by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 5, 2015 | Veterans
By Mark Brunswick Star Tribune September 1, 2015 — 5:53pm Minnesota’s congressional delegation, led by Rep. John Kline, is fighting a Veterans Affairs directive that found veterans suddenly being billed for co-payments that were as much as five years old. Recently,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 27, 2015 | National Guard, News
During a visit to camp Ripley Aug. 10, 2015, Gen. Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard talks to Soldiers of the 737th Support Company, Ohio National Guard. By Staff Sgt. Anthony Housey on Aug 12, 2015 at 12:07 a.m. CAMP RIPLEY – Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 25, 2015 | News, Politics
Article published from TREA: From Washington: News for the Enlisted, August 24, 2015 – Speaking at a forum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord last week, two members of Congress predicted there will be diminished spending for the military, tight restrictions on how...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 25, 2015 | News
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all Americans including all military members (active duty, retired, Selected Reserve, or Retired Reserve) and their eligible family members must have health care coverage that meets a minimum standard called minimum essential...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 20, 2015 | National Guard, News
By Karen Jowers, Staff writer (Military Times) – 1:49 p.m. EDT August 19, 2015 Defense officials will honor 15 employers Friday for going “far beyond” what the law requires to support their National Guard and Reserve employees. The employers, large...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 19, 2015 | News
Involvement in professional organizations was a discussion topic during the ANG Enlisted Leadership Symposium – 2015. EANGUS President John Harris briefed all the First Sergeants in attendence on the importance of belonging to them and how it is part of our...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 16, 2015 | News
The Olde Glory Coffee Company Check out a new partner of the National Guard’s Enlisted Association … Olde Glory Coffee. Olde Glory Coffee would like to give a GREAT BIG welcome to our newest partners … The Enlisted Association of the National Guard...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 7, 2015 | Legislative
Ryan Silverberg, Senior Legislative Assistant to Congressman John Kline (MN – 2nd District) send MNGEA a recap and status update regarding some House bills affecting veterans. See his email message below …. “As Congress prepares for its Fall agenda,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 6, 2015 | Auxiliary, State Association
MNGEA Members – By now, you may have received an EANGUS Data Verification card in the mail asking you to contact the EANGUS home office to update your information. The cards look like the attachments below. I have received several folks asking the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 3, 2015 | Legislative
According to the Congressional Record, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., jointly with Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced S. 1870, the Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition (VET) Act of 2015 which would create a 3-year test (pilot program) to allow up to 250 qualified...
