Oregon Guardsman Awarded Soldier’s Medal

by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2015 | Legislative

Spc. Alek Skarlatos, an infantryman with the Oregon Army National Guard, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal last week at the Pentagon for his actions last month in subduing a gunman on a European train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. His childhood friend, Airman...

Army Panel to Focus on Apache Solution

by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2015 | Legislative, National

The National Commission on the Future of the Army will soon focus on the issue of where to put the Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopters and one commissioner hopes it will find a “blended capability” solution, according to a report this week by Inside...

Military Families have until January to Update DEERS Info or face ACA fines

by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 18, 2015 | Legislative

Over 400,000 military households’ DEERS records do not have all their families’ social security numbers. If they don’t add them before January they could owe fines through the IRS due to requirements in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare.) DEERS say they are missing...

Changes Coming to TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit

by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorized

From the Tricare Website:  http://www.tricare.mil/rxnewrules090115 Starting October 1, 2015, a new law requires all TRICARE beneficiaries, except active duty service members, to get select brand name maintenance drugs through either TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery or...

Department of Veterans Affairs 2015 Programs

by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 28, 2015 | Legislative

Here are several ancillary Department of Veterans Affairs 2015 programs some veterans may not be aware of: (1) Aid and Attendance (www.benefits.va.gov/pension/aid_attendance_housebound.asp ) — veterans may be eligible to receive money to cover the cost of nursing...