RAO BULLETIN 15 September 2018

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BULLETIN
15 September 2018

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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES

Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .

04 == Space Force [02] ---- (How Much will It Cost?)
06 == Arlington National Cemetery [77] ---- (27-Acre Millennium Site Dedicated)
06 == Pentagon Watchdog ---- (With McCain Gone Who Will Take Oversight?)
07 == COLA FY 2019 [01] ---- (Signs Point to Biggest in 7 years)
08 == NDAA 2019 [18] ---- (7 Big Changes You Haven’t Heard Yet)
09 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 SEP 2018)
12 == POW/MIA Recoveries ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 SEP 2018 | Twenty-Five)

. * VA * .

15 == VA Class Action Lawsuits [01] ---- (What Happens Now That Vets Can File)
16 == VA Funding 2019 ---- (House Lawmakers Finalize Fiscal 2019 Budget | $209B)
17 == VA Medical Marijuana [51] ---- (Veterans Equal Access Amendment Rejected)
18 == VA Community Care [02] ---- (Streamlining Beginning Stages)
18 == VA Transgender Care [02] ---- (Vet Surgery Offer Urged by Lawmakers)
19 == VA Fiduciary Program [09] ---- (New Regulations Implemented AUG 2018)
20 == VA Blue Water Claims [49] ---- (VA Leaders Increase Effort to Sideline Legislation)
21 == VA Blue Water Claims [50] ---- (Wilke Letter to Congress)
21 == VA Community Care [01] ---- (Steps to Access | Three)
22 == VA Women Vet Programs [33] ---- (Wilke Pledge to Women Vets)
22 == VA Claims Backlog Update 160 ---- (21% Underestimated As of 10 SEP)
23 == SGLI/VGLI Accelerated Benefits [02] ---- (Claims)
24 == VA Surgery [01] ---- (Reliable Availability & Sterilization of Instruments Issue)
25 == VA Presumptive AO Conditions [Kids] (01) ---- (Spina Bifida Decision Still Pending)
26 == VA Suicide Prevention [50] ---- (Program to Lower Suicide Rate Has Few Takers)
27 == VA Opioid Use [02] ---- (Study Reveals No Better than Non-Opioid Drug Use)
29 == VA Employment [04] ---- (One in 10 Jobs Currently Unfilled)
29 == VA Employment [05] ---- (Senator Schumer Calls for More Funding)
30 == VA Agent Orange Benefits [04] ---- (Still No Decision on Expansion)
32 == VA EHR [15] ---- (Veterans Affairs & Defense Will Be Inseparable)
33 == VA SSVF Program [05] ---- ($326M in Upcoming Grants Announced)
33 == PTSD [247] ---- (Denied VA Disability Claims Related to MST)
34 == VA Medical Marijuana [48] ---- (Congress Sends VA Medical Research Letter)
34 == VA Medical Marijuana [49] ---- (Users Can Still Receive Care & Benefits)
36 == VA Relaxation Therapy ---- (Training to Help Older Vets Suffering From Anxiety)
38 == VA Secretary [84] ---- (Wilkie’s Views for Fixing VA Woes)
39 == VA Lawsuit | Palomares Radiation Exposure ---- (Denied Presumptive Status)
40 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 Sep 2018)

. * VETS * .

41 == American Legion [04] ---- (Influencing Government Policy Concerns)
42 == American Legion [05] ---- (Differences with Trump Called Unprecedented)
43 == Vet Deportations [24] ---- (Being A Vet Does Not Mean You’re Exempt From Misfortune)
45 == Vet Owned Businesses ---- (Government Contracts | VA Online System Improvement Backfires)
46 == Vet Best Places to Live ---- (Rebootcamp Recommendations)
48 == Congressional Vets ---- (‘With Honor’ Group Endorses 33 House Midterm Candidates
49 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [58] ---- (Petraeus to Congress: It’s Time to Get Serious)
49 == Medical Foster Homes ---- (For Vets and Other Ailing Adults)
51 == Obit: Russell Brown ---- (31 AUG 2018 | WWII 82nd Airborne Division)
52 == Korean War Vets ---- (Cornelius H. Charlton | Arlington Burial)
53 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 15 SEP2018)
53 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 15 SEP 2018)
54 == State Veteran's Benefit ---- (Arizona 2018)

. * VET LEGISLATION * .

54 == VA Medical Marijuana [50] ---- (Senate Bill to Remove Vet Access Barriers)
55 == VA Website [03] ---- (H.R.6418 | VA Website Accessibility Act of 2018)
55 == Arlington National Cemetery [78] ---- (H.R.6734 | Full Military Honors Act of 2018)
56 == VA Cemetery Memorials [02] ---- (H.R.4312 | Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial)
57 == Vet Education [01] ---- (H.R.4323 | Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act)
58 == Federal Retirement ---- (H.R.4431 | Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans’ Pensions Act)

. * MILITARY* .

58 == USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) ---- (50% Complete)
59 == Military Fraternization [01] ---- (Army | Remedios Cruz)
60 == Navy Red Hill Fuel Tanks [01] ---- (Deal Cut with Environmental Watchdogs)
61 == Botnets ---- (DARPA Wants to find them Before They Attack)
61 == B-52's [05] ---- (Upgrades to Keep Them Flying until 2050s)
62 == Molar Mic ---- (Military Now Has Them for Invisible, Hands-Free Radio Calls)
64 == GI Bill Transferability [04] ---- (Purple Heart Recipient’s Exemption)
64 == USMC Racial Extremism ---- (Updated Order Issued)
65 == Performance Readiness Bar ---- (Army Researchers Develop Tasty, Healthy Bar)
66 == Navy Terminology [02] ---- (Origins)
67 == Warships That Will Change the Future ---- (SAS Mendi F-148)

. * MILITARY HISTORY * .

68 == Merrill’s Marauders ---- (Last Reunion)
70 == WWII Moe Berg ---- (The Rest of the Story)
71 == Lincoln’s Assassin ---- (In Pursuit of Booth)
72 == Samuel Mason ---- (American Revolution Patriot & Pirate)
73 == WWII Vets 172A ---- (Sam Folsom | Foss’s Flying Circus Pilot)
76 == Post WWII Photos ---- (Emancipated Allied POWs)
76 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 30 SEP)
76 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [14] ---- (Strawberry Bitch)
77 == Medal of Honor Citations ---- (George J. Hall | WWII)

. * HEALTH CARE * .

78 == TRICARE Questions ---- (Most Frequently Asked at DHA Event)
79 == TRICARE Student Care ---- (Send TRICARE to College with Your Child)
80 == Valsartan ---- (Voluntary Drug Recall Alert Update)
81 == Blood Pressure [07] ---- (Overmedication Study on VA Patients)
82 == Organ Transplant [02] ---- (Hepatitis Infected Organs Now Transferable)
84 == Medicare Osteoporosis Coverage ---- (Biennial Bone Mass Measurement)
84 == Prescription Drug Advertising [02] ---- (Senate Backs Mandatory Price Inclusion)
85 == Prescription Drug Costs [09] ---- (Price Increase A Moral Requirement)
86 == Acne [01] ---- (Controlling Problem Pimples)
87 == Dementia [01] ---- (Stroke Link on Likelihood of Development)
87 == TRICARE Podcast 465 ---- (Retiring From Active Duty - Child Dental Care - Grilling Safety)
89 == TRICARE Podcast 466 ---- (Child Enrollment in DEERS | ECHO | TRICARE for Life Overseas)

. * FINANCES * .

90 == Property Taxes ---- (Deferrable for Some Older Homeowners)
91 == Medicare Cost | Military Retirees ---- (How to Calculate)
92 == CCRC ---- (Continuing Care Retirement Community Selection Criteria)
94 == Senior Bankruptcy [02] ---- (More Americans Age 55 and Older Are Filing)
95 == Military Lending Act of 2016 [02] ---- (DoD Not Consulted on Proposed Change)
96 == SSA Disability [03] ---- (Waiting Periods Can Bankrupt Disabled Beneficiaries)
97 == Money Moves [01] ---- (6 Silly Tidbits of Money Advice That Will Make You Poorer)
97 == Economy | Making Ends Meet ---- (Living Paycheck to Paycheck on $80K Annual Income)
98 == Cheaper Isn’t Always Better ---- (Items Which Spending More On Can Be Worth Every Penny)
100 == Rewards of Caring Scholarship ---- (Military Students Grade 6 thru 12 | $5,000 X 4)
100 == Inheriting Debt ---- (Do You Have to Pay?)
103 == Customer Support Scam ---- (Callers Targeted by Gift Card Offer)
103 == Military Recruiting Scam [01] ---- (Copycat Websites)
105 == Older Consumer Scams ---- (Cons Targeting Seniors)
105 == Tax Burden for Kansas Retired Vets ---- (As of SEP 2018)

. * GENERAL INTEREST * .

107 == Notes of Interest ---- (01 thru 15 SEP 2018)
108 == McCain Remembrance ---- (Sen. Susan Collins | A War Hero, Statesman)
109 == Hurricane FAQ’s ---- (Windows, Doors, Storm Surge, & Land Friction Impact)
110 == Reinventing Civil Defense ---- (Americans Are Unprepared for a Nuclear Attack)
110 == Duels ---- (Russian Deputy Submits Bill to Regulate Duels)
111 == Counterterror Cost ---- ($2.8 TRILLION and Climbing Since 911)
113 == Government Spending Legislation ---- (Compromise Reached on Trio of FY 2019 Bills)
114 == China’s New Seaplane ---- (AG600 Kunlong | Largest in the World)
114 == 911 Myths ---- (Debunking Pentagon Attack Myths)
116 == 911 From Space ---- (Astronaut Frank Culbertson’s Experience)
117 == Terror Attacks [01] ---- (U.S. Now Safer and Better Equipped than in 2001)
117 == Russia’s Spies ---- (GRU, SVR, & FSB Intelligence Agencies)
118 == Insurance Coverage [01] ---- (Some Things It Might Not Pay For)
119 == Home Maintenance ---- (Fall Checklist)
120 == Quiz for Bright People ---- (Questions)
120 == Afghan China Involvement ---- (Plans to Deploy Troops to Afghanistan Denied)
121 == Quiz for Bright People ---- (Answers)
121 == John Wayne [01] ---- (How He Dealt With KGB Agents Hired to Kill Him)
122 == Interesting Facts ---- (Florida Cell Phone Use)
123 == One Word Essays ---- (Confusion)
123 == Have You Heard? ---- (Why? | A Real Businessman! | God's Creatures)

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 raoemo@sbcglobal.net.

. * ATTACHMENTS * .

Attachment – Arizona Vet State Benefits AUG 2018
Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 30 SEP
Attachment – Reinventing Civil Defense


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