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RAO BULLETIN 15 June 2018 PDF Edition RAO BULLETIN 15 June 2018 PDF Edition THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 04 == Commissary/Exchange Future [01] ---- (First Official Consolidation Step Taken) 05 == Commissary Reform [01] ---- (Plans to Regain Lost customers) 07 == GTMO Prison [11] ---- (Will Remain Open for the Long Term) 08 == AFRH [13] ---- (Trust Fund Getting Back on Track) 08 == Transgender Troops [18] ---- (Congressional Letter | Reverse Pentagon Ban) 09 == ISIS War Casualties ---- (Number of Civilians Killed Will Never Be Known) 10 == Arlington National Cemetery [76] ---- (Millennium Project Completed) 12 == Air Force One [05] ---- ($24 Million Refrigerators Plan Scrapped) 13 == DoD Malaria Treatment ---- (Antimalarial Drug (Mefloquine) Side Effects) 14 == DoD Malaria Treatment [01] ---- (Lack of Record-Keeping Not Uncommon) 15 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [50] ---- (Back In the Spotlight) 15 == DoD Lawsuit | HIV Ban ---- (People Living With HIV Cannot Serve) 16 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 JUN 2018) 17 == POW/MIA [103] ---- (The Korean War MIAs) 18 == POW/MIA Recoveries ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 JUN 2018 | Eleven) . * VA * . 20 == VA Suicide Prevention [47] ---- (Plan to Assist Personnel Leaving Service) 21 == VA Deaf Vet Care ---- (Growing Number Unable to Communicate Their Needs) 1 22 == VA Nursing Homes [08] ---- (Annual Ratings Now Available) 23 == VA Presumptive Disabilities [03] ---- (Civilian Doctor Awareness) 23 == VA Cancer Treatment [10] ---- (Skin Cancer Prevention) 24 == VA Mission Act [02] ---- (Signed Into Law) 24 == VA IPV Help [01] ---- (Vets at Greater Risk than Civilian Counterparts) 24 == VA Prostate Cancer Program [15] ---- (Watchful Waiting May Be Best Option) 26 == VA Budget 2019 ---- (Senate Appropriators Propose Nearly $196B) 27 == VA Transplant Program [03] ---- (VA Mission Act Will Help) 28 == VA Registries [07] ---- (Medical Implant Devices Launched) 28 == VA Vet Choice [81] ---- (Months-long Appointment Delays to Continue) 29 == VA Appeals [29] ---- (53,650 Decisions to Date in FY 2018) 30 == VA Leadership [02] ---- (Thomas Bowman | VA Is Not Broken) 31 == VA Medical Images & Reports [01] ---- (Files Can be Shared with Doctors Anywhere) 31 == GI Bill [255] ---- (VA Comparison Tool) 32 == VA OCONUS Connection ---- (Veterans Residing Abroad Newsletter Apr 2018) 32== VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 JUN 2018) 34 == VAMC Brooklyn NY [01] ---- (ENT Program Shutdown Imminent) 35 == VAMC Manchester NH [07] ---- (Bill Allows VA Docs to Treat in Any NH Hospital) 36 == VAMC Cincinnati [08] ---- (Sixth Leadership Change in 18 Months) . * VETS * . 37 == Homeless Vets [87] ---- (HUD Secretary Concerned But Not Pessimistic) 38 == Homeless Vets [88] ---- (HUD Secretary Concerned But Not Pessimistic) 39 == Vet Lawsuit | Saucier~Kristian ---- (Former Sailor to File Against Obama Officials) 40 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [51] ---- (7 JUN House VAH Subcommittee Hearing) 43 == Vet Suicide [21] ---- (White House Releases Promised Interagency Plan) 44 == Vet Predatory Loans [02] ---- (Offenders Freedom & Sun West Being Punished) 44 == Vet Unaccompanied Burials ---- (8 in San Antonio | 1 JUN 2018) 46 == Veterans in Congress [08] ---- (Over 400 Are Running or Will Run this Year) 47 == Vet Jobs [234] ---- (SVA Launches Business and Industry Roundtable) 48 == WWII VETS 166 ---- (John Whipple | D-Day Glider Pilot) 49 == Obit: Holiday~Tom ---- (11 JUN 2018 | Navajo Code Talker) 49 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 15 JUN 2018) 50 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 15 JUN 2018) 50 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts ---- (Virginia JUN 2018) . * VET LEGISLATION* . 51 == Disabled Vets Space “A” [01] ---- (H.R. 936 | Extend Eligibility to 100% Rated Vets) 51 == Mare Island Naval Cemetery ---- (H.R.5588/S.2881 | Transfer Control to VA) . * MILITARY* . 52 == U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ---- (U.S. Pacific Command’s New Name) 53 == Military Deaths [02] ---- (15,851 Since 2006) 54 == Air Force Parental Leave ---- (3 Options Now Offered) 54 == Military Deserters [02] ---- (Capt. William Hughes Captured After 35-YR) 55 == USCGC Forrest Rednour ---- (Coast Guard Took Delivery on June 7, 2018) 55 == Navy Fleet Size [13] ---- (Service Life Extension under Consideration for All Ships) 2 57 == MREs [02] ---- (Pizza Available in About 18-Months) 57 == Officer College Requirement ---- (Why?) 59 == Army Procurements ---- ($1.5M for Retired Boeing 777 to Blow Up) 59 == Military Deployment Time ---- (145K Personnel Underreported for Last 2 Years) 60 == Navy Uniform Changes [05] ---- (At-Sea Working Uniforms Being Tested) 61 == Troop Hydration Needs ---- (New Tech Items under Test) 62 == Jaguar Reconnaissance Armored Vehicle ---- (Prototype Unveiled) 63 == Warships That Will Change the Future ---- (Steregushchy 530) . * MILITARY HISTORY* . 64 == Battle of Belle Wood ---- (“Retreat, Hell We Just Got Here!”) 67 == USS Coimbra ---- (Sunk With A Cargo of 64,000 Barrels of Lubricating Oil) 68 == Japan's American Invasion ---- (A Disastrous Failure) 71 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 30 JUN) 71 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [08] ---- (Yellow Rose) 71 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (William J Grabiarz | WWII) . * HEALTH CARE* . 72 == Traumatic Brain Injury [69] ---- (Current Migraine Treatments Inadequate) 75 == TRICARE User Fees [102] ---- (Under Age 65 Retirees Could See Major Fee Hike) 76 == TRICARE Medication Machines ---- (Use Easy As Withdrawal From an ATM) 77 == Aging [03] ---- (Impact on Brain & Thinking) 78 == TMOP [26] ---- (TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy Payment Guidelines) 79 == Medicare Drug Procurement [01] ---- (62% Surge In spending) 79 == Dementia [05] ---- (Everyday Activities Could Yield Subtle Warning Signs) 80 == Herpes Simplex Virus ---- (Infection Causes & Treatment) 81 == Breast Cancer [08] ---- (Good News | Chemotherapy Study Results) 82 == Migraines [02] ---- (Headaches That Strike Out Of The Blue) 83 == Aphasia ---- (Difficulty Understanding What’s Being Said | 1M American Sufferers) 85 == Prescription Drug Costs [04] ---- (Gag-Rules Increase Your Costs) 86 == Prescription Drug Costs [05] ---- (Delayed Marketing of Cheaper Generics) 86 == Tennis Elbow ---- (More Common than Golfer’s Elbow) 88 == TRICARE Podcast 452 ---- (DEERS - PTSD Care & Support Webinar - RP PPN) 89 == TRICARE Podcast 453 ---- (Men's Health Month - Qualifying Life Events – PTSD) . * FINANCES * . 90 == SSA Payments ---- (10 Things That Could Reduce Them) 92 == Living Trusts [03] ---- (Not Compatible With New VA Loans) 92 == Federal Reserve [01] ---- (Rates Rise | What It Means For You) 93 == SSA Income Livability ---- (Places to Live With Best Standard of Living) 94 == Federal Poverty Level ---- (2018) 95 == IRS Collection Policy [06] ---- (Private Tax Debt Collector Use) 95 == Dental Cost [02] ---- (Ways to Save) 97 == Garbage Disposal (01) ---- (What Garbage & Recycling Workers Earn) 97 == Military Retirement Pay Taxation [02] ---- (Colorado Victory) 98 == Death Gratuity Combat Related [05] ---- (Government Shutdown Impact) 99 == Facebook Messenger Scam ---- (Con Artist Use to Contact Victims) 3 100 == Tech Support Scam ---- (Phony Refund Offerings) 100 == Tax Burden for Georgia Retired Vets ---- (As of JUN 2018) . * GENERAL INTEREST * . 102 == Notes of Interest ---- (01 thru 15 JUN 2018) 104 == USCIS Denaturalization ---- (Office Launched to Identify Prior Deportees) 105 == Afghanistan Failures [02] ---- (Afghan Police Denied Pay by US-led Coalition) 106 == US Immigration ---- (GOP Amnesty Plan Negotiations) 107 == Coastal Flooding ---- (Likely to Continue Breaking Records) 108 == Taiwan-China Dispute [04] ---- (U.S. Must Provide Taiwan Means to Defend Itself) 109 == Gold ---- (Illegal To Own in U.S. For 41 Years) 110 == Sunscreen [01] ---- (Using It Correctly) 111 == China Espionage ---- (Former CIA Agent Found Guilty) 112 == Coca Cola [03] ---- (Share a Coke with Some Troops) 112 == Golden Years ---- (A Few Things to Think about If You’re Getting Up in Years) 114 == You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop ---- (Proud to Be an American Stories) 115 == Where There's a Will, There's a Way ---- (18) 115 == Have You Heard? ---- (Heaven | Hind Lick Maneuver | Golf) 1. The page number on which an article can be found is provided to the left of each article’s title 2. Numbers contained within brackets [ ] indicate the number of articles written on the subject. To obtain previous articles send a request to [email protected]. * ATTACHMENTS * . Attachment – Virginia Vet State Benefits & Discounts JUN 2018 Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 30 JUN Attachment - VA OCONUS Connection APR 2018 * DoD * Commissary/Exchange Future Update 01 ► First Official Consolidation Step Taken Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has signed off on the first official step toward consolidating the military commissaries and exchanges into one system. A task force will be formed by 1 JUL “to perform financial due diligence, a business case analysis, and begin planning for the consolidation of the defense resale enterprise,” stated the memorandum, signed 29 MAY. Shanahan stated he had considered the views and responses of the military departments on consolidating the Defense Commissary Agency, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange and the Marine Corps Exchange into one organization, as recommended by DoD’s Reform Management Group. He agrees “a single consolidated organization offers the greatest potential to achieve the economies
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