By Maj. Gen John B. Hashem, USA (Ret.), ROA Executive Director We hear and use this term whether at a sports event, walking through an airport, ceremonies, social events, or quick handshakes in passing. Most of the time it is respectful, sincere, and well meant. But...
ROA announced on April 30, 2026, the launch of an urgent two-week member survey responding to a formal Request for Information (RFI) from Congressman Timothy Kennedy regarding veterans’ access to timely and quality care through the Department of Veterans...
ROA has submitted its Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Appropriations priorities to the professional staff of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense, in conjunction with the Subcommittees’ recent hearings of the Reserve Component Chiefs. The statement...
ROA joined Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and the Veterans Justice Alliance at a press conference on April 15, 2026, in the House Triangle calling on Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act. ROA was represented by...
ROA welcomes the April 20, 2026, announcement by Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink that the A-10 “Warthog” will remain in service through 2030 — a decision that preserves the reserve A-10 squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, home of the 442nd Fighter...
