RAO BULLETIN 1 June 2016

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BULLETIN

1 June 2016

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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)

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)

* 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)

134 == Brain Teaser ------------------------------------------------- (Odd Name Out)

134 == Have You Heard? ----------------------------------------------- (Questions 2)

135 == Brain Teaser Answer --------------------------------------- (Odd Name Out)

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* 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

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