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...
by | Jan 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
EANGUS staff meets with Representative Wittman (R-VA) On Thursday, January 7, met Representative Rob Wittman (R-TX) at the Fleet Reserve Association’s National Office. Representative Wittman is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and chairs the powerful...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jan 12, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, National, National Guard
Soldiers and Airmen, Looking for your quick help on our 2016 National Guard Survey being conducted by your fellow National Guardsmen and women. This survey has run annually and the results this year will be briefed directly to senior leadership of the National...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
In accordance with the FY 2016 NDAA, the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) has ended for new applicants, although some individuals will remain eligible until Nov. 25, 2019 according the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “This change affects...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem that doesn’t end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting any better.” Statistically, we will see 90+ of our Brothers and Sisters in Arms make the wrong decision in the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
From: http://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/BenefitUpdates/Archives/12_30_15_PharmacyCopays Military pharmacies and TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery will remain the lowest cost pharmacy option for TRICARE beneficiaries when some TRICARE pharmacy copays change in 2016....
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa, 31, died when a suicide bomber attacked their patrol in a village outside Bagram Air Base in Parwan Province on December 20, 2015. He was serving his fourth and final military tour. He was from Coram, New York, graduated from Newfield High...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2015 | National, National Guard
Gen. Frank J. Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, released the following holiday message on Christmas Day: My Fellow Guardsmen, As we celebrate this holiday season and draw 2015 to a close, I extend my warmest greetings, deep gratitude and best wishes to...
