RAO BULLETIN 1 June 2016 PDF Edition THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject * DOD * . 04 == Memorial Day 2016 ------- (Remember and Celebrate Decoration Day) 07 == DARPA [02] --------------------------------------- (Demo Day May 2016) 08 == NDAA 2017 [05] -------------------- (SASC Releases $602M Draft Bill) 10 == NDAA 2017 [06] ---------- (House Removes Woman Draft Provisions) 11 == NDAA 2017 [07] ------ (House Bill Includes Temporary War Funding) 11 == Military Pay & Benefits [05] --- (Pay Gap to Get Considerably Worse) 15 == Exchange Fraud, Waste & Abuse ----------- (Credit Card-Bitcoin Scam) 15 == POW/MIA [73] ------ (National League of POW/MIA Families Report) 18 == POW/MIA Recoveries ---- (Reported 16 thru 31 May 2016 - Nineteen) * VA * . 24 == VA Health Care Access [39] --------- (Disney Wait Time Gaffe Impact) 26 == VA Deaths [02] --------- (70+ Vets Mistakenly Declared Dead Monthly) 26 == Traumatic Brain Injury [51] ---------------------------------- (Smart Home) 27 == VA Medical Marijuana [20] --------------- (Authorization in Budget Bill) 28 == VA Medical Marijuana [21] --------------- (PTSD Bill Passes RI Senate) 29 == VA Fertility Services ----------------- (Wounded Vets Press for Services) 30 == VA In Vitro Fertilization [08] --- (Passed Senate Bill Includes Funding) 31 == VA Hepatitis C Care [13] ---------------- (Get Tested at your VA Center) 32 == VA Vet Choice Program [40] ---------- Mix-Ups at Fayetteville VAMC) 33 == VA Vet Choice Program [41] --------- (VA Opposes Expansion Efforts) 34 == Vets First Act [02] ----------------- (Federal Employee Group Blasts Act) 35 == VA Cemeteries [13] ------------- (Flagpole Confederate Battle Flag Ban) 36 == VA OIG [07] --------------------- (19 May Denver CO Wait time Report) 36 == GI Bill [205] ---- (Vet Groups Seek Crackdown on Deceptive Colleges) 37 == Vets.gov [01] ---- (Consolidates 1,000+ Sites into One Online Location) Page 1 of 138 39 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ------------ (Reported 16 thru 31 MAY 2016) 40 == VAH Chicago [01] --------- (Edward Hines, Jr. | Black Mold Infestation) 42 == VAMC Grand Junction CO [02] ------- (Inadequate Treatment Vet Died) 43 == VAMC Long Island NY ------ (Facility Deterioration Impacts Surgeries) 44 == VA HCS Palo Alto CA ---------------- (CVS MinuteCinic Pilot Program) * Vets * . 45 == As I See It ------------------------------ (MOAA | Adding Insult to Injury) 46 == Military Handbooks ------- (2016 Editions Available for Downloading) 47 == Vet Charity Watch [59] - (2% of NVVF 2014 Donations Went to Vets) 48 == Vet Charity Watch [60] ------------- (WWP’s 80.6% Funding Assertion) 49 == Vet Fraud & Abuse --------------------------------- (16 thru 31 May 2016) 49 == Famous Vets ------------------------------------ (USMC | Steve McQueen) 50 == Vet Toxic Exposure | Lejeune [59] --------------- (VA to Accept Claims) 51 == WWII Vets 109 ---------------------------------------------- (Shifrin~Edwin) 52 == Obit: Tabor~Donna Barr | Pioneering Paratrooper ------- (19 May 2016) 54 == Obit: Melvin Rector | Memphis Belle Gunner ------------ (6 MAY 2016) 55 == Retiree Appreciation Days -------------------------- (As of 28 MAY 2016) 56 == Vet Hiring Fairs --------------------------------------- (1 thru 30 JUN 2016) 57 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts --------------------------- (Arkansas 2016) * Vet Legislation * . 57 == Arlington National Cemetery [59] -- (WASP | H.R.4337 Becomes Law) 58 == NDAA 2017 [08] --------------------------------- (House Passes H.R.4909) 58 == NDAA 2017 [09] --------------------------------- (SASC Approves S.2932) 59 == Veterans Omnibus Bill ------------- (S.2921 | Reforming VA Operations) 61 == House Vet Bill Progress ------------------------------------- (24 MAY 2016) 61 == VA Agent Orange Benefits [01] ------------------------ (H.R.969 & S.681) 62 == Vet Student Loans [01] ------ (H.R.4974 Loan Forgiveness Amendment) 63 == VA Health Care Management --- (Stability/Improvement Act H.R.3956) 63 == State Veterans Home Program [05] -------------------- (ADHC H.R.2460) 64 == Vet Bills Submitted to 114th Congress ------------ (160516 thru 160531) * MILITARY * . 66 == Military Widows ------------------------------------- (Remarriage Penalties) 67 == West Point [01] -------------------------- (2nd Lt. Alix Schoelcher Idrache) 68 == Filipino Amerasians ---------------- (U.S. Servicemen Offspring’s Plight) 70 == USAF Painted Aircraft ------------------------------- (Making a Comeback) 72 == Warrior Web --------------------------------- (DARPA Walking Assist Suit) 72 == MCAS Futenma Okinawa [08] ---- (Arrest Fuels Relocation Opposition) 73 == Military Portrait -------------------------------- (Airman’s Fitness Training) 74 == Air Force One -------------------- (Replacement | Modified Boeing 747-8) 75 == Anderson AFB Guam ------------------------- (B-52H Crashes on Takeoff) 76 == POSYDON --------------------- (DARPA Underwater Navigation Project) 76 == USMC Occupational Titles ----------------- (Gender Neutral Assessment) 77 == USCG Icebreakers --------------- (U.S. 1 | USSR 41 + 14 under Contract) 79 == USCGC Donald Horsley ------------ (17th Cutter Welcomed to the Fleet) 80 == Military Bands ---------------------- (House NDAA Calls for GAO Study) Page 2 of 138 * MILITARY HISTORY * . 80 == U-858 Post WWII ------------------------ (Chuck Kline’s Service Aboard) 82 == Army Jeep No. 1---------------------------------------------- (Icon of WWII) 84 == Military History --------------------------- (WWII Home Front War Effort) 86 == Hiroshima ------------------------------------------ (Atomic Bomb Decision) 88 == Nagasaki ----------------------------- (20 Minutes after Bombing | Leaflets) 89 == Military Trivia 122 --------------------------------- (Operation Santa Claus) 91 == WWII Battles Q&A [2] ------------------------------------------- (Questions) 92 == Military History Anniversaries ----------------------------- (1 thru 15 JUN) 92 == WWII Battles Q&A [1] -------------------------------------------- (Answers) 93 == Medal of Honor Citations -------------------- (Barrett~Carlton W | WWII) * HEALTH CARE * . 95 == TRICARE Reform [02] ---------- (House/Senate Committee Proposals) 96 == TRICARE Reform [03] --------------------- (Senate Package Highlights) 98== CMI ----------- (Chronic Multisymptom Illness | Iraq/Afghanistan Vets) 99 == NDAA 2017 [10] ------------- (SASC Defense Health Agency Proposal) 100 == TRDP [18] -------- (Program Eligibility Includes "Gray Area" Retirees) 100 == UV-A Radiation ---------------------------------- (Car Window Protection) 101 == TRICARE Help ---------------------------------------------- (Q&A 160515) 102 == Penis Transplant - (Groundbreaking Operation Could Help Some Vets) 104 == Blood Pressure Guidelines [03] -------------------- (Potato Consumption) 105 == Osseointegration ------------ (Titanium Rod Implantation for Amputees) * FINANCES * . 106 == Saving Money --------------------------------- (Buying Used | 10 No-No’s) 107 == Military Retiree State Tax | SC -- (Tax Deduction Bill 2 JUN Deadline) 108 == Life Insurance [02] --------------------------- (PTSD Impact on Eligibility) 110 == Bargains ---------------------------------------------- (50% Off – Not Really) 111 == Senior Discount [06] -- (Accommodations/Activities/Entertainment ++) 112 == SNAP [04] ------------------------- (Are you Eligible to Receive Benefits) 112 == Retiree States ------------------------------------ (10 Worst to Grow Old In) 114 == Retiree States -------------------------------------- (10 Best to Grow Old In) 116 == Skimmer Scam ----------------------- (Card Reader Machine Attachment) 116 == Tax Burden for Iowa Retired Vets ---------------------- (As of May 2016) * GENERAL INTEREST * . 118 == Notes of Interest ----------------------------------- (16 thru 31 MAY 2016) 120 == North Korea Defector ------------- (U.S. James Joseph Dresnok & Sons) 122 == Marijuana [01] -------------------- (Reclassification under Consideration) 123 == Military Service Cross Stamps -------------------- (New Forever Stamps) 124 == Election Betting ---------------------------- (Illegal With Two Exceptions) 124 == Hurricane Preparedness [01] --------------------------- (Protection Myths) 127 == Baby Oil -------------------------------------------------- (33 Alternate Uses) 129 == JASTA ------------ (Legislation Authorizing Saudi Arabia 911 Lawsuits) 130 == National Security ----------------------------------------------- (EMP Threat) 131 == Remember When ----------------------------------------------- (Nostalgia (6) 134 == Help!!! ---------------------------- (Things that might make you say it (09) Page 3 of 138 134 == Brain Teaser ------------------------------------------------- (Odd Name Out) 134 == Have You Heard? ----------------------------------------------- (Questions 2) 135 == Brain Teaser Answer --------------------------------------- (Odd Name Out) 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 - Veteran Legislation as of 1 JUN 2016 Attachment - Arkansas Vet State Benefits & Discounts May 2016 Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 15 JUN Attachment – VA OIG Wait Time Reports as of May 2016 * DoD * Memorial Day 2016 ► Remember and Celebrate Decoration Day The Beginning - Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance