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...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 26, 2021 | Benefits, Education
By Leo Shane III (MilitaryTimes) More than 47,000 troops and veterans will see some of their federal student loan debt erased thanks to new policies announced by the Department of Education on Friday. “Brave men and women in uniform serving our country can now focus...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 24, 2021 | COVID, National Guard
By: Meghann Myers, MilitaryTimes Service members not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 will have to sit down for their shots soon or risk administrative or criminal action. With the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement Monday that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has...
by | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
EANGUS Presents 2021 Heritage Award to USAA and the Minuteman Award to CMSgt (Retired) Richard Smith The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) presented the prestigious Heritage Award to USAA during the EANGUS 50th...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 11, 2021 | COVID, Military, National Guard
By: Jim Garamone, DoD News, Defense Media Activity (www.Health.mil) President Joe Biden asked Austin to consider how and when the COVID-19 vaccine could be added to the list of required vaccines for all service members when the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 11, 2021 | COVID, National Guard
Military.com | By Patricia Kime The US Coast Guard and Air and Army National Guards are prepping for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines when the time comes, service officials said Tuesday. The Coast Guard, under the Department of Homeland Security, has been following the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 30, 2021 | Benefits, VA, Veterans
Just launched: All New Minneapolis VA Website Great news! Minneapolis VA Health Care System has just launched a new website that gives you better service and an easier online experience. Veterans, families and caregivers have told us that VA facility websites are...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 30, 2021 | COVID, News
Meghann Myers and Howard Altman – Military Times Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will begin consulting military medical professionals, as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to “determine how and when to make recommendations to President Joe Biden” about adding...
