by | May 2, 2016 | Legislative, National, News, Politics
H.R. 4909 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 passed favorably out of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) with a vote of 60 to 2. In all the committee markup process took nearly seventeen hours. Overview There are provisions in the bill...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Oregon National Guard Specialist Alek Skarlatos was awarded the EANGUS Humanitarian Award for the heroic actions he took to subdue a terrorist and save countless lives while traveling in Europe. Bobby Jones and John Harris presented the award to Skarlatos at the...
by | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
NEW PATRIOT DIGITAL EDITION The Spring 2016 Edition is available online. FEATURES: Legislative Workshop 2016 Washington D.C. Treasurer’s Update EANGUS Treasurer 1SG (Ret) Brad Howell Scholarships Deadlines are approaching Technicians Corner Summary of Impacts...
by | Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
The National Guard Educational Foundation has implemented a new scholarship – The Van Hipp Heroes Scholarship. It provides up to $1000/year higher education scholarships for Guardsmen wounded in OEI, OIF, or OND. This year, they will award up to ten (10)...
by | Mar 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Only seven military service organizations were asked to testify before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees regarding TRICARE reform in March. Of those seven, only EANGUS and one other organization were invited to both hearings. Congressional...