All the recent headlines about a $6 billion settlement over military earplugs through America’s largest domestic tort case in history caught my attention for two personal reasons.
Congress should carefully consider the National Guard's needs whendeciding policy and provide adequate funding for equipment,personnel, and training. Specifically, Congress should promote theNational Guard Chief to the rank of general, designate the Deputyof Northern Command as a National Guardsman stationed inWashington, and permanently establish a separate procurementaccount for National Guard equipment.
The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves's new reportshould serve as a starting point when Congress drafts and debatesthis year's defense bills.
Maine Senate 3 covers Kennebec County, including Benton, Clinton and Unity Township; in Somerset County, Canaan, Detroit, Madison, Norridgewock, Palmyra, Pittsfield and Skowhegan; in Penobscot County, Dixmont, Etna,
Arkansas veterans can expect a slate of benefits ranging from treatments for illnesses caused by burn pits to improved mental health care access thanks to new federal initiatives, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said on Tuesday.