by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jan 15, 2014 | Legislative, National
The Air Force fought with the National Guard last year over cuts, and they took more than a few bruises as a result. With a new CSAF at the helm, the Air Force and the Air Guard are mending relationships and as a result, there are many new missions in the Air Guard...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2014 | Legislative, National
Summary of a story in DefenseNews. Last week, the the US Army Chief, Gen Odierno caught the ire of some of our National Guard leaders when he stated that the National Guard is not interchangeable with Active Duty. At an earlier event, he equated the National Guard to...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jan 1, 2014 | Retirement
Chief Master Sergeant Anthony Lopez is the namesake for The Louisiana National Guard Enlisted Association Scholarship. The program awards two scholarships every year in the amount of $2,000 each. Chief Lopez joined the Air Force in 1957 and served in Korea for 18...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
One of the federal benefits EANGUS and LANGEA has helped secure in the past is recognition of out-of-pocket expenses for Guardsmen who travel significant distances to serve for their drill weekends. Current tax law allows currently serving Guardsmen and reservists...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 11, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
It’s a fair question. If I was a relatively new member of the National Guard and my primary exposure was a recruiter explaining all of the benefits of the National Guard, I would naturally assume that Guardsmen have always enjoyed things like educational...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 10, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, Technician
Dear Senator Murray and Congressman Ryan, I am writing on behalf of the five million federal employees and annuitants represented by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) who are dismayed at reports that an increase in federal...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 10, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
http://smile.amazon.com/ Click on the above link and select EANGUS We Care For America as your charity of choice, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to EANGUS. Doesn’t cost you any extra time, money, or effort. You continue to shop on Amazon...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
Re-Post from NGAUS Washington Report: Legislation that would grant veteran’s status to all National Guard and Reserve retirees has passed its first major hurdle. The House on Oct. 28 passed the Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act, which gives all...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Nov 27, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
Why do we need stateside commissaries anyway? I save a lot of money off base. So let’s just get rid of them. There’s no question that commissaries overseas serve an incredibly important purpose. But back home? Unless you’re somewhere like Fort Irwin, Calif. (which is...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2013 | Legislative, National, Technician
Senate Amendment 2349: National Guard dual-status military technicians would be deemed essential and exempt from furloughs. During the government shutdown in October, nearly all 40,000 Guard military technicians were furloughed.
