by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 28, 2015 | National Guard, Veterans
By Patricia Kime, Staff writer 3:35 p.m. EDT July 22, 2015 Smoke billows in from all sides on a soldier at Joint Base Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, in 2004 as he tries to manage the piles of trash in the base’s open-air burn pit. A new VA health registry is...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 28, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard
This topic is getting wide support across the State from many local Legislators. If you are around the St Paul area and would like to attend, here is the information for the committee debate. HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT Committee: Veterans Affairs Division Date/Time:...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 28, 2015 | News, Veterans
Posted: Jul 24, 2015 12:30 AM CDT … <em class=”wnDate”>Friday, July 24, 2015 1:30 AM EDT</em>Updated: Jul 24, 2015 12:46 AM CDT By Jonathan Lowe PHOENIX...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 28, 2015 | National Guard, News
(Reserve Recruitment personnel stand outside at Highway 153 and Lee Highway on Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Former senior military officers are urging caution in the wake of calls to arm domestic servicemembers following last week’s deadly...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 22, 2015 | Benefits, Veterans
Vets can pack away their DD-214 forms … <img src=”http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/vx2j6n/picture27963274/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/BUCHANAN-070615b” alt=”U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican from...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 22, 2015 | News
By – Associated Press – Wednesday, July 22, 2015 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The secretary of the U.S. Air Force says her visit to Fargo was meant to update members of the North Dakota Air National Guard base on her priorities. Secretary Deborah Lee James met...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 21, 2015 | National Guard, Retirement, Technician, Veterans
Did you know myPay is the quickest way to get your 2015 IRS Form 1095? In fact, once it becomes available in myPay in late January, 2016, you will have the option to View, Print or Save your 1095 in PDF format. This will save you time in comparison to the U.S....
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 21, 2015 | Benefits, National Guard, News, Retirement, Veterans
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 | Jul 10, 2015 | News
(Photo: David Furst, AFP/Getty Images) By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today 5:53 p.m. EDT July 7, 2015 The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all its domestic and foreign posts, the service...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 10, 2015 | News
By Cory Bennett (The HILL) – 07/09/15 03:12 PM EDT The agency at the center of the likely largest-ever government data breach announced Thursday that more than 22 million people have had their personal information stolen. The total includes 21.5 million people...