by jharris.msy@gmail.com | 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 jharris.msy@gmail.com | 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 jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 24, 2014 | Legislative, National
Last night at approximately 11:15 Eastern time, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., took the National Guard #88 car to a first place victory at the coveted Daytona 500. Last year, EANGUS members were instrumental in the National Guard keeping its appropriation to sponsor major...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | 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...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 18, 2014 | National, Retirement, State, Technician
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Command is warning about a new website scam in which criminals are attempting to take advantage of soldiers and their families. The “My Army Benefits” website at http://www.usmilitarybenifit.org is not an official website,...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 18, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, Technician
It is unfortunate that a Bill has to be passed in order to be able to hold folks accountable for poor performance at the VA…. House Version: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.R.4031: Senate Version: ...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 14, 2014 | Legislative, National
Benefits Fights Not Over: The COLA penalty was a surprise provision in last December’s Bipartisan Budget Agreement. More surprises could come in March, when the administration releases its fiscal year 2015 budget recommendations. Back in August 2011, the VFW...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 7, 2014 | Employment, National, Retirement, State, Technician
Good stuff in this month’s EANGUS Auxiliary Newsletter for you and your family. January Newsletter
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 5, 2014 | Legislative, National
LANGEA sent a delegation of 3 Soldiers and 3 Airmen to Washington D.C. from 01 – 04 February, 2014. We visited with Congressman Scalise and Congressman Cassidy’s offices and discussed the following issues: Establishing a National Commission on the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 5, 2014 | Retirement
How to apply: Here is the link that was posted last night to announce the need http://bit.ly/1fG8nc8 Job Brief Immediate need for 100 temporary resources to support the NBA All-Star Jam Session for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, LA, on Feb. 14-16,...
