOR AMERICA” FOUNDATION, Inc. To Donate Now Or use the WCFA CFC #11859 The EANGUS “We Care for America” Foundation, Inc.’s (WCFA) National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Emergency Relief Program provides a grant to...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 19, 2014 | Retirement
25 – 26 October 2014
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 9, 2014 | Retirement
From NGAUS: Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, is seeking support among his colleagues for a section of the fiscal 2015 Senate Armed Services Committee defense bill that would provide National Guardsmen with an easier path toward an earlier retirement. He is requesting that his...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 9, 2014 | Retirement
A soldier killed in World War II while serving with a New York National Guard unit will be buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., a year after his remains were found on a Pacific island. Pfc. Bernard Gavrin of Brooklyn, N.Y., was with the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
From NGAUS: A budget shortfall is forcing most if not all states to postpone drill this month for members of the Army National Guard. According to Guard officials, there is not enough money in the fiscal 2014 budget to pay for September training. The National Guard...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 1, 2014 | National
From Military.com Military-wide changes to the military’s Tuition Assistance program will require troops to pay back funds if they perform poorly in class beginning Aug. 28. Servicemembers taking undergraduate courses will have to achieve a grade of C or higher,...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 29, 2014 | National
VFW DEMANDS SGT. TAHMOORESSI’S RELEASE National commander calls on all American veterans to take action KANSAS CITY (August 28, 2014) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is demanding the immediate release of U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 27, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
In line with Secretary McDonald’s directive, the New Orleans VA Regional Office will host a town hall for Veterans, Service members, their families and survivors, to discuss non-medical VA benefits. Community members and organizations that assist Veterans with their...
