by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 6, 2021 | Legislative
Some important military/veteran legislative initiatives to ponder during Legislative Awareness Week. The TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act (H.R.1997) and (S.829). The TRICARE Select Restoration Act (S.625). The Health Care fairness For...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 6, 2021 | Benefits, Deployment, Finance
The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds the state’s military service members to take advantage of a refundable military tax credit before it expires. More than 2,300 service members were eligible for the 2017 Form M99, Credit for Service in a Military Combat Zone,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 1, 2021 | Area V, Auxiliary, State Association
MNGEA representatives, Soldiers and Airmen attended the 50th annual EANGUS (Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States) last month in Albuquerque, New Mexico. MNGEA Past President Mark Wasserbauer and Frank Bucar (MNGEA Chapter 48) attended as...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 26, 2021 | National Guard
Great job these soldiers from the 2-147 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 34th ECAB are doing in helping combat the fires in Northern Minnesota. Two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters with Bambi water buckets are providing fire suppression support for the Minnesota Department...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 26, 2021 | COVID, National Guard
By Meghann Myers (MilitaryTimes) – Aug 25, 09:32 AM All members of the active-duty and reserve components of the military will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a memo signed Tuesday by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Just under 60...
