Delaware TAG Elected NGAUS Board Chairman  
Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, the adjutant general of Delaware, was elected chairman of the NGAUS board during the 132nd NGAUS General Conference in Austin, Texas. 
The new chairman said he was “awed and humbled” by the confidence placed in him by the association members. 
Vavala takes the reins from Maj. Gen. Tod [...]

Minutes for NGAM Executive Board Meeting: 1600 hrs 22 July   2010 @ Room 206 Reserve Forces Support Center, 3423 North M. L. King Blvd, Lansing
Meeting Called to Order at 1603 by President Dalton. EB completed the Pledge of Allegiance to Flag.  Quorum was established.
1. Roll Call:
   1.1. Officers: Absent:  None
 
   1.2. EB members absent:  SFC [...]

Petraeus: Meeting People Part of Fighting Insurgency 
Gen. David H. Petraeus says that his new plan for Afghanistan will be to take
“learn and adapt” to heart as the mantra for counterinsurgency, and added that
he will adapt his guidance in the weeks and months ahead as he learns more about the fight.
In a new guidance statement for [...]

Agenda for NGAM Executive Board Meeting: 1600 hrs 26 August 2010 @ Room 206 Reserve Forces Support Center, 3423 North M. L. King Blvd, Lansing
Audio Conf number is>>1-866-203-8558 (Pass code>>none)
Meeting Called to Order: Pledge of Allegiance to Flag  
1. Roll Call:
   1.1. Officers: Absent:
 
   1.2. EB members absent:
 
1.3. Introduction of guests & new EB [...]

House Approves Guard MILCON Funding
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved funding last week for more
than 100 National Guard construction projects.
The bill, H.R. 5822, which passed by a vote of 411-6, provides $1.02 billion for 81 projects in the Army National Guard and $292.39 million for 29 projects in the Air National Guard.
Included [...]

Minutes for NGAM Executive Board Meeting: 1600 hrs 24 June 2010 @ Room 206 Reserve Forces Support Center, 3423 North M. L. King Blvd, Lansing
Meeting Called to Order at 1603 by President Dalton attending and presiding via audio conference. EB completed the Pledge of Allegiance to Flag. Quorum was established.
1. Roll Call:
1.1. Officers: Absent: Treasurer [...]

Agenda for NGAM Executive Board Meeting: 1600 hrs 22 April 2010 @ Room 206 Reserve Forces Support Center, 3423 North M. L. King Blvd, Lansing
Audio Conf number is 1-866-203-9725 (Pass code: none)
Meeting Called to Order: Pledge of Allegiance to Flag
1. Roll Call:
1.1. Officers: Absent:
1.2. EB members absent: [...]

War Supplemental Action Expected This Week
The House of Representatives once again has the war supplemental bill in its
hands. The Senate stripped more than $20 billion from the House version of the
bill last week and sent it back to the lower chamber, where it sits barely two
weeks before the month-long August recess.
Action is expected [...]

NGAUS WASHINGTON REPORT 4-26-10
In this issue:
- Big Win: Law Expands Mental Health Services
- NGAUS Eyes Upcoming Post-9/11 G.I. Bill
- TRICARE Affirmation Act Signed into Law
- NGAUS Reception Welcomes ‘One of Our Own’
- Magazine: Ag Teams, Airplanes, Grasshoppers
- Employment Opportunity: Comptroller
Legislative Affairs
Big Win: Law Expands Mental Health Services
A major piece of legislation on its [...]

Congress (Sort Of) Fixes TRICARE Reimbursement Cut
Congress gave itself another few weeks to address the 21 percent reduction in
reimbursement doctors will receive for seeing Medicare and TRICARE patients.
On Thursday, both chambers pushed the date for the start of the cut to June 1.
It was to take effect April 1, but claims were put [...]