We are pleased to announce that we will resume our monthly dinner meetings on 16 September. They will again be at the PDS Country Club starting at 1800 with a social and dinner at 1830. The cost per meal remains at $26. Our speaker will be Dr. Linda Denno, our newest Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA). She will let us know what’s new at the DA level. I hope you will join us. Please mail your reservation form by 6 September.
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Fort Huachuca General Order (GO) #14
Summary of significant changes since GO #13, Change 1. This General Order: (1) implements the recent DoD mask mandate (dtd 28 July 2021) for all personnel, regardless of vaccination status when inside a public facility on Fort Huachuca based on local area COVID transmission rates, (2) standardizes the policy for the DCD, CYS, and Fort Huachuca Accommodation Schools to be in line with the new DoD mask mandate, and (3) requires all personnel to wear masks at all on-post indoor religious services.
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Tax Relief for Arizona Veterans called for by Governor Ducey
Governor Ducey Calls For Tax Relief For Arizona VeteransPHOENIX — In his State of the State address Monday, Governor Ducey called for letting Arizona veterans keep more of the benefits they earned.“Arizona has more than 600,000 veterans, and for the military retirees who qaulify for the exemption, inflation alone has chopped it in half. Their service has earned them a lifetime benefit from our nation. So please, send me a bill that increases the exemption and demonstrates to our vets that we value this service.”Since 1989, Arizona has provided an exemption from state Individual Income Tax for the first $2,500 in military retirement pay received by a retired service member. Unfortunately, for the 52,000 retired military personnel living in Arizona, inflation alone has reduced the value of that exemption by more than half.
- Governor Ducey’s Executive Budget will include an increase in the level of the military retirement pay exemption from $2,500 to $10,000, phased in over the next two tax years. The increased exemption, representing approximately $15 million in tax relief for veterans when fully phased in, is expected to save an Arizona retired service member more than $280 in state income taxes annually. Under the plan, it will be phased in over two years.
COL(R) Doris Caldwell selected as the United Veteran’s Council’s 2018 Greater Sierra Vista Veteran of the Year
The 2018 Greater Sierra Vista Veteran of the Year was announced at the monthly United Veterans Council Meeting.
The 2018 Greater Sierra Vista Veteran of the Year is Colonel (U.S. Army Retired) Doris L. Caldwell.
The 2018 Veteran Recognition Luncheon will be held on 18 January 2018 at VFW Post 9972. To attend the luncheon, see the Flyer at the link below.
Please join the Coronado MOAA Chapter in congratulating Colonel Caldwell and thank her for her continued service to our community!
Update to Chapter Bylaws: Vote in Nov ’17
Our Chapter Bylaws were last updated in 2014. At the link below, the Chapter’s Board of Directors is recommending additional changes (shown in yellow). These changes will be agreed at the November 2017 Dinner meeting.
