by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 19, 2019 | Government
President Trump recently signed the two-year, $2.7 trillion budget agreement that blocks $126 billion in automatic spending cuts (sequestration) and suspends the debt ceiling through July 2021. The deal does not fund the government in the coming fiscal year so...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 19, 2019 | National Guard
Maj Gen Jon Jensen, Minnesota National Guard’s Adjutant General, recently announced the selection of Sergeant Major Brian G. Soper as the incoming Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) in September. SGM Soper will be assuming the position of the outgoing...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 15, 2019 | National Office
August 13, 2019 Press Release The bill would require the Comptroller General to conduct a three-year study of disability and pension benefits provided to the veterans that conducted special missions, served in the National Guard, and on reserve components of the Armed...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 12, 2019 | National Office
The Pentagon’s Defense Suicide Prevention Office released some troubling statistics recently in their fourth-quarter suicide report for CY 2018. A total of 325 active-duty service members died by their hand in 2018, surpassing the previously recorded number of...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 6, 2019 | Auxiliary, State Association
Minnesota Delegation graced with a visit from M. & Mrs. Claus at State Dinner …
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 29, 2019 | Auxiliary, State Association
It is with a very heavy heart that we pass along the news that CMSgt Jerome ‘Jerry’ Rouleau (Ret) passed away on Thursday, 25 July, 2019. He was 80 years young. Jerry Rouleau served with the 148th Fighter Wing as a Recruiter and was a life-long...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2019 | National Office
Original Article published by NGAUS on July 23, 2019 The Senate today confirmed former Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the next secretary of defense. He is the first non-acting defense secretary since Jim Mattis resigned at the end of 2018. He is also the first former...
by | Jun 26, 2019 | National Office
Spring 2019 Edition Features President’s Communique Junior Enlisted Corner Washington Watch 48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE FEATURED STORY: ARMY COMBAT FITNESS TEST Top 10 Tips to Beat the Heat OP ED: It has never been clearer that America’s Army needs the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 18, 2019 | Benefits, Medical, Veterans
The recent launch of the MISSION Act’s new Veterans Community Care Program appears to have gone relatively smoothly with few glitches noted that we are aware of. VA barely met the deadline but did announce final rules for the VCCP and Urgent Care in...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 18, 2019 | Benefits, Education, Veterans
For some time now we have been warning older service members about a cap on Post 9/11 GI Bill transfer that is scheduled to go into effect on July 12. However, the unpopular change could be repealed if language in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC)-approved...
