RAO BULLETIN 15 June 2021

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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .
04 == Military Draft [06] ---- (Supreme Court Supreme Court Won’t Review Men-Only Law)
05 == DoD Budget 2022 [02] ---- (Details on Pay Raise, TRICARE Fees, and More)
08 == Arlington National Cemetery [93] ---- (FY 2022 Budget Addresses Space Problem)
09 == Military Tenant Rights ---- (More Delays for Some)
10 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---- (Reported JUN 01 thru 15, 2021)
11 == 3M Earplugs Lawsuit [09] ---- (3M Wins Over Military-Issued Earplugs)
13 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported 01 thru 15 JUN 2021 | Five)
. * VA * .
14 == Gulf War Illness VA Claims [02] ---- (Nearly All Claims for Gulf War Improperly Denied)
15 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [85] ---- (Amid Pressure, VA Eyes Speeding Benefits)
16 == VA Infrastructure ---- (Grim Conditions at Some VA Hospitals Revealed)
18 == VA Budget FY 2022 [01] ---- (Battle Is Brewing Over the Rising Costs)
20 == VA Claims Backlog [168] ---- (Likely Won’t Be Fixed Until Late 2022)
21 == VA & Medicare Combined Coverage ---- (How They Work Together)
23 == VA Multiple Sclerosis Care ---- (Benefits and Services)
26 == VA Multiple Sclerosis Care [01] ---- (Podcasts)
26 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported JUN 01 thru 15. 2021)
. * VETS * .
29 == Vet Health Resources ---- (Medicare Organizations, Healthcare Helplines, & More)
31 == Long Term Care [01] ---- (Paying for It)
32 == Memorial Day 2021 ---- (American Legion Officials Resign over Censored Speech)
33 == USPS Military Service Stamps [03] ---- Go For Broke | Japanese American Soldiers of WWII)
34 == Normandy [01] ---- (D-Day Remembrance 2021)
35 == OIF/OEF Vets ---- (Jason Redman | Seal Casualty)
36 == Obit: John Warner ---- (May 25, 2021 | Former Sen, SECNAV, WW2/ROK Vet)
38 == WWII Vets 260 ---- (Calvin Moore | USMC Camp Montford Point Graduate)
39 == WWII Vets 261 ---- (Hazel Lee | WASP Pilot)
40 == American Vet’s Recollections ---- (D-Day Paratrooper Tom Rice)
40 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 15 JUN 2021)
41 == Vet Jobs ---- (Bridge My Return Hiring Platform)
42 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 15 JUN 2021)
43 == Vet Unemployment 2021 [04} ---- (Another Big Drop in May)
43 == Vet Employment Opportunities ---- (JUN 15 Listings from Companies Looking For Vets)
44 == Vet Death Preps [02] ---- (Keeping Records for Our Significant Others)
45 == State Veteran’s Benefits ---- (Kentucky 2021)
. * VET LEGISLATION * .
46 == Liver Flukes [02] ---- (H.R.1273 | Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act).
46 == LGBT Dependents ---- (H.R.0000 | Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act)
47 == Vet Educational Assistance [04] ---- (H.R.2878 | Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges/Universities Act)
48 == GI Bill Student Loans [08] ---- (H.R.2968 | Military and Veteran Student Loan Relief Act)
49 == SGLI/VGLI [19] ---- (H.R.3793 | VGLI/SGLI Coverage Increase)
50 == VA Billing ---- (H.R.845 | VA Billing Accountability Act)
. * MILITARY* .
50 == Navy Transgender Policy ---- (New One Spelled Out)
51 == Military Suicides ---- (Frequent Military Funeral Duty Impact)
54 == Navy Rail Gun Program [01] ---- (Publicly the Program End Appears to Be in Sight)
56 == Army SLRC ---- (1,000 Mile Range Supergun Set To See Its Budget Slashed)
58 == Military Housing Lawsuits [04] ---- (Ten More Military Families at Three Texas Bases)
60 == Army Budget Request | 2022 ---- (S176.6B Reflects Troop Level & Spending Cuts)
61 == USMC Budget Request | 2022 ---- (Force Continues to Get Smaller Under $47.8B Proposal)
62 == Navy Budget Request | 2022 ---- (Aiming To Downsize)
63 == USAF Budget Request | 2022 ---- (Asking $5.5B to Boost Personnel and Shrink Aircraft)
65 == USSF Budget Request | 2022 ---- (Sizable Increase Request Reflects Domain Importance)
67 == USCG Budget | 2022 ---- (Biden Proposes Flat Budget)
69 == Iranian Navy [05] ---- (Largest Warship Catches Fire, Sinks in Gulf of Oman)
70 == Military Retiree ID Card ---- (Update 05: Extensions Beyond 30 JUN)
71 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Stern Tube’ thru ‘Subby’)
. * MILITARY HISTORY * .
72 == Doughboy’s Doughnuts ---- (Salvation Army Ladies Effort)
73 == X Troop Book Excerpt ---- (The Secret Jewish Commandos of WWII)
77 == Flying The Hump ---- (During WWII 600+ Planes Went Down In the Himalayas)
78 == Profiles in Courage ---- (Francis Gary Powers | U2 Pilot)
80 == Spanish-American War [01] ---- (Battle of Manila Bay)
81 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Leonard Kravitz | Korea)
83 == Every Picture Tells A Story ---- (WWI Paris)
84 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [76] ---- (Just Plain Lonesome)
84 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (16 thru 30 JUN)
. * HEALTH CARE * .
85 == Tricare/Medicare Fraud & Abuse ---- (Reported JUN 01 thru 15, 2021)
85 == Tricare & Medicare Combined Coverage ---- (How They Work Together)
86 == Pee Q&A ---- (Questions You've always Wanted to Ask About It)
88 == Psoriatic Arthritis ---- (Psoriasis with Joint Inflammation)
90 == Acute Pancreatitis ---- (Commonly Caused By Gallstones or Drinking Too Much Alcohol)
93 == Unrefrigerated Foods [02] ---- (When to Toss Them)
94 == Mold ---- (What You Don’t know About it Can Ruin Your Life)
. * FINANCES * .
97 == TRICARE Premiums [01] ---- (Bill to Eliminate for Tricare Young Adult Program)
98 == TRICARE Prime [44] ---- (Future Urgent Care Concerns)
99 == Uncommon State Tax Laws ---- (Strange but True Tax Laws | S.D. – Washington DC)
100 == Dollar Stores ---- (Some Things Many Don’t Know About Them)
103 == COVID-19 Scams [06] ---- (Scammers Pose as FEMA & Trick Grieving Families)
104 == Package Delivery Scam [01] ---- (New Spin)
105 == Medicare Telephone Scam [03] ---- (Free Genetic Test is Really Medicare Fraud)
106 == Tax Burden for North Dakota Vets ---- (As of JUN 2021)
. * GENERAL INTEREST * .
109 == Notes of Interest ---- (JUN 01 thru15, 2021)
110 == Afghan Withdrawal [06] ---- (U.S. Allegedly Pledges 3.3 Billion to Kabul over the Next Two Years)
111 == Afghan Withdrawal [07] ---- (U.S. Troops Can Do What Is Needed To Go Out With Our Heads Held High)
115 == China/Russia Military Budgets ---- (Exceed U.S. When Combined)
116 == Law of the Sea Convention [01] ---- (Why the U.S. Can’t Touch Iran’s Atlantic-Bound Warships)
118 == U.S. Sanctions on Iran [03] ---- (U.S. Lifts Some s in Overture to Iran)
120 == Hacks & Gadgets [01] ---- (Items that Can Save You Time/Money with Hidden Purposes)
122 == Home Pests [01] ---- (How to Keep Them at Bay)
125 == Airline Logic ---- (Spacing)
125 == News of the Weird ---- (JUN 01 thru 15, 2021)
127 == Vocabulary ---- (Some Words to Enhance Yours | 210615)
127 == Have You Heard or Seen? ---- (Getting Older Insights | Military Humor 21 | Think Toons)
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. * ATTACHMENTS * .
Attachment – Kentucky State Veteran’s Benefits
Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 30 JUN (Updated)
Attachment – Gulf War Illness VA Claims
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