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Bulletin 200815 (PDF Edition) RAO BULLETIN 15 August 2020 PDF Edition THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 04 == National Guard Reorganization ---- (Preparation for Possible Fights with Russia and China) 06 == Transgender Troops [27] ---- (House Passes Amendment Barring Funding for Ban) 06 == Overseas Stationing ---- (Poland Agrees To Pay Almost All Costs of US Troop Presence) 08 == RP-US Relations [07] ---- (Duterte bans South China Sea Joint Military Exercises) 08 == Military Travel ---- (New Covid-19 Guidelines) 09 == Military Hospitals [04] ---- (Handover to Defense Health Agency Issues) 11 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 AUG 2020 | Two) . * VA * . 13 == VA Prescription Refills [03] ---- (Four Ways to Do It During the Pandemic) 13 == VA EHR [26] ---- (Overhaul to Restart in OCT) 14 == VA Pharmacy Mail-Order ---- (Delays | Officials Say to Order Early) 16 == VA Pharmacy Mail-Order [01] ---- (VA Works to Mitigate Medication Waits) 18 == VA Caregiver Program [64] ---- (Final 1 OCT PCAFC Regulation Posted) 18 == VA Caregiver Program [65] ---- (DAV Memo on PCAFC Regulation) 19 == VA Caregiver Program [66] ---- (Stipends Set to Expand To Vietnam Vets & Older Generations) 20 == VA Caregiver Program [67] ---- (Respite Relief for Veteran Caregivers) 21 == VA Progress [01] ---- (VA Secretary Speaks Out on Today’s Concerns) 22 == VA Voluntary Service [03] ---- (Plans Announced to Reintroduce to Facilities) 22 == VA Data Availability ---- (Online Downloads & Services for Vets) 23 == Covid-19 Security ---- (Virtual Check-Ins Latest VA Service) 1 24 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 AUG 2020) . * VETS * . 25 == Vet Unemployment [23] ---- (Crisis May be Turning Around for Veterans) 26 == WWII Vets 230 ---- (Richard Sherman | Flying Tigers) 27 == WWII Vets 231 ---- (Frank Witek | Died Liberating Guam) 28 == WWII Vets 232 ---- (Joe N. Hazel | Bronze Star Medal Recipient) 28 == Vet Home Covid-19 Impact [01] ---- (Aging Veterans at State Homes 'Left Behind') 30 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 15 AUG 2020) 30 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled as of 15 AUG 2020) 31 == Veteran State Benefits ---- (Georgia 2020) . * VET LEGISLATION * . 32 == Vet Toxic Exposure | Karshi-Khanabad [02] ---- (S.4415 | VA Coverage for Exposed Vets) 33 == Vet Toxic Exposure Legislation [11] ---- (S.4393 | TEAM Act of 2020) 35 == Military Mental Health Disorders [01] ---- (S.4334/H.R.7368 | Brandon Act) 36 == PTSD & TBI [07] ---- (S.785 | Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019) 38 == VA Women Vet Programs [40] ---- (S.514 | Deborah Sampson Act) 38 == VA Disability Benefits Questionnaire [01] ---- (S.1422 | Improve Vet Ability to Access/Submit) 39 == Vet Treatment Courts [03] ---- (H.R.886 Signed into Law by Trump) 39 == Disabled Vet Housing Grants ---- (H.R.3504/S.2022 | Signed into Law by Trump) 40 == VA Records [05] ---- (HR.7926 | Allow Electronic Request of Certain Records) 40 == National MOH Monument [01] ---- (S.4433/HR.5173 | National Medal of Honor Monument Act) 41 == Senate Vet Bill Progress ---- (01 thru 15 AUG 2020) . * MILITARY* . 42 == COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma [02] ---- (MHS Asks Recovered to Donate Plasma for Seriously Ill) 43 == GPS Alternative ---- (USAF’s Latest - Earth’s Magnetic Fields) 44 == Military Laser Program [01] ---- (Army Starts Construction on Prototype Lasers) 45 == China’s New Amphib Warship ---- (Sea Trials Kick Off) 46 == USMC Rocket Launcher ---- (Marines Getting Upgrade to Their Iconic Vietnam-Era Launcher) 47 == Military Rape ---- (OSI Losses Records on 20-Yr Old Case) 49 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Midwatch’ thru ‘Mustang’) . * MILITARY HISTORY * . 50 == WWII Hiroshima Bombing ---- (75th Anniversary) 51 == WWII Superfortresses ---- (Role in Ending the Pacific War) 53 == Historic Soviet Sub Chase ---- (USS Grenadier Chase of 28 May, 1959) 55 == WWI Sgt. Gerald York [01] ---- (Profile in Courage) 57 == French Foreign Legion ---- (Susan Travers | Only Woman Ever to Join) 59 == American Revolution’s Black Regiment ---- (Acceptance and Impact) 61 == WWII Photos ---- (12th SS Panzer Division Normandy Tank) 62 == VJ Day ---- (15 August 1945 | The Rest of the Story) 63 == My WWII Story ---- (James W. Neel, M-2/302 Inf, 94th Division) 2 65 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 31 AUG) 65 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [57] ---- (Angel’s Claymore) 66 == Conscription Timelines in U.S. ---- (History of Mandatory Military Enlistments) 68 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (Gary Gordon | Somalia) . * HEALTH CARE * . 71 == Flu Shots [13] ---- (Getting These 2 Shots Could Reduce Your Risk of Dementia) 72 == Back-to-School Vaccinations ---- (Q&A in the Age of Covid-19) 73 == Prescription Drug Costs [60] ---- (Pandemic Closed the Window for Fixing Them in 2020) 74 == Prescription Drug Costs [61] ---- (Congressional Report Card) 76 == Prescription Drug Costs [62] ---- (Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Order) 77 == Alzheimer Disease [19] ---- (New Blood Test finds it 20 Years before Symptoms Appear) 78 == Prescription Drug Spravato ---- (First FDA Approved Antidepressant for Actively Suicidal People) 78 == TRICARE Select [06] ---- (Retires Must Take Action to Pay Enrollment Fees) 79 == Coronavirus SITREP 12 ---- (Most People Who Become Infected Will Recover) 80 == Coronavirus Vaccine [09] ---- (Might Not Work for the 42% of Obese Adults) 81 == Coronavirus Vaccine [11] ---- (Decisions on Who Gets it First Yet to be Made) 82 == Covid-19 Testing [02] ---- (FDA Opens Door to Rapid, At-Home Testing) 84 == Covid-19 Testing [03] ---- (DOD Announces $42M Contract for 250,000 Test Kits) 85 == Covid-19 Sanitation [07] ---- (Hand Sanitizer Use Safety) 85 == Covid-19 Headgear [07] ---- (Bandanas or Neck Gaiters) 86 == Covid-19 Headgear [08] ---- (Three Most Effective) 87 == Covid-19 Analytics [01] ---- (New Tally Shows 922 Healthcare Workers have Likely Died) . * FINANCES * . 87 == College Tuition Costs ---- (State Comparisons) 88 == Will [05] ---- (Doing Your Own Guidelines) 89 == Social Security Spouse Benefit [01] ---- (When Can I Collect on My Spouse's Record?) 90 == VA Home Loans [73] ---- (Help is Available if You Are Having Trouble Making Payments) 91 == VA Home Loans [74] ---- (‘Most Powerful Mortgage Option’) 92 == Rental Scams [03] ---- (Those Targeting Military Personnel on the Rise) 93 == Visa Scams ---- (Confusion Around Visa Laws Gives Rise) 94 == Government Aid Program Scams ---- (Free Government Aid Help) 95 == Retiree Finances [01] ---- (Uncommon Ways to Cut Costs) 97 == Unemployment ---- (Claims Slip below 1M for First Time since March) 98 == Tax Burden for Georgia Retired Vets ---- (As of August 2020) . * GENERAL INTEREST * . 102 == Notes of Interest ---- (01 thru 15 August 2020) 103 == Germany’s U.S. Troops ---- (Plan to Remove One-Third) 104 == U.S. Flag ---- (Why Do We Stand) 106 == U.S. Russia Tensions [03] ---- (Russia Warns It Will See Any Incoming Missiles as Nuclear) 107 == Trump Border Wall [07] ---- (Supreme Court Declines to Halt Construction) 108 == RP-US Relations [06] ---- (Duterte Will Not Allow U.S. Base in RP to Counter China) 108 == Overseas Absentee Voting ---- (U.S. Voters in Philippines) 3 110 == Philippine Travel Advisory ---- (U.S. Department of State Update August 7, 2020 111 == Census 2020 ---- (Door to Door visits Begin Nationwide) 113 == Coronavirus Vaccine [08] ---- (Red Flags Soar as Big Pharma will be Exempt) 114 == Coronavirus Vaccine [10] ---- (Concerns over Russia’s New Vaccine) 115 == Have You Heard? ---- (Senior Citizens 4 | Seven Reasons Not to Mess with Children) NOTE 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]. 3. Recipients of the Bulletin are authorized and encouraged to forward the Bulletin to other vets or veteran organizations. * ATTACHMENTS * . Attachment – Georgia Veteran State Benefits Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 AUG (Updated) Attachment – Enola Gay’s Flight * DoD * National Guard Reorganization Preparation for Possible Fights with Russia and China The Army National Guard will move most of its brigades under the command of its eight division headquarters as it reorganizes its fighting formations to give the force more combat power and some soldiers new career opportunities, officials said. The Guard move will mark a substantial increase in the number of fully manned divisions that the Army can deploy, as only the service's 10 active-duty divisions are now filled out with subordinate units, said Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the director of the Army National Guard. The increase to 18 complete Army divisions comes at a time when service officials believe a major conflict with a near-peer rival — namely Russia or China — would require the employment of full divisions, he said. For the last two decades, the Army has focused on its smaller brigade combat teams as its primary fighting elements for counterterrorism operations and deployments focused on assisting the forces of other nations. “When you look at the [2018] National Defense Strategy and competition among near-peer competitors, peer competitors — that great power competition, there is a potential for large-scale combat operations … [and] it could actually be division level fights,” Hokanson said in an interview 30 JUL ahead of the Guard’s planned announcement 1 AUG. “We wanted
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