by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 5, 2018 | National Guard
Minnesota’s 34th Red Bull Infantry Division has arrived in Kuwait and is preparing to assume responsibility of leading Task Force Spartan, which is focused on building partner capacity, regional self-reliance and increasing security, from the 28th Infantry...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 5, 2018 | Benefits, Veterans
Happy Veterans Day! November 11 is officially Veterans Day but the Federal Holiday wil be observed on Monday, Nov 12th. With recent tradition, many local area business/restaurants offer free meals and/or discounts to our Veterans and currently serving military...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 5, 2018 | Deployment, Legislative, Military, National Guard, Veterans
Recent story published in Military.com on one of Minnesota’s own National Guard members and the relationship to the Burn Pits service men and women have been exposed to. 4 Nov 2018 Fox News | By Perry Chiaramonte (Amie Muller served two tours of duty at Balad...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 5, 2018 | Retirement, Technician, Veterans
By: Natalie Gross (MilitaryTimes: Reboot Camp) If you’re approaching the 20-year mark, the long list of things you’ll need to know for life after the military can be daunting. Rebootcamp reporter Natalie Gross recently sat down with the leaders of Soldier for Life...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 4, 2018 | Benefits, Finance
It’s official, the 2019 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients, military retired pay, survivor annuities, VA disability and Dependency and Indemnity (DIC) benefits will be 2.8 percent. This is the largest COLA increase since 2011 when...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 4, 2018 | Benefits, Veterans
WASHINGTON — This week, President Donald J. Trump declared November 2018 the second annual National Veterans and Military Families Month to “salute the brave and dedicated patriots who have worn the uniform of the United States, and…celebrate the extraordinary...
by | Oct 31, 2018 | Legislative, National Guard, National Office, Podcast
The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) represents the interests of over 400,000 men and women in the Army and air National Guard, Veterans, and family members, and we are happy to bring you real-time information to what’s going on...
by Bryan Birch | Oct 12, 2018 | Talking Points
Federal Tuition Assistance Members of the Air National Guard are not able to receive Federal Tuition Assistance because the U.S. Air Force (USAF) does not allocate funds for members of the Air National Guard (ANG). In October 2015, an Associate’s degree became a...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 7, 2018 | Benefits, Insurance, Medical
“Effective January 1, 2019, retired members of the uniformed services and their families, and family members of active duty service men and women, will be eligible for the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). Eligible individuals must...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 7, 2018 | Finance, News, Retirement
If you have a loved one who passes away, do you know what to do to report the death of a military retiree? Well now there is a new online form you can fill out to help notify the military pay system, better known as DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), to...
