by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 27, 2016 | National Guard, Veterans
A great resource many may not be aware of is Health.mil, the official website of the Military Health System and the Defense Health Agency. There they are running a story sharing with us that “for some, everyday life can bring forth demanding situations which may...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 27, 2016 | National, Politics
5 Things U.S. Military, Overseas Citizens Need to Know to Vote Absentee Key Reminders from the Federal Voting Assistance Program during Absentee Voting Week Alexandria, Va. – With less than two months until the General Election on Nov. 8, absentee voters are...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 27, 2016 | Benefits, MWR
If you are in the Duluth-Superior area and looking for good hotel rates, check these out! ZMC Hotels is having their 3rd Annual Duluth-Superior Military Appreciation Week — Nov 13-19, 2016. 2016 Military Appreciation Week
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 18, 2016 | News
Charlsy Panzino – Miltary Times (cpanzino@militarytimes.com) The next time you crack open a cold one, take a moment to appreciate the can. Starting Sept. 1, 26 states have been authorized to distribute Dog Tag Brewing’s Legacy Lager through a partnership with...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 12, 2016 | National Guard, News
By: Phillip Swarts (Air Force Times), September 11, 2016 BALTIMORE — Of all the organizations that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, impacted, it may have affected the greatest change on the National Guard, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said....
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 2, 2016 | National Guard
(By: Leo Shane III, Military Times, August 31, 2016 – Military Times) President Obama on Wednesday confirmed plans to cap the military pay raise at 1.6 percent next year, a move which lawmakers and military advocates have already warned will hurt military...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 29, 2016 | National Guard, News, Veterans
ATTENTION!!! ATTENTION!!! ATTENTION!!! There is a Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier who served 29 Honorable years that is in dire need of a kidney transplant. The individuals that he has had tested haven’t worked out in his favor. Basically, the only...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 29, 2016 | Taxes
Beginning in tax year 2016, taxpayers who receive certain types of military retirement pay (including pensions) may subtract that retirement pay from their taxable income. The tax exemption on military retirement pay is effective after December 31, 2015. You qualify...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 29, 2016 | Legislative, National Guard, State Association, Veterans
The 45th annual EANGUS Conference has come and gone. Hats off to the Louisiana Enlisted Association (LANGEA) for hosting the conference and pulling it off despite most of their National Guard personnel being activated to combat the recent flooding throughout...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 23, 2016 | National Guard, State Association
The Minnesota National Guard recently hosted their 2nd annual Women’s Professional Development Forum on 13 August at the Best Buy Corporate Headquarters facility in Richfield, Minnesota. The theme for this forum was “Accept the Challenge: Lead the...
