If interested, please RSVP to Jim Dittbrenner so we can give the club a good head count for the luncheon.

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1 Annie S. Brock From: Sent: Subject: Attachments: Wednesday, July 9, :01 PM Fwd: Montgomery County Chapter July Luncheon Event July16Luncheon.pdf Dear Susquehanna MOAA Chapter members, I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. Below is an announcement for the Montgomery Chapter luncheon on 16 July. They will have the National MOAA Veteran Service Officer (VSO) POC do a presentation on becoming a VSO. If you are interested in attending, please see the attached flyer. Thank you. Chapter President Forwarded message From: <Kmpdhp@comcast.net> Date: Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:17 PM Subject: Montgomery County Chapter July Luncheon Event Greetings to all. I have attached the luncheon announcement for our July event, which is an opportunity for those of you who have questions about the new MOAA VSO program to get the answers direct from the MOAA official responsible for managing the effort day-today. Captain Jim Carmen, the Director of the MOAA Transition Center contacted me and asked if Montgomery County Chapter would be willing to have someone come out to one of our events and do some "recruiting" for the program if there were any interested folks. I told him that he could have the July event for this purpose and I also told him that I would send invitations to the presidents of all the Maryland chapters, in case any of you want to hear about the program firsthand. If interested, please RSVP to Jim Dittbrenner so we can give the club a good head count for the luncheon. Hope to see some of you there. Cheers...Dave Peterson 1

2 Monthly Luncheon Announcement Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Our guest speaker will be Ms. Lauren Kologe, Esq. MOAA Transition Center She will discuss MOAA s Veterans Service Officer Program Come join us for an informative discussion on MOAA s newest effort to support the greater veterans community.. Fellowship at 1200 Luncheon at 1230 Location: Manor Country Club Carrolton Road Rockville, MD Club Phone Go to manorcc.org for detailed directions. Free parking. Cost: $22 (at door) includes 4-course buffet lunch w/beverage and a free door prize raffle ticket. (Additional tickets will be available at the door) A cash bar is also available. RSVP RSVP John Lass Jim Dittbrenner Or Or JohnLass@verizon.net jimditt@verizon.net

3 Annie S. Brock From: Sent: Subject: Sunday, July 27, :10 PM APG Public Forum--Monday, August 4 at Aberdeen High School, 6 to 8 p.m. Dear Susquehanna Chapter MOAA members, I hope your summer is going well. Below are two s - one from Mr Gary Martin, from CECOM, and one from Denise Carnaggio of the Harford County government - regarding the public forum that will be held on 4 August at Aberdeen High School to discuss the draft report on potential reductions of manpower at APG. If you are interested in voicing your opinion or hearing more about the issue, I encourage you to attend. The goal is to spread the word and fill the room. Please feel free to forward this to other non-chapter friends you may know. Thank you. Chapter President From: Martin, Gary P SES USARMY CECOM (US) Sent: Wednesday, July 23, :47 AM Subject: Supplemental Preliminary Environmental Assessment with Potential Implications to APG (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE (This message is sent on behalf of MG Crawford) APG Workforce, As many of you are likely aware, the Department of the Army has completed a draft environmental assessment for the Army 2020 force structure realignment and is making the draft available for public comment for sixty days, which started 26 June 14. This document discusses possible effects to installations based on current budgetary projections that require the Army to analyze the impacts of a reduction of the Active Component to 420,000 Soldiers. These reductions are necessary to achieve the savings required by the Budget Control Act of Nearly all Army installations will be affected in some way by force reductions, and Aberdeen Proving Ground is listed as one installation being assessed for this possibility. The document is called the Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA) because it is a follow-up to an assessment conducted in 2013 about stationing changes to brigade combat teams at 21 Army installations and joint 1

4 bases. With the deeper force reductions now anticipated, the Army must consider additional installations that have the potential to lose 1,000 or more Army employees. The Army has added nine more installations to the study including Aberdeen Proving Ground. This supplemental environmental assessment will now list APG as a site for potential reductions of 1,000 Soldiers and 3,300 civilian employees. The overall numbers in the supplemental environmental assessment do not reflect actual or projected losses; rather, they are designed to provide an assessment of the possible environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the greatest cumulative reductions being considered at each installation (worst case scenario for each). This analysis combined with public feedback, an assessment of installation capabilities, plus strategic and operational requirements would then inform the Army decision making process. The bottom line is nothing is definite regarding these possible reductions. But, we need you to be aware that the process is underway and we will keep you informed as the process continues. You can find and comment on the associated documents at: Thanks in advance to all for your continued efforts. Very Respectfully, Bruce MG Bruce T. Crawford Commanding General, Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) and Aberdeen Proving Grounds From: "carnaggio, denise" <dbcarnaggio@harfordcountymd.gov> Subject: APG Public Forum--Monday, August 4 at Aberdeen High School, 6 to 8 p.m. Date: July 14, 2014 at 2:05:37 PM EDT Please join us in a response to a Proposed Action to reduce the workforce at Aberdeen Proving Ground on Monday, August 4 at Aberdeen High School (251 Paradise Road, Aberdeen, MD 21001) from 6 to 8 p.m. We are seeking maximum participation from citizens and business leaders in helping to formulate a public response from the community. APG is one of nine (9) Army installations targeted for troop and personnel reductions---almost a third of the existing staffing levels. The Department of the Army has completed a Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA) for Army 2020 force structure realignment which was released on June 26 and can be found on this website: 2.pdf (APG info is found on pages 3-46). Final decisions as to which installations will be selected for reductions in Soldiers and Army civilians have not yet been made. 2

5 APG has been assessed to reduce approximately 4,300 positions 1,000 military and 3,300 civilian personnel, according to the SPEA report. This is a result of the current federal budget constraints and the resulting reduction of the Army s active duty from 570,000 to 490,000 troop numbers---sequestration could further reduce the number to 420,000. Ft. Meade is the only other Maryland installation impacted by the current SPEA and they are the only installations impacted on the East Coast; the remainder of the list is more troop-oriented like Ft. Bragg and Ft. Sam Houston. Please join the Call to Action with the Army Alliance, CSSC and the Harford County Office of Economic Development on Monday, August 4 to let our voices be known about protecting jobs at Aberdeen Proving Ground! 3

6 Annie S. Brock From: Sent: Subject: Wednesday, July 30, :40 PM Fwd: MOAA Board of Directors Dear Susquehanna Chapter MOAA Members, Below is an encouraging you to consider and write in a new candidate for the Auxiliary Member Advisory Committee when you receive your ballot for the MOAA National Board of Directors. Forwarded for your consideration as you vote and help decide the future leaders of MOAA. Thank you. Chapter President Susquehanna MOAA Forwarded message From: Patricia Farnsworth <ladyfarnsworth@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 11:30 AM Subject: Fwd: MOAA Board of Directors Dear MOAA members, The message below came from Kathy Prout, a member of the Auxiliary Member Advisory Committee, and I thought I should pass it on. Thank you. Pat ----Original Message ---- During the coming week, the August issue of Military Officer will be delivered to MOAA members. The cover wrap will provide information about the nominees for election to the BoD and your ballot will be inside the front cover of the magazine. For the first time in MOAA s history one of the positions on the ballot is for a representative for our Auxiliary membership. The nominee presented on the ballot is Joyce Harte (FL). However, we would like to introduce an alternative nominee Patricia Bergquist, who has accomplished a great deal already for Surviving Spouses, the below bullets highlight her involvement and dedication. Patricia is a woman who clearly understands the issues and fights every day to get legislation introduced and passed and to broaden recognition of the significant issues that face surviving spouses: Patricia has served on the AMAC for the last four years and is currently the Chairman of The Auxiliary Members Advisory Committee (AMAC) for the second year. 1

7 Patricia ensures the MOAA Board of Directors is familiar and understands the complicated issues of Surviving Spouses and is personally impacted by the SBP/DIC Offset. Patricia is extremely involved with both active duty and retiree widows and spouses. Patricia has represented the interests of surviving spouses exceptionally well throughout her tenure. Patricia understands and explains current surviving spouse issues which impact all Auxiliary Members of MOAA! Patricia Bergquist would truly representative our Auxiliary members. Please consider selecting option B and write in Patricia Bergquist in lieu of Joyce Harte as your nominee for Board of Directors on your ballot? This is what we hope each of you will do. This is what I am doing. Please share this with other MOAA members. Sincerely, Kathy Prout MOAA AMAC prout.kathy@gmail.com -- Pat, the Lady Farnsworth 2