by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 19, 2021 | COVID, National Guard
Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced Friday that he’ll put the Minnesota National Guard on alert to help ease staffing shortages at hospitals and care facilities due to the rise in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated residents in the state. Driving the news: Over 400...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 19, 2021 | National Guard
BY: REID FORGRAVE • STAR TRIBUNE • OCT 17, 2021 National Guard Soldiers from the Minnesota-based 34th Infantry Division pack a U.S. Air Force-operated C-17 in August following the completion of their mission in Kabul, Afghanistan. Deployed in support of Operation...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 19, 2021 | Benefits, Medical, Military, National Guard, VA, Veterans
The Senate passed S. 796, Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021. This legislation would require VA to coordinate maternity care programs with community providers to meet the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum veterans. It would also require a report on maternal...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 19, 2021 | Government, National Guard, VA, Veterans
To reduce the risk of exposure during the Covid-19 pandemic, DOD electronically extended the expiration dates of ID cards. DOD has now requested that all dependents of active-duty service members, and Reserve and National Guard service members and their dependents...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 6, 2021 | Benefits, Burn Pits
By Leo Shane III (MilitaryTimes) Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said he is “frustrated” by his department’s slow pace of expanding benefits for military burn pit victims but insists that federal rules limit his ability to move quicker on the issue. In an...
