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...
by Melani Harig | Apr 29, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
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...
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 8, 2026 | Advocacy, News and Views, Reserve Voice Online
ROA has been selected to co-lead a newly established Special Committee of The Military Coalition (TMC) charged with integrating Google Workspace across the Coalition’s operations — an initiative that will establish a centralized digital backbone for the...
