by | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
One good way to start off St. Patrick’s Day is to testify in Congress. EANGUS did just that. Our Executive Director, Frank Yoakum, was one of five on a panel of military service organizations to go behind closed doors and brief members of the Personnel Subcommittee of...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today, several members of MNGEA met at the Cedar Street Armory in St. Paul, Minnesota to learn the grassroots legislative process and discuss legislative concerns/issues affecting our Minnesota National Guard personnel and retirees. Later today, several will be at...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Mar 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
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by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 11, 2016 | Auxiliary, State Association
Just a reminder – the annual MNGEA State Conference is only a month away! Special Conference Room rates end 23 March so reserve your room TODAY! Reference ‘National Guard’ block to get the special conference room rate. Click to...
by | Mar 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
At 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 8, Scott Bousum of the EANGUS National Office will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Personnel Subcommittee. The subcommittee members will hear from two panels regarding Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Defense...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Please join us at the 2016 MNGEA Legislative Workshop! The MNGEA Executive Board has put together an excellent workshop and we are very excited to be your host at Minnesota’s State Capital on, March 17 from 0830 AM. The 2016 Legislative Workshop includes: A...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Mar 1, 2016 | National, National Guard, News, Politics, Uncategorized
The National Guard continues to be the target of doing more with less. While there is an effort to remove the Apaches from the National Guard, something that is adamantly opposed by the National Guard and this Association, there is also the call to use the National...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 25, 2016 | Legislative
On February 6-8, the EANGUS National Office hosted the 2016 Legislative Workshop. In all, nearly 150 EANGUS members attended this year and we had a great turnout of first timers. We had a great two day workshop and Reception event on Capitol Hill. Legislative workshop...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 25, 2016 | Legislative, Medical, Veterans
By Patricia Kime, Military Times 4:54 p.m. EST February 24, 2016 “Vietnam veterans are concerned about genetic defects caused by Agent Orange. There’s the burn pits, there’s depleted uranium. Shame on us for not learning. Every generation is having to come back and...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 19, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, Medical, National, Retirement, Veterans
The Pentagon’s FY2017 budget request once again proposes higher enrollment fees and copayments for working age military retirees and those aged 65 and older. Defense officials say the higher out-of-pocket costs will bring about better service and lower cumulative...
