Rao bulletin 15 January 2015 html edition this bulletin contains the following articles

06 == Gulf War Syndrome [32] ---------------- (DoD Detoxification Program)

06 == Arrears of Pay --------------------------------------------- (What to Expect)

06 == MCRMC [06] ------------- (Pentagon Bracing for Upcoming Proposals)

07 == QRMC [10] ------------------------------- (Obama Cancels 2016 Review)

08 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ----------- (Reported 16 thru 31 Dec 2014)

09 == POW/MIA [47] ------------------------------------ (Agency Merge Begins)

10 == POW/MIA Recoveries ------------------- (Reported 150101 thru 150115)

14 == VA Lawsuit | OCB ------------------- (Failure to Give Blind Preference)

15 == VA Data Breach [56] ------------------ (Website Put 7,000 Vets at Risk)

16 == Agent Orange | C-123 Aircraft [07] ---------------- (IOM Key Findings)

18 == VA Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ----------------------- (150101 thru 150115)

19 == VA Claims Backlog [143] --------------------- (2015 Goal out of Reach)

19 == VA 2014 Accomplishments ----------------- (A Good Lead-in for 2015)

23 == VA Veteran Transportation Service ------------------------ (How to Use)

23 == VA Health Care Stories [05] ------------ (Denied Colonoscopy Claims)

24 == VA Whistleblowers [17] ------ (Unauthorized Disclosure of Info Case)

25 == VAMC Hampton VA [02] ------------ (Longest Wait Times in Country)

26 == VAMC Grand Junction CO ---------- (Vet Death Investigation Request)

26 == VAMC Atlanta GA -------- (Lawsuit Pending over Erection Treatment)

27 == VARO Philadelphia PA [01] ---------------------- (OIG Report Delayed)

29 == VARO Philadelphia [02] - (New Claim Incentive Program Questioned)
* VETS * .
30 == King City Veterans Memorial ---- (Lawsuit Results in Statue Removal)

31== Vet Awardees ------------------- (Patrick Olive | Purple Heart | Vietnam)

33 == Vet Awardees ---------------- (Nisei Soldiers | Legion of Honor | WWII)

34 == Vet Jobs [168] --------------------- (Ohio Vet Employer Online Registry)

35 == Vet Gun Control [10] --------------------- (VA Offering Free Gun Locks)

35 == Filipino Vet Inequities [28] ---- (Children’s Green Cards Still an Issue)

37 == North Carolina Scholarship --------- (Available for Some Vet Children)

37 == Michigan Veterans Trust Fund --- (Short-Term Financial Crisis Needs)

38 == Veterans Employment Center [01] ------------------- (Transitioning Aid)

39 == Vet Toxic Exposure | Dover AFB ----- (PFCs in Shallow Groundwater)

39 == Nebraska Veterans Registry --------------------------- (Reasons to Enroll)

40 == AF Retiree Council [03] ------------ (Issues Reported to Air Force COS)

41 == Awards Replacement ----------------------------- (Use SF 180 to Replace)

41 == OBIT | Wolfe~Walter | WWII -------------------------------- (9 Dec 2014)

43 == OBIT | Steward~Lowell | WWII Tuskegee -------------- (17 Dec 2014)

44 == OBIT | Jordan~Bernard | WWII ------------------------------- (6 Jan 2015)

45 == OBIT | Huntley~Clarence & Shambrey~Joseph | WWII -- (5 Jan 2015)

46 == Retiree Appreciation Days ---------------------------- (As of 11 Jan 2015)

46 == Vet Hiring Fairs ----------------------------------- 16 Jan thru 14 Feb 2015)

48 == WWII VETS 78 --------------------------------------- (Raschio~Dario, 100)

49 == America's Most Beloved Vets ---------------------------- (Korean War (2)

50 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts ------------------------------- (Idaho 2015)

51 == Congressional Major Events Timeline --- (Previewing a Difficult 2015)

52 == Legislative Goals for 2015 ------------------------------------ (Bucket List)

53 == Vet Jobs [167] ---------------------------- (Hire More Heroes Act H.R.22)

54 == DoD Suicide Policy [10] ----------- (Clay Hunt SAV Act Reintroduced)

55 == National Park Passports [05] ------ (Lifetime Pass for all Disabled Vets)

56 == Vet Bills Submitted to 114th Congress -------------- (As of 13 Jan 2015)
* MILITARY * .
58 == Reserve Duty --------------------------------------- (Look Before Leaping)

59 == Army Modular Handgun Program ------------ (M9A3 Monkey Wrench)

61 == USMC Tuition Aid [01] -------------------------- (Stricter 2015 Program)

61 == DANA ------------------------------------- (Frontline Brain Thermometer)

62 == Military Retirement Pay [01] --------- (Congress Went too Far in 2006)

64 == Medal of Honor Citations ------------- (Vandegrift, Alexander A WWII)

68 == Military Trivia 98 --------------------------------------------- (Prize Money)

70 == Military Kits -------- (2014 Helmland Province | Close-Support Sapper)

71 == Military History --------------------------------- (Pearl Harbor | Ed Solace)

72 == D-Day ------------------------------------- (Doomed Troop Transfer at Sea)

73 == WWII Prewar Events ------ (Munich Populace Cheers Hitler Nov 1933)

73 == WWII Postwar Events --------- (Mingling of Cultures Tokyo Jan 1946)

74 == Spanish American War Image 50 -- (Loading supplies in Tampa 1898)

74 == Military History Anniversaries ----------------------- (16 Jan thru 14 Feb)

74 == WWI in Photos 118 ------- (Equipment for the Austro-Hungarian army)

75 == Faces of WAR (WWII) ----- (Army's First All-Black Combat Division)
* HEALTH CARE * .
75 == Tricare Cancer Screenings [05] -- (Cervical Health Awareness Month)

76 == Glaucoma [03] -------------------- (Glaucoma Awareness Month | JAN)

77 == Retirement Impact on Tricare -------------- (Changes You Can Expect)

78 == Heart Health for Women ------------ (Cause of 400,000 Deaths a Year)

79 == Colds [03] ------------------------------------ (Vitamin C and Zinc Impact)

80 == Right of First Refusal -------------- (Military Facility’s Option to Treat)

80 == Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) ----------------- (What to Look For)

81 == TRICARE Retired Reserve [06] -------------- (Cost of Premiums Issue)

82 == TRICARE Pharmacy Policy [18] -------------- (Electronic Prescribing)

83 == Certificate of Creditable Coverage [01] --------- (No Longer Required)

84 == Household Everyday Items Cost -------------- (5 Over $500 per Gallon)

85 == Freebies --------------------------------- (What Used to be But Now Isn’t)

87 == Insulting Fees ---------------------- (What to Do to Work Around Them)

90 == Car Insurance [09] ------------- (Getting the Most for a Totaled Vehicle)

91 == Saving Money --------------------- (Champagne Affordable Alternatives)

93 == Pizza Hut Scam --------------------------------------------- (How It Works)

94 == Health Care Scams ---------------------------------------- (Insurance Plans)

95 == Tax Burden for New York Retirees --------------------- (As of Jan 2015)

97 == Tax Burden for Alaska Residents ------------------------ (As of Jan 2015)

98 == Thrift Savings Plan 2015 ----------- (Share Prices + YTD Gain or Loss)
* GENERAL INTEREST * .
100 == Notes of Interest ------------------------------------- (01 thru 15 Jan 2014)

100 == USS Ranger ----------------------------------- (Stay of Execution Sought)

101 == Ants -------------------------------------------- (Voracious Garbage Eaters)

103 == Obsolescence ----------- (Things Kids Born in 2015 May Never Know)

104 == Ship Photos --------------------------- (Where to Locate and/or Purchase)

105 == Photos That Say it All ---------------------------------- (Mommies Home)

106 == WWII Ads -------------------------------------------- (General Cable Corp)

107 == Normandy Then & Now -------------------- (Nonant-le-Pin POW Camp)

107 == Have You Heard? -------------------------------------- (A Sub-Vet’s Wife)

108 == They Grew Up to Be -------------- (Jena Malone | Contact & Stepmom)

108 == Interesting Ideas ------------------------------------ (No Skateboard Park!)

109 == Moments of US History ----- (New Rumble Seat Taxis, Chicago 1940)

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.

Attachment - Idaho Vet State Benefits & Discounts Jan 2014

Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 16 Jan thru 14 Feb

Attachment - Retiree Activity\Appreciation Days (RAD) Schedule as of Jan 11, 2015