Retiree Newsletter 22-02 (28 JAN 2022)

Jan 27, 2022 | Army

                              

                                                               22 – 02 26 Jan 2022

CT National Guard soldiers return from Horn of Africa | Connecticut News | wfsb.com WFSB
CT National Guard Major David Pytlik said, “this is one of the busiest deployment years for the National Guard in about 10 years.

Pelosi: It was ‘inexplicable’ why it took so long for National Guard to be activated on Jan. 6 | TheHill
The Hill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday it was “inexplicable” why it took the National Guard so long to be activated during the ……

A Year Later, a Guardsman Who Responded to the Capitol Riot Recalls Delays and Uncertainty
Since Jan. 6, 2021, lawmakers have searched for answers about the Guard’s delay, and the digging
is expected to continue.

2022 Brings New State Veterans Benefits For Many
Everyone knows about the federal benefits available to veterans, but did you know many states also offer great benefits to their veterans…..

Millions of Tricare Beneficiaries Left Out of COVID-19 Test Reimbursement Plan -The Biden administration’s plan to cover the cost of home COVID-19 tests does not apply
to Tricare beneficiaries…….

Salt Lake City Tribune op-ed calls for National Guard to keep unvaccinated people in their – Fox News
The Salt Lake City Tribune editorial board called for the government to deploy the National Guard to prevent unvaccinated citizens from leaving …

5 More States Make Military Retirement Tax Free
More than 100,000 military retirees living in five states will soon be seeing more money in their pockets, thanks to new laws that were passed in 2021 making their military retirement tax free…

US military struggled to attract National Guard and reserve troops but met targets for full-time – CNN
Army Reserve, National Guard and Navy Reserve forces did not meet their goals during the same time period. The Army National Guard missed its goal …

National Guard Sees Troops Reupping Despite COVID, Hard Year
WASHINGTON — Army Spc. Javzailia Pineiro joined New York’s National Guard in late 2019, and started work……

2022 Calendar of Events: (New events are in BOLD)

Retiree Breakfast 24 Feb 22 Milford ** #

Retiree Breakfast 31 Mar 22 Middletown *

Connecticut Armed Forces Day Luncheon at 11:00 on Friday the 20th of May, 2022 at The Aqua Turf club in Southington CT.

# If you plan on attending this breakfast please let me know by 17 Feb

*Athenian Diner, 864 Washington St, Middletown. Starts at 0900

**Pop’s Family Restaurant, 134 Old Gate Ln, Milford. Starts at 0900

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DOWNLOAD THE CT GUARDIAN JAN 2022 CLICK HERE CONNECTICUT GUARDIAN JAN 2022

GUARDIAN LINK https://ct.ng.mil/Guardian/IssuesoftheGuardian/CG_2022_01.pdf