by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
On May 19, 2026, ROA urged the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel to exercise oversight of preparations to implement Section 623 of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act and to include the Reserve Forces Travel Fairness Act (H.R. 7593) in its...
by Melani Harig | May 3, 2026 | News and Views
By Maj. Gen. John B. Hashem, USA (Ret.), ROA CEO/Executive Director The first American deaths in the current conflict with Iran did not come from the active-duty force. They came from the Reserve Components. During Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
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...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
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...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
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...
