RAO BULLETIN 1 January 2022

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RAO BULLETIN 1 January 2022

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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .
04 == U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces ---- (Background, Developments, and Issues as of Dec 2021)
05 == DoD Extremism Policy ---- (New Anti-Extremism Policy Prohibited Likes, Shares & Posts)
07 == NDAA 2022 [12] ---- (Congress Passes Defense Policy Bill)
10== NDAA 2022 [13] ---- (President Signs Defense Policy Bill)
11 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported DEC 16 thru 31, 2021)
13 == DoD Housing Program [03] ---- (Why Guilty BBC Remains One of the Biggest Landlords)
16 == Army Email Transition [05] –-- (Bulletin Subscriber’s Need to Provide Non-mil Email Addees)
17 == Passport Renewal [01] ---- (DOD Personnel, Families Can Renew Online)
18 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported DEC 01 thru 15, 2021 | Four)
. * VA * .
21 == Agent Orange & MGUS ---- (Study Finds Increased Risk to Exposed Vietnam Vets)
22 == Presumptive Exposure Claim ---- (Are You Eligible To File For Benefits?)
23 == VA Disability Compensation System [07] ---- (Compensation Charts for 2022)
23 == VA Disability Ratings [05] ---- (Who You Should Contact If You Have Questions)
24 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 16 thru 31 DEC 2021)
. * VETS * .
25 == Troops to Teachers Program [01] ---- (Reinstated through NDAA 2022)
26 == GI Bill [316] ---- (Remote Student Vet’s Full Tuition to Continue)
27 == Civil War’s Last Vet ---- (Refuted to be Walter Washington Williams)
29 == Obit: Clifton Brooks Sr. ---- (West Virginia's Last Tuskegee Airmen, Dies at 99)
31 == Russia U.S. Vet Detainees ---- (Paul Whelan & Trevor Reed after 3 Years)
32 == State Veterans’ Benefits ---- (Nebraska 2021)
33 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of DEC 31, 2021)
33 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of DEC 31, 2021)
. * VET LEGISLATION * .
34 == Vet Bill Progress ---- (16 thru 31 DEC 2021)
37 == VA Claims Backlog [171] ---- H.R. 5944 | VA Backlog Accountability Act
38 == Enlistment to Avoid Prosecution [01] ---- (SB1356 | Military Service Option)
. * MILITARY* .
40 == USS Gerald R. Ford [20] ---- (US Navy Completes Final Onboard Weapons Elevator)
42 == Basic Allowance for Housing [11] ---- (Only 2% of Troops Have Applied for Extra Money)
45 == Military Fraud & Abuse [10] ---- (Former Sailor Sentenced for Selling Special Ops Gear to China)
46 == Military Pay Floor ---- ($15 Minimum Wage Gets More Congressional Support)
48 == Discrimination Lawsuit ---- (Arkansas National Guard to Pay $130,000+ for Promotion Passover)
49 == Military Dischargees ---- (Lt. Col Stuart Scheller Wanted Accountability)
50 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Alert Five’ thru ‘A-Gear’)
. * MILITARY HISTORY * .
51 == WWI Christmas Truce ---- (The One and Only of the War)
52 == WWII Reindeer Use ---- (This Holiday Season, Thank Them For Their Service)
54 == Military Uniform Flag ---- (The Real Reason Why it is Backwards on Uniforms)
55 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (David B. Barkeley | WWI)
57 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Charles Rogers | ROK & VN)
60 == Every Picture Tells A Story ---- (Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 Ditch)
60 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [89] ---- (RUSSIAN Ta Get Ya!)
61 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (01 thru 15 JAN)
. * HEALTH CARE * .
61 == Medicare Basics [01] ---- (Understanding Medicare & TRICARE for Life | 65 and Beyond)
64 == Medicare Part B Premiums [12] ---- (Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm Impact)
65 == TRICARE Urgent/Emergency Care [07] ---- (Access under TRICARE May Be in Danger)
66 == TRICARE Pharmacy Tiers [01] ---- (NDAA Pharmacy Reform Will Improve Your Benefit0
67 == Coronavirus [42] ---- (Can Spread to Heart, Brain Days after Infection)
68 == Nurse Advise Line ---- (Need Health Advice at Home? Chat With a Nurse 24/7)
69 == Covid-19 Headgear [19] ---- (Cloth Masks Might Be Knives in Omicron's Gunfight)
70 == Neck Pain ---- (Usually Nothing to Worry About)
73 == Conjunctivitis ---- (What To Do about Pink Eye)
75 == Hemorrhoids [02] ---- (Dealing With & Treating Yours)
78 == Food Cures [01] ---- (What to Eat When You’re Feeling Bad)
80 == Human Body Facts ---- (Some You Most Likely Do Not Know)
. * FINANCES * .
82 == COLA CONUS Stipend ---- (Thousands of Troops Will Lose 1 JAN)
83 == Cola Watch ---- (November 2021)
84 == Streaming Service Scams ---- (Be Careful Activating Your Account)
85 == Hacked Account Scams ---- (Stolen Credit Card/Hacked Account Notices Could Be Scams)
86 == CRDP/CRSC Open Season [01] ---- (Ends 31 January | What You Should Know)
87 == EBT Cards ---- (What They Are & How They Can Be Used)
88 == Tax Burden on South Dakota Vets ---- (As of DEC 2021)
. * GENERAL INTEREST * .
92 == Notes of Interest ---- (16 thru 31 DEC 2021)
93 == Taiwan-China Dispute [14] ---- (US, Japan Draw up Joint Military Plan for Taiwan)
94 == Tiananmen Massacre Statue ---- (Pillar of Shame Removed from Hong Kong University)
96 == Drone Warfare ---- (The Problem that Everyone Saw Coming)
97 == Historical Hardship ---- (Years Worse than 2021)
99 == Tires [01] ---- (Signs Yours’s Are Dangerously Worn)
102 == Useless Cleaning Products ---- (Why They're A Waste & What To Try Instead)
104 == Teeth Myths ---- (Some Things We All Believed)
106 == Lies [04] ---- (Ten More Untruths You Learned in School)
108 == News of the Weird ---- (DEC 16 thru 31, 2021)
110 == Vocabulary ---- (Some Words to Enhance Yours | 211231)
111 == Recipes ---- (Soup Up Your Menu)
111 == Have You Heard or Seen? ---- (Potpourri #7 | Think Toons | Ambiguous Signage)
. * ATTACHMENTS * .
· Attachment – Nebraska State Veterans’ Benefits (Updated) file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/vet_state_benefits_-_ne_2021.pdf
· Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 15 JAN (Updated) http://veteraninformationlinksasa.com/u ... 011521.pdf
· Attachment -- Soup up Your Menu http://veteraninformationlinksasa.com/u ... r_menu.pdf
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