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RAO BULLETIN 14 February 2018 PDF Edition THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 05 == Climate Change [03] ---- (Impact on U.S. Military Sites) 05== BRAC [61] ---- (Pentagon Skips Annual Request This Year) 06 == Commissary Funding [30] ---- (Falling Sales | Will The Benefit Survive?) 08 == Pentagon Personnel Policy [02] ---- (Harassing Behavior/Offensive Jokes Banned) 08 == Defense Budget 2019 ---- (MOAA's 5 Expectations) 09 == Pentagon Exoneration ---- (Afgan War Crime Vets Wrongly Accused) 10 == Pentagon Officials ---- (Increased Misconduct Case Rejection Concerns) 11 == Afghanistan War [04] ---- (Pentagon: Gag Order on Afghan Data Was A Mistake) 13 == Afghanistan War [05] ---- (Pentagon: War Costing US $45 Billion Annually) 13 == DoD Lawsuit ~ V-22 Osprey ---- (Denied) 14 == Non-deployable Troops ---- (Separation Policy Under Review) 16 == VVMF In Memory Program ---- (Applications Due 9 MAR 2018) 17 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 14 FEB 2018) 19 == POW/MIA Recoveries ---- (Reported 01 thru 14 FEB 2018 | Eleven) 1 . * VA * . 21 == VA Caregiver Program [48] ---- (Program Expansion Cost vs. Savings) 22 == VA Claim Fast Tract System ---- (Speeds Up Process) 23 == VA Whistleblowers [54] ---- (Inside Trump's New VA Office) 25 == Vet Predatory Loans [01] ----(Churning | Nine Lenders Warned) 27 == VA HUD-VASH [06] ---- (FY 2018 Program Funding Intact) 28 == VA Accountability [51] ---- (Trump Did Not Exaggerate Figures on Dismissals) 29 == VA Accountability [52] ---- (More Proposed Firings, Fewer Settlements Seen) 31 == VA Performance [12] ---- (Steps Taken to Raise Lowest VAMC Facility Ratings) 31 == VA Loans ---- (Time in Service Requirement) 32 == VA Welcome Kit ---- (Launched to Guide Veterans to the Benefits/Services They’ve Earned) 33 == VA TECS Program ---- (Criticized As Subpar for Eye Care) 34 == VA EHR [11] ---- ($2 Billion Blown in Modernization Attempts) 35 == VA Claim Filing [10] ----- (Ensuring Maximum Entitlement Receipt) 37 == PTSD [240] ---- (White House Opposed to VA Marijuana Treatment Research) 39 == PTSD [241] ---- (Vet With PTSD Convicted of Wife's Unintentional Murder) 40 == VA Vet Choice [69] ---- (The Time For Congress to Act Is Now) 41 == VA Lawsuit | Kirk~Luke ---- (Therapist Sexual Advances) 41 == VA Lawsuit | Williamson~Michael ---- (Home Health Care Stopped After 17 Years) 42 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 14 FEB 2018) 45 == VA OPC Norfolk NE ---- (Unauthorized Waiting List) 46 == VAMC Bedford MA [02] ---- ($1M Fraud Exposed by Whistleblower) 47 == VAMC Orlando FL [09] ---- (Substandard Care Complaints) . * VETS * . 48 == Green Alerts ---- (Missing Vulnerable Veterans Location System) 48 == Obit | Beatty~Dale ---- (12 FEB 2018) 49 == GI Bill [248] ---- (Things the 'Forever' Bill Will Do for Vets) 51 == Vet Housing [13] ---- (Oregon to Fund 71 New Affordable Homes) 52 == Vet Service Dogs [23] ---- (American Airlines Settles Lawsuit) 53 == Vet Service Dogs [24] ---- (Eviction Over Dogs Leads to Vet Death) 53 == Vet Unemployment [14] ---- (Below 4% For The First Time on Record) 54 == Vietnam Vets [27] ---- (John Canley | MOH Nominee) 55 == Vet Jobs [229] ---- (Best Places to Work in 2018) 55 == Vet Mental Health Care ---- (NASEM Report on OEF/OIF/OND Vet Needs) 57 == National Recreation Therapy Recreation Month ---- (February) 57 == AFL Q&A 18 & 19 ---- (Camp Lejeune Claim & VA Housing Certificate) 58 == Retiree Appreciation Days ---- (Scheduled As of 15 FEB 2018) 59 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 15 FEB 2018) 59 == Veteran's State Benefits & Discounts ---- (Pennsylvania | FEB 2018) . * VET LEGISLATION* . 60 == Military Death Benefits [01] ---- (H.R.1928 | Families of Fallen Service Members) 60 == Claims and Appeals [01] ---- (H.R.506 | Vet Financial Protection Legislation) 61 == Vet Gun Control [14] ---- (S.2386 | A Bill to Provide Vet Protections) 61 == Homeless Vets [85] ---- (H.R.4099 | Homeless Veteran Families Act) 2 62 == Transition Assistance Program [03] ---- (H.R.4954 | TAP Reform) 63 == VA Burial Benefits [43] ---- (S.2372 | Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act) 63 == Military Spouse Employment [04] ---- (S.2379 | Military Spouse Employment Act) 65 == VA Debt Billing Policy [02] ---- (S.2341 | Vet Debt Fairness Act of 2018) . * MILITARY* . 65 == Army Recruiting [05] ---- ($5,000 Bonus for College Sophomores) 66 == Air Force T-6 Trainer ---- (Grounded After Pilot Hypoxia Incidents) 67 == USS Gerald A. Ford [09] ---- (Six Year Shock Testing Delay Requested) 67 == MAVNI Program [05] ---- (Troops & Vets Now 'Protected' From Deportation) 68 == USCG Icebreakers [04] ---- (Polar Star Completes Mission Despite Challenges) 69 == ACTUV [03] ---- (Unmanned Warship Expanding Role) 70 == USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) [01] ---- (Acceptance Trials Completed) 70 == Military Tattoo Criteria [11] ---- (Marine Corps Commandant's Position) 71 == Destroyer Collisions [03] ---- (Personnel Charges/Reprimands Announced) 72 == Destroyer Collisions [04] ---- (Military Justice Process) 74 == Military Berets ---- (Use Is A Relatively Recent Phenomenon) 76 == Hooah! ---- (Where Did The Term Come From?) 78 == West Point [02] ---- (10 Ways to Improve Your Chance of Getting In) 80 == Beards In Uniform [02] ---- (Army Senior Enlisted Adviser Opinion) 81 == Swearing ---- (Turns Out It is F**king Good For You) 82 == Warships That Will Change The Future ---- (Dixmude) 82 == Overseas Troops ---- (Capt. Rebecca Bergstedt) . * MILITARY HISTORY* . 82 == Tet Offensive [02] ---- (The First 36 Hours) 82 == WWII Marines At Sea ---- (Bravery, Discipline, and Very Long Journeys) 84 == Siege of Bien Hoa Air Base ---- (Pilots Scrambled to Bomb Own Base) 86 == Berlin Wall ---- (Its Fall | And Let There be Light) 88 == USS Pueblo [04] ---- (Crewmembers Perspective After 50 Years) 89 == WWI African-American Troops ---- (Fought To Fight) 91 == Realities Of War ---- (WWII Pilot Shares Experiences) 93 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (15 thru 28 FEB) 93 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (Garman~Harold A | WWII) . * HEALTH CARE* . 94 == Overseas Pharmacy ---- (Is it Safe?) 95 == Seasonal Affective Disorder [02] ---- (Coping With Winter Depression) 96 == Nursing Homes [13] ---- (Hazardous Conditions Are Common) 96 == TRICARE Medication Adherence Pilot Program ---- (Diabetes & Cholesterol Drugs) 97 == Tricare/CHAMPUS Fraud [17] ---- ($20M Bilked by Ex-NFL Player) 98 == Medicare ID Cards ---- (What You Must Know About the New Card) 100 == Sleep [06] ---- (Alzheimer’s Disease & Sleep Apnea) 100 == Atrial Fibrillation ---- (What It is) 101 == TRICARE Podcast 435 ---- (Maintenance Drugs | Heart Health Months) 102 ==TRICARE Podcast 436 ---- (West Region Transition - TRICARE.mil Website - Dental Care) 3 . * FINANCIAL * . 104 == IRS VITA Program 2018 ---- (Free 2017 Tax Filing Assistance) 105 == Divorce [01] ---- (Impact on Federal Benefits) 107 == Auto Loan GAP Insurance ---- (MLA Impact on Servicemembers Eligibility) 108 == U.S. Data Breaches ---- (179 Million Records Exposed in 2017) 109 == Drug Cost Increases [12] ---- (Big PhRMA Takes On State Legislators) 111 == VA Farm Loans ---- (How They Work) 111 == VA Home Loan [55] ---- (No Money Down Doesn't Mean Money Not Needed) 112 == Facebook Quiz Scam ---- (How it Works) 112 == Opioid Addiction Treatment Scam ---- (How To Avoid) 113 == Tax Burden for Arizona Retired Vets ---- (As of FEB 2018) . * GENERAL INTEREST * . 115 == Notes of Interest ---- (01 thru 14 FEB 2017) 116 == Presidential Pardon [01] ---- (Request for Former 1st Lt. Michael Behenna) 117 == GTMO Detainees [02] ---- (al-Qaida Terrorist Ahmed al Darbi) 119 == IRS Phone Calls ---- (Challenge of Responding to Callers) 121 == 911 Terrorists [01] ---- (Trump Sued Over Conditions In Federal Prison) 122 == Military Parades ---- (Trump Wants One - Many Do Not) 123 == RP~China Dispute [23] ---- (South China Sea Almost Conquered by China) 124 == Border Wall [03] ---- (How Effective Are Other Nation's Walls) 125 == Taiwan-China Dispute [03] ---- (U.S. Flag Removed from Government Websites) 126 == Brakes ---- (How Often Should They Be Replaced?) 127 == Flag Protests [01] ---- (AMVETS Public Service Announcement) 128 == DPRK~US War [04] ---- (Would Not Go According to Plan) 129 == DPRK~US War [05] ---- (Our Military Has Seen the Writing on the Wall) 131 == Where There's a Will, There's a Way ---- (10) 131 == Have You Heard? ---- (Importance of Walking | Six Tiny Stories) 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]. * ATTACHMENTS * . Attachment - Pennsylvania Vet State Benefits & Discounts FEB 2018 Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 15 thru 28 FEB Attachment - Vietnam Tet Offensive TO READ and/or DOWNLOAD THE ABOVE ARTICLES, ATTACHMENTS, OR PAST BULLETINS GO Online To: -- http://www.nhc-ul.org/rao.html (PDF Edition w/ATTACHMENTS) -- http://www.veteransresources.org (PDF & HTML Editions w/ATTACHMENTS) -- http://frabr245.org (PDF & HTML Editions in Word format) -- http://veteraninformationlinksasa.com/emos-rao.html (PDF & HTML Editions w/ATTACHMENTS) 4 * DoD * Climate Change Update 03 ► Impact on U.S. Military Sites Nearly half of U.S. military sites are threatened by wild weather linked to climate change, according to a Pentagon study whose findings run contrary to White House views on global warming.
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    The Raider Patch Magazine of the Marine Raider Association No. 144 3rd Qtr 2019 Saddle up for San Diego! Raider Reunion 2019 14 - 16 November ‘Doc’ Gleason Essay Contest Deadline 25 October Remembering Raider Lewis 'Ray' Merrell MARSOC Mourns Fallen Raider marineraiderassociation.org A National Non-Profit Organization Supporting: The Marine Raider Museum at Raider Hall, Quantico VA Executive Committee and Directors: President and Director 1st Vice President and Director 2nd Vice President and Director Col Craig Kozeniesky, USMC (Ret) MajGen Mark Clark, USMC (Ret) MSgt Zach Peters, USMC (Ret) (Det-1, MARSOC HQ) (MARSOC HQ) (1st MRB) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Membership Secretary and Director Treasurer and Director LtCol Wade Priddy (Ret) Helene Kozeniesky Sigrid Klock McAllister, (Hon 2BN) (Det-1) (Hon Det-1, MARSOC HQ) 1855 Kanawha Trail [email protected] [email protected] Stone Mountain, GA 30087-2132 (770)-939-3692 Past President and Director [email protected] Karen Carlson Loving, (Hon 2BN) [email protected] Directors: GySgt Oscar Contreras USMC (Ret) Col J. Darren Duke, USMC LtCol Jack O'Toole (Ret) (1st MRB, MRTC) (3rd MRB, MARSOC HQ, MRSG) (MARSOC HQ) MSgt John Dailey USMC (Ret) LtCol Ben Pappas USMC (Ret) (Det-1, MRTC) (2nd MRB) [email protected] MGySgt Corey Nash USMC (Ret) (3MRB, MRTC, HQ) Officers: Chaplain Legal Counsel Historical and Legacy Preservation John S. Eads IV Paul Tetzloff Bruce N. Burlingham- Chief Historian [email protected] Doug Bailey Communications Committee Advisor Dean Laubach Louie Marsh Public Affairs (Hon 4th Bn.) Membership Committee Bill EuDaly Jenny Ruffini (Hon) Emeritus Board Members: Bob Buerlein (Hon) -Emeritus Nominee Gregg Ireland (Hon) Robert J.