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With No Alternatives, Military’s Tribalism Must Go
ROA Executive Director Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jeff Phillips is published in The Hill as an opinion contributor. “There is only one Army. … We cannot...
ROA Intern and AFROTC Cadet Air Force Professional Development Training
by Owen Patterson This summer I had the pleasure of working in an internship program as a legislative policy assistant under ROA’s wonderful...
Focus on defense budgets leaves Coast Guard high and dry
ROA Executive Director Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jeff Phillips is published in The Hill as an opinion contributor. “Congratulations to Congress for passing...
Exciting Changes for ROA!
Exciting changes have come to ROA! The 2018 National Convention voted on several Constitution and By-Law changes to membership. ROA delegates...
Appointee or career, VA’s officials can take the agency to excellence
ROA Executive Director Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jeff Phillips is published in The Hill as an opinion contributor. “Now led by its tenth “permanent”...
Burn Pits, Battlefield Toxins, Disabled Troops and the Fight for Data
ROA Executive Director Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jeff Phillips is published in The Hill as an opinion contributor. “I will advocate until they drape the...
NDAA Goes to President
On Friday, August 3, 2018, Congress sent the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019 to the White House. The President is expected...
Congressional Action at Recess
The House has left town for the August Recess and will return on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Senate has started a shorter August Recess and will...
Burn Pit Exposure Effects
In ROA’s recent VLOG, Rosie discusses the problems her husband, Army Reserve Captain (Ret.) Le Roy Torres, faced as his health declined from burn...