by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 21, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, Veterans
EANGUS strongly supports HR 4381- Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act introduced by Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX). This bill would stop the IRS from stifling Guard or Reserve service members’ ability to save for their retirement. Beginning in 2018,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 19, 2016 | Benefits, Veterans
By Patricia Kime, Staff writer 4:45 p.m. EST December 1, 2015 (Military Times) An expansion of the Veterans Choice Program is expected to open it up to tens of thousands more vets. (Photo: Getty Images/stock) The Veterans Affairs Department has announced new...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 19, 2016 | Deployment, Legislative
Senior Airman Frances Gavalis tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on March 10, 2008. Julianne Showalter/Air Force Dec 23, 2015 | by Bryant Jordan Burn pit exposure as a cause of illnesses among veterans of wars in Iraq and...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 19, 2016 | News
By Stephen Losey, Staff writer 3:07 p.m. EST January 4, 2016 (Air Force Times) Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James is “strongly encouraging” commanders to team up with veterans service organizations to provide three-volley gun salutes — often referred to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 19, 2016 | National Guard
U.S. soldiers from the Georgia Army National Guard fire on a rotational training unit during exercise Allied Spirit II at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 13, 2015. (CAROL LEHMAN/U.S. ARMY) Stars and Stripes | Jan...
