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Inside this issue TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Special Veterans' Day Edition • World War I at a Glance • Bells of Peace to ring out November 11 • Sounds of Remembrance to commemorate the end of WWI with Taps • Centennial World War I Commemoration Effort Gears Up • In Flanders Fields • Lots of Special Deals for Veterans on Veterans' Day TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Special Veterans' Day Edition... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Congress Passes Money for Defense Department -- President Signs the Law • Army Fails to Meet Recruiting Goals • No Health Care Increases in Legislation This Year • Hunger in the Military? Yes, Hunger in the Military TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Congress Passes Money for Defense Department -- President Signs the Law Last Friday President Trump signed the bill that contained the FY2019 defense appropriations legislation,... Read More

Inside this issue TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Senate Works to Finish Defense Funding Bill for FY2019 • Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Assist Veterans • Army & Air Force Exchange Service Warns Shoppers About 'Exchange, Inc.' Scams • VA, Walgreens Collaborate to Improve Care Coordination for Veterans TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Senate Works to Finish Defense Funding Bill for FY2019 The Senate is voting this week on amendments to the Defense... Read More

TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update • Defense Bill in Final Stages - But TREA Has Concerns • Senate Moves Forward in Confirmation of New VA Secretary • Defense Funding Bill Still Being Worked On TREA "The Enlisted Association" Washington Update Defense Bill in Final Stages - But TREA Has Concerns As Congress returned to Washington this week and began dealing with a heavy workload in July, the House/Senate conference committee formally began its work... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • House Passes Blue Water Navy Bill • Commissaries in the News - Again • Report on Water Contamination at 126 CONUS Military Installations is Out • Congress Works on Defense Funding Bill TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update House Passes Blue Water Navy Bill On Monday of this week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which would partially restore the presumption... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • Senate Passes FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act • VA IG in Fight With VA Leadership Over Whistleblower Records • TREA Urges Support for 'Complete the MISSION' Amendment • Burn Pits Get a Hearing in Congress • Want to Put Your Uniform Back On? This May Be Your Chance TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update Senate Passes FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act On Monday of this week... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • Consider Helping the Families of the Fallen This Memorial Day • Troops In Line For Biggest Pay Raise Since 2010 • Senate Passes VA MISSION Act • Over 4,000 Soldiers Just Lost Their BAH • VA Updates Disability Rating Schedule to Better Align with Modern Medicine • Veterans Identification Card Fact Sheet • Veteran ID Card Application Process TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update Consider Helping the Families... Read More