by Melani Harig | Sep 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
ROA and the Marine Corps Reserve Association (MCRA) brought Reserve Component members from the Air Force Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve and the U.S. Public Health Service Ready Reserve Corps to Capitol Hill on Monday, September 14, for a joint-force Advocacy Day... by Melani Harig | Sep 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
ROA has met with professional staff on both the House and Senate Armed Services committees and is now launching a conferee education and advocacy campaign on the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. The effort comes as the conference process got... by Melani Harig | Jul 30, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
ROA has submitted its formal views to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as reported by the committee, backing provisions that preserve Reserve Component force structure and combat medical capability... by Melani Harig | Jul 30, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 8800, the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, on July 22 by a vote of 216 to 212, advancing a bill that carries cost-free dental care for junior enlisted reservists, a funding limitation protecting the Army... by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
ROA applauds and thanks Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for his commitment to take another look at the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), and also thanks Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, for raising the issue of the FY 2027... by Melani Harig | May 31, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views
ROA recently called on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to fully fund the President’s FY 2027 budget request for 18 KC-130J aircraft for the Navy Reserve, ahead of the Subcommittee’s May 21, 2026, hearing on the Department of the Navy... 