New Patriot Fall/Winter 2016 Edition For those who chose to OPT IN, your copy is in the mail! If you would like to receive a copy of the magazine, please OPT IN by updating your EANGUS profile online, or email editor@eangus.org We hope you enjoy the conference & end-of-year edition. Please send your questions, comments,
From Executive Director SGM Frank Yoakum (ret)
As we bring another productive year to a close, EANGUS wishes you and your family a very, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We look forward to 2017 when we will call the National Guard Memorial Building at 1 Massachusetts Ave in Washington, D.C., our home. We will be in our own suite on the top floor,
We are CLOSE!! We have a solid offer in the sale of our Alexandria Virginia building—home to EANGUS for the last 14 years, and it should close on Friday December 30th if all goes according to plan. In anticipation of that event, we will be moving our office items into short-term storage next week. After December 20th,
This week, the EANGUS National Office partnered with Senator Boozman (R-AR)—and a previous recipient of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Eagle Award—in announcing the Senate passing H.R. 6416,The Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016. We are particularly pleased that the bill included Sec. 305 which grants honorary veteran status
Early Saturday, December 10, President Obama signed a Continuing Resolution to fund the Federal Government through April 28. The President’s signature came just hours after fierce debate in the Senate before the legislation narrowly passed with a vote of 63-36. Unfortunately, the delayed action on the spending bill forced some states to cancel drill scheduled
December 8, 2016, PHOENIX – Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) today announced a partnership to support men and women of the Army and Air National Guard by providing a unique opportunity to stay engaged with their communities through free event tickets. Vet
Update: House-passed NDAA The conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 is published and on its way to becoming law. The House of Representatives approved it on Friday, December 2nd, passing the annual defense policy measure overwhelmingly by a vote of 375 to 34, a veto-proof margin. The Senate will take
Drill Weekend Talking Points for December 2016 Overview and Analysis of S. 2943 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Conference Report Summary S. 2943 Conference Report (full report) Conference Committee’s Joint Explanatory Statement EANGUS Wins Maximum reimbursement amount for travel expenses of members of the Reserves attending inactive duty training outside of normal
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season when many people focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Please consider generously donating to the EANGUS We Care for America’s Soldiers and Airmen Emergency Relief Fund when you consider
