by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
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...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
ROA has submitted its statement on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the United States Coast Guard and other components of the Department of Homeland Security to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, in connection with the Subcommittee’s...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | Advocacy, America 250, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online, ReserveConnect
Our Reserve Component service members account for nearly half of the 2.5 million individuals that serve our country as part of our armed forces. They are the backbone of our ready and resilient military. From responding to disasters at home to supporting missions...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | News and Views, Reserve Voice Online, ReserveConnect
Did you know that an estimated 24,000 members of the Reserve Component are unemployed, and a recent study determined that up to 50 percent of the Reserve enlisted force is underemployed? What is underemployment? Essentially, thousands of Reserve Component members work...
by Melani Harig | Apr 9, 2026 | America 250, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
By Maj. Gen John B. Hashem, USA (Ret.), ROA Executive Director When I deployed to Iraq in 2007, my son was two years old. When I came home at mid-tour for his third birthday, it took him a couple of days to fully reacquaint. I know I am not unique in that these...
