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Bulletin 190101 (PDF) RAO BULLETIN 1 January 2019 PDF Edition THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 04 == CBO Budget Recommendations 2019 ---- (Options for Reducing the Deficit) 06 == Feres Doctrine [09] ---- (Supreme Court Signals Interest over Validity) 07 == SECDEF [15] ---- (Jim Mattis’ Resignation/Firing) 08 == SECDEF [16] ---- (2018 Holiday Message to the Troops) 09 == U.S. Space Force [09] ---- (Will Reside Under the Department of the Air Force) 10 == U.S. Space Force [10] ---- (U.S. Space Command Role) 11 == CONUS COLA Rates ---- (DOD Releases 2019 Figures) 12 == Military O-Clubs ---- (Offutt's Former Officers' Club Closes Its Doors) 13 == Military Recruiting [12] ---- (Recruiters Banned From 1100 High Schools) 14 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 16 thru 31 DEC 2018) 14 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported 16 thru 31 DEC 2018 | Forty-Nine) . * VA * . 18 == VA Surveys 2018 ---- (Trust of VA Health Care Outpatient Services Results) 19 == VA Adult Day Health Care [03] ---- (How To Apply) 20 == VA Caregiver Program [51] ---- (Discharge/Support Level Decrease Suspension) 20 == VA Benefits Eligibility [09] ----- (Common Vet Barriers) 21 == GI Bill [273] ---- (Vet ECA Closure Assistance) 1 22 == VA Mission Act [05] ---- (Wilke’s Implementation Testimony before Congress) 23 == VA DEA Program [06] ---- (Extra $4.5M Paid in 2018 for Duplicate Benefits) 24 == VA Suicide Prevention [52] ---- (Only 1% of Media Outreach Funds Spent in 2018) 25 == VA Prostate Cancer Program [16] ---- (Survivor Care) 27 == VA Blue Water Claims [58] ---- (Sen. Mike Lee Vote Denies VA Health Benefits) 28 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 16 thru 31 DEC 2018) . * VETS * . 30 == Arlington National Cemetery [80] ---- (250,000+ Xmas Wreaths Laid) 31 == GI Bill [274] ---- (Over 34,000 Vets Still Eligible for Loan Forgiveness) 32 == Burn Pit Lawsuit [03] ---- (KBR Files Brief to Dismiss) 33 == PTSD Punitive Discharges [06] ---- (Lawsuit Certified by CT Federal Court) 33 == Veterans in Congress [11] ---- (Arizona’s Afghan Vet Martha McSally) 34 == Peterson AFB [05] ---- (Blood Tests Confirm Resident’s Toxic Exposure | Drinking Water) 36 == Vietnam Vets [33] ---- (John Fales | Sgt. Shaft) 36 == WWII Vets 180 ---- (Ralph Ingersoll | Conceiver of the Ghost Army) 37 == Obit: Wilfred DeFour ---- (15 DEC 2018 | WWII Tuskegee Airmen) 38 == Obit: Carlos Jaime Torres ---- (8 DEC 2018 | Banished Army Vet 39 == Obit: Cornelius Cornelssen VIII ---- (17 DEC 2018 | WWII Survivor) 40 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 31 DEC 2018) 41 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 31 DEC 2018) 41 == State Veteran's Benefits ---- (Hawaii 2018) . * VET LEGISLATION * . 42 == Government Shutdown USCG Impact ---- (Exemption Legislation Needed) 42 == Vet Tax Legislation ---- (H.R.1 | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reform Issues) 43 == 115th Congress ---- (Vet Legislative Roundup) . * MILITARY* . 44 == U.S. Space Command ---- (To Be Recreated By Trump) 45 == Government Shutdown USCG Impact [01] ---- (1 JAN Pay Date Will Be Paid) 46 == Mine Disposal ---- (Autonomous Robot Minesweepers under Consideration) 46 == Afghan Trash Disposal ---- (Burn Pit Alternative Fuels Million-Dollar Economy) 47 == AGM-158C LRASM ---- (First Missile Put Into USAF Service) 48 == Poseidon Underwater Nuclear Drone ---- (Moscow Reportedly Has Begun Testing) 49 == Navy LCS Program [03] ---- (The Worst U.S. Navy Warship Ever?) 50 == Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle ---- (Putin Claims Impossible To Intercept) 51 == Commissary Alcohol Sales [01] ---- (Picking Up) 52 == USMC Rifle Ranges ---- (About To Be Upgraded) 52 == USS Freedom ---- (LCS-1 Underway After Two Year Repair) 53 == Navy Submarine Armaments ---- (Shift to Ship-Killer Missiles | Eye on China) 55 == Warships That Will Change the Future ---- (CNS Linyi) 55 == GPS ---- (USAF Launching New Generation Satellites | 32 Planned) 57 == Military Snipers [02 ---- (Improved Ghillie System Testing) 58 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (Arse Bandit thru AWOL Bag) 2 . * MILITARY HISTORY * . 59 == Christmas Eve at the Front ---- (The Night Before Christmas 1943) 61 == War Memorials ---- (National Memorial Arch, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) 62 == Navy’s First WWII Ace ---- (Lt. Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare | 5 In One flight) 63 == Navy’s First POW to Receive MOH ---- (Lt. Edward H. Izac) 64 == WWII Stolen Art ---- (‘Ivan the Terrible’ Painting to be Returned to Ukraine Museum) 65 == WWII Pan Am Pacific B-314 ---- (Clipper’s 35 Day 31,500 mile Flight Home) 66 == Every Picture Tells A Story ---- (Tinian) 66 == Post WWII Photos ---- (Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Courtroom) 67 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [21] ---- (Bouncin' Better and Her Teddy) 67 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (01 thru 15 JAN) 67 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (Dale M. Hansen | WWII) . * HEALTH CARE * . 69 == Weight Control [01] ---- (Water Impact) 70 == TRICARE Vitamin Supplement Coverage ---- (Express Scripps Drops 389 Varieties) 71 == Obamacare Update [01] ---- (Ways Canadian HCS is Better) 72 == TRICARE Annual Costs [01] ---- (Change from FY to Calendar Year 1 JAN) 73 == TRICARE Health Advice ---- (Talk to a Registered Nurse Anytime) 73 == TRICARE Health Matters [01] ---- (Obamacare Ruling Impact) 74 == Medicare Fraud [134] ---- (Drug Manufacturer Kickbacks) 75 == Prescription Drug Costs [19] ---- (Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act) 76 == Prescription Drug Costs [20] ---- (Hardest Thing about Diabetes Is Accessing Insulin) 77 == TRICARE Podcast 480 ---- (Missed Open Season – Care Costs - Ambulance Services) 78 == TRICARE Podcast 481 ---- (Calendar Year Resets - Open Season Grace Period - Updating DEERS) 79 == TRICARE Podcast 482 ---- (MHS Nurse Advice Line - Open Season Grace Period Ending) . * FINANCES * . 80 == Medicare Cost | Military Retirees [01] ---- (2019 Premium Changes) 81 == Divorce Financial Impact [03] ---- (Ways to Cut the Cost) 83 == VA Home Loan ReFIS ---- (Negative Side) 84 == Insulting Fees [01] ---- (401(k) |The Worst One) 85 == Tax Statements | 2018 ---- (Availability Dates) 86 == Applying For Social Security Benefits ---- (Think Ahead | 7 Things To Do) 87 == SSA COLA 2019 [01] ---- (Largest In Seven Years) 88 == Exchange Online Shopping [13] ---- (Vets Have Saved At Least $4 Million) 89 == TFL User Cost ---- (1 JAN thru 31 DEC 2019) 90 == Social Security Q & A ---- (181216 thru 181231) 90 == Gift Cards Scam 4 ---- (Con Uses Phony Balance Check Website to Drain Gift Cards) 91 == VA Disability Claim Processor Scam ---- (VA Impersonators VA Impersonators Rip Off Veterans) 92 == GoFundMe Scam ---- (Donors Get Their Money Back) 92 == Tax Burden for Michigan Retired Vets ---- (As of NOV 2018) . * GENERAL INTEREST * . 94 == Notes of Interest ---- (16 thru 31 DEC 2018) 95 == Aquino International Airport (MNL) ---- (DHS Security Alert) 3 95 == HASC [08] ---- (New Chairman Puts White House on Notice) 98 == Border Wall [06] -----Vet’s GoFundMe Raises $18M+ in 14 Days to Pay for Wall 99 == Retirement Planning [18] ---- (8 Surprising Things Nobody Tells You about It) 100 == Retirement Planning [19] ---- (Best Places to Retire Abroad in 2019) 101 == DPRK Nuclear Weapons [24] ---- (Removal Hinges on U.S. Nuclear Threat Removal) 103 == Syria [03] ---- (How the U.S. Got Into the Fight, And How Trump Is Trying To Get Out) 104 == Afghan Peace Talks [01] ---- (Taliban Says US Withdrawal Focus of Talks to End War) 106 == Afghan Manning Levels [02] ---- (Trump Directs Withdrawal of 7,000 Troops) 106 == Afghan Manning Levels [03] ---- (U.S. Troop Withdrawal Impact on War) 108 == U.S. War Privatization ---- (Are America’s Wars About to be Privatized?) 109 == Japan Defense ---- (New Approved Guideline Call for More Spending) 110 == Robocalls [03] ---- (Do Not Call List Registration) 111 == Philippine Islamic Extremism ---- (An Islamic Fighter’s View) 111 == Social Security ---- (Bits and Pieces 03) 113 == USCG Icebreakers [07] ---- (U.S. May Have to Ask Russia for Assistance) 114 == USCG Icebreakers [08] ---- (Trump Pledges to Fund A New One) 115 == ROK’s Defense ---- (U.S. Cost Share Agreement Remains Unresolved) 115 == Interesting Ideas ---- (Passing the time) 116 == One Word Essays ---- (True Love) 116 == Have You Heard? ---- (Try Being Stupid | Japanese Sex | The Irish Divorce) 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 – Hawaii Vet State Benefits Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 15 JAN Attachment – WWII Clipper’s Hard Way Home Attachment – Philippine Islamic Extremism * DoD * CBO Budget Recommendations 2019 ► Options For Reducing The Deficit Analysts from the Congressional Budget Office say the government could trim hundreds of billions from the federal deficit by enacting a host of already discussed military and veterans’ program reforms. The problem is that those reforms include some of the most controversial and politically unpopular policies of the last few years, things like limiting military pay raises, ending a host of military equipment purchases, and cutting back on veterans benefits. The 4 document released last week — CBO’s annual “options for reducing the deficit” report — lists more than 120 ideas
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