LEGISLATION AND MILITARY POLICY:
Task Force Releases Sustainable Defense Report
The Sustainable Defense Task Force, formed by members of Congress to explore possible deficit reduction efforts that would not compromise essential security, recently released its report "Debt, Deficits and Defense: A Way Forward".
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ROA Testifies on Arlington National Cemetery
ROA testified to the House Armed Services Committee on the current Army investigation, as well as codifying rules for internment, at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Read the Statement for the Record
SERVICE MEMBERS LAW CENTER:
New Law Reviews
No. 1046 USERRA Damages Can Be Awarded for Lost Military Pay
No. 1045 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008
No. 1044 Federal Agency Employer Cannot Make You Quit the Reserves
No. 1043 Does a Merger Reset My Five-Year Clock? No.
EDUCATION:
DEF Hosts Afghanistan War Assessment Program
DEF co-sponsored an Afghanistan War assessment and briefing from the BCT Commander June 25 with briefings from ISW President Dr. Kimberly Kagan and COL. Randy George, Commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Mountain Warrior).
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NEWS FOR CITIZEN WARRIORS:
Recent ROA Blog Entries
Think tank urges tough questions for Kagan on the role of international law in U.S. courts
DEF Hosts BCT Commander for Afghanistan War Assessment
ROA Testifies on Arlington National Cemetery
Weekly News Clips
The Intersect (6/29/2010)
PHOTO OF THE WEEK:
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Daniel Meegan, second from right, and Staff Sgt. James Wade, right, speak with villagers during a key leader engagement outside Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 21, 2010. Meegan and Wade are assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Cabral
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
ROA Team for Army Ten Miler
If you registered for the 26th Annual Army Ten Miler and are interested in being on a ROA team, please contact LTC John Nolan at john.t.nolan@us.army.mil.
HIGHLIGHTED ON THE WEB:
ROA Launches Improved News Webpage
Don't have access to your e-mail? Prefer to get your news by surfing the web? For another way to stay up to date on ROA news and activities, you may now visit www.roa.org/news. There, you will find weekly Advocacy, Law Center, Education, and Members updates, along with ROA's blog, newsletter archives, and Intersect news clippings.
HISTORY:
June 30, 1950 - On this day, ROA received its congressional charter. Public Law 595 of the 81st Congress, second session, was "An Act to Incorporate the Reserve Officers Association of the United States." This act established the objective of ROA: "...support and promote the development and execution of a military policy for the United States that will provide adequate National Security." President Harry S. Truman, one of the early members of ROA, signed the charter.
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