The Association of the United States Navy takes a number of legislative and policy actions each month, and we’d like our membership to be kept up to date on our activities. This monthly update summarizes some of the actions we have taken on your behalf as an organization in July. In addition to attending numerous…
In a major victory for the Association of the United States Navy and many other Military/Veteran Service Organizations (MSOs/VSOs), Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) has introduced S. 4393, the Toxic Exposure in the American Military (TEAM) Act of 2020. The bill has been spearheaded by the TEAM Coalition, of which AUSN is a member. The bill…
With the latest edition of AUSN’s Navy magazine now out, we’re featuring excerpts from the magazine on the website. Here’s our breakdown of what we accomplished on the legislative front last year: “2019: A Memorable Year for AUSN on Capitol Hill.” Click the link or click the image below to view it.
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a proposal that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add three illnesses — bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinson’s symptoms — to the list of conditions that authorities presume are linked to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. AUSN applauds this major new development, which is one step closer to…
Join AUSN for our next live webinar in our Navy Now Forum series — which will focus on how Sailors and Coast Guardsmen can transition to civilian life — at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. We have an outstanding panel featuring AUSN Board Member David Vardeman and NS2 Serves executives Col. Adam Rocke…
A destroyer that was operating in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday was “aggressively approached” by a Russian warship, according to a report. The USS Farragut (DDG-99) was conducting “routine operations” in the North Arabian Sea when the warship approached the vessel, ignoring warnings and increasing the risk of a collision, according to a CNN…
A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates that the Navy would need to spend about $380 billion in 2018 dollars to maintain the current size of its aviation fleet between 2020 and 2050, or about $12.7 billion per year. Today, the Navy has a fleet of around 4,000 aircraft — 1,400 fixed-wing fighters, 1,350 helicopters/tiltrotors,…
The Norfolk-based amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) headed for the Middle East area recently amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, according to a report. USNI News reported late last week that the Bataan, an amphibious assault ship, was on its way to the area with an embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun processing claims covered under HR 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. The law was passed months ago, but the VA immediately placed a stay on the bill. The stay was lifted on Jan. 1. The bill covers some sailors who were exposed to the…
Rep. Phil Roe Announces He Won’t Run for Reelection in 2020 (AUSN) Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2020. [Read more] Navy Proposes Early Decommissioning of 4 Littoral Combat Ships: Report (AUSN) The Navy wants to decommission the first…