by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 14, 2016 | Benefits, Medical
Fraud against TRICARE beneficiaries is in the news. Protecting your personal information is vital to your privacy, and prevents abuse of taxpayer funds. Be safe; don’t share your military ID or other personal or family information with an unknown person. Fraudsters...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 14, 2016 | National Guard, Politics
Rep Nolan – Committee Session Click on the link above to watch Rep. Nolan’s exchange with retired Minnesota National Guard Col. Eric Ahlness, who commended a 12-member Agribusiness Development Team in Afghanistan in 2011. There’s an old saying,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 14, 2016 | National Guard, News, Retirement
Michelle Tan, Army Times 3:19 p.m. EDT July 13, 2016 Full-time National Guard soldiers can now qualify for temporary early retirement, a benefit also known as the 15-year early retirement plan. In a directive signed by Army Secretary Eric Fanning, the Army in late...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 22, 2016 | Benefits, MWR, National Guard, Veterans
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America. Each summer since 2010, Blue Star Museums have offered free admission to the nation’s active-duty military...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | National Guard, Politics, State Association
Dana Thiede, KARE 3:14 PM – CDT June 20, 2016 NEAR GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – A popular southeastern Minnesota high school teacher who is also the brother of a U.S. congressman is dead, and two others are injured after a powerful storm roared through parts of...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, National Guard, Retirement
US Air Force officials recently released a message to it’s Airmen discussing the rollout of the highly talked about implementation of the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) passed by Congress in the FY16 NDAA. These new changes will affect all new recruits. ...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | Legislative, Veterans
The Washington Post reports that, “congress stepped this week into a sensitive issue that’s been quietly roiling the already-challenging hiring system for federal jobs: the Obama administration’s high-profile push to give preference to veterans. The...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | Legislative
From Representative Rick Nolan’s Office Jun 15, 2016 – Press Release [WASHINGTON D.C.] U.S. Rep. Rick...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 15, 2016 | Legislative
(Military Times – Staff Report – June 14, 2016) The Senate on Tuesday easily passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, by a vote of 85-13. Forty-eight Republicans and 37 Democrats voted for the bill; six Republicans and seven Democrats...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 13, 2016 | Veterans
From Congressman Nolan’s Monday Report E-Newsletter dated 6 Jun 2016 – Service to our military Veterans is central to the mission of our Congressional office. When mistakes at the Pentagon deny 8th District military Veterans the long-overdue medals and...
