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Maryland Council (MD MOAA) |
Last Update: Jun 2022
BREAKING NEWS:
Appointment of
Council Transition Chair. LtCol Mike Bowers, USMC has volunteered to serve as
Council Transition Chair. Mike is First VP of the Upper Potomac Chapter
and he is going through his own transition journey as a currently serving
officer who will retire next June. (23 Jun 2022)
Durable Medical
Equipment: If you or anyone you know has excess Durable Medical
Equipment (DME) or needs some, the State of Maryland has a deal for you. DME
includes walkers, wheelchairs, scooters, lift units, hospital beds, etc. The
Department of Aging has a program to accept donations, refurbish them, and
provide them at no cost to any Maryland resident (wheelchairs, scooters, beds,
and lifts require a medical provider to complete the form). Please visit Pages - Maryland Durable
Medical Equipment Re-Use call 240-230-8000
or email dme.mdoa@maryland.gov for
details.
(18 Jan 2022)
We Are on Facebook
and Twitter: The MOAA Council of Chapters is now on both Facebook
and Twitter. The page name for each is “MDMOAACoC” Please visit each of them if
you are a Facebook and/or Twitter user and click Like. (15 Jan 2022)
Welcome to the Web Pages of the Maryland Council of Chapters, an affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America. The Maryland Council was awarded a Five Star Level of Excellence for 2020 (as of May 2021).
The Maryland Council is composed of ten chapters, spread geographically across the state. Here is a list of the Chapters, with links to their individual Web Pages. All Chapters have an informational page here or a separate chapter-hosted page (Stars indicate the Level of Excellence rating earned by the Chapter for 2019 – as announced in August 2020.):
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* * * * * Star Spangled Banner (Winner of 5 Star Col
Marvin J Harris Communications Award for 2020, as of May 2021 – newsletter and
website)
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* * * * * Montgomery County
(Winner of 5 Star Col Marvin J Harris Communications Award for 2020, as of May
2021 – newsletter)
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* * * * * Susquehanna – Chapter Site at MOAA (Winner
of 5 Star Col Marvin J Harris Communications Award for 2020, as of May 2021 –
newsletter and website)
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* * * * Upper
Eastern Shore
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* * * * * Upper Potomac – Chapter
Site at MOAA
Council
Officers
Here are the Council officers for 2021 – 2022 (updated 17 Feb 2022):
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President |
Norton |
Bob |
COL |
USA |
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1st Vice Pres |
Gary |
Palmer |
Lt Col |
USAF |
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2nd Vice Pres |
Cathy |
Hampton |
MAJ |
USA |
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Secretary |
Dave |
Peterson |
CAPT |
NOAA |
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Treasurer |
Dave |
Peterson |
CAPT |
NOAA |
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Webmaster |
Jim |
Shiffrin |
Maj |
USAF |
jim.shiffrin@gmail.com |
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Chaplain |
Jim |
Campbell |
Capt |
USAF |
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Immediate Past Pres |
Bryon |
Hartzog |
LTC |
USA |
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Legislative Director |
Lynn |
Nash |
CAPT |
USPHS |
(This is the correct email) |
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Transition Liaison |
Mike |
Bowers |
LtCol |
USMC |
mabbc05@gmail.com |
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Spouse Liaison |
Cheryl |
Glang |
glanghaus@comcast.net |
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Md Veterans Commissioner |
Jim |
Shiffrin |
Maj |
USAF |
Jim.Shiffrin@gmail.com |
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MOAA
Director – Maryland Military Coalition |
Norton |
Bob |
COL |
USA |
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Annapolis |
Andrew |
Fallon |
COL |
USA |
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Ft Meade |
Bryon |
Hartzog |
LTC |
USA |
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Gen Smallwood |
Neil Johnson |
Donohue |
COL |
USA |
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Montgomery Co |
Wayne |
Stinchcomb |
Maj |
USAF |
wstinchcombmcmoaa@gmail.com |
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Prince Georges |
Steve |
Regner |
Col |
USAF |
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Southern MD |
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Combined
with Gen Smallwood |
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Star Spangled (Interim) |
Chuck |
Rishell |
CAPT |
USMC |
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Susquehanna |
Cathy |
Hampton |
MAJ |
USA |
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Upper Eastern Shore |
Mike |
Johnson |
CW5 |
USA |
mjnmi1@verizon.net |
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Upper Potomac |
Guy |
Everhart |
CAPT |
USN |
gfeverhart@gmail.com |
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The Southern Maryland Chapter is currently functioning as an affiliate of the Gen Smallwood Chapter.
Here are the Maryland Council Bylaws, updated on 12 Jan 2019. (13 Mar 2019)
Here are the Maryland Council of Chapters Goals for CY2019-2020, approved by the Council on 12 Jan 2019. (19 Jan 2019)
The 2022 Congressional Luncheon was cancelled due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jun 2022)
MOAA
membership is open to all current, former, and retired officers of any of the
seven Uniformed Services. Visit the Why Join MOAA
page at the MOAA Web Site for details on the three classes of membership, and
to join.
There
is a “Why MOAA” video produced by the MOAA National Office. Please use the following link to access the video:
For those concerned about embedded links and cyber security,
please do the following:
1) Go to the YouTube website by
typing: www.youtube.com
in your web browser
2) Type MOAA in the search bar
3) Click on the link to the MOAA
channel
4) Once the MOAA channel comes up,
you will immediately see the “Why MOAA” video.
5) If you want to cut and paste the
video web address for others, click on the “Videos” link, then select the “Why
MOAA” Video
6) Once the video begins playing,
highlight and then copy the web address at the top of the screen. It
should exactly match the hyperlink listed in this email.
If you are a MOAA member who is
not a member of a Maryland Chapter, please
click here to find the chapter in your area.
Council
Calendar
The Council officers and Chapter Presidents meet quarterly, on call of the President. Meetings are currently held at O’Loughlin’s Restaurant, 1258 Bay Dale Drive, Arnold MD 21012, starting at 1130. Here are the recent and upcoming dates, with links to the minutes of each, as they are available (older minutes are available here)
Jan 16, 2021 (Virtual) - Minutes
April 3, 2021 (Virtual) - Minutes
July 10, 2021 (In-Person) - Minutes
October 15, 2021 (In conjunction with MOAA National Annual Meeting) - Minutes
January 15, 2022 (Virtual) - Minutes
April 9, 2022 (In-Person)
Spouse and
Surviving Spouses Newsletter
Below
are recent newsletters from the Spouse and Surviving Spouse Liaison Officer.
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Nov 2020
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Feb 2021
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Mar 2022
Maryland
National Guard Unit of the Year
The (delayed)
2020 Maryland National Guard Unit of the Year award was presented to the 175
Mission Support Group on 4 Jun 2022. The Mission Support Group consists of the
following units:
-175th
Civil Engineer Squadron
-175th Communications Squadron
-175th Force Support Squadron
-175th Logistics Readiness Squadron
-175th Security Forces Squadron
. (13 Jun 2022)
Highlights
of recent and upcoming Chapter activities
Nothing
at this time. Chapters are encouraged to provide inputs to the Webmaster. (8 Jan 2022)
Here is a list of Points
of Contact for the Maryland Congressional delegation (both Senators and all
eight Representatives). This list has been updated to include phone numbers for
the District offices. (Updated 13 Jul 2021)
Property Tax Relief
in Anne Arundel County: On 4 Jan 2021 the Anne Arundel County Council
passed legislation establishing
a real property tax credit for disabled veterans and their surviving
spouses. For details, see this
link. The credit will be 50% of the Property Tax if the Veteran is at least
75% disabled, and 25% for Veterans with a disability rating of 50% to 74%. (14 Jan 2021)
The Maryland General Assembly has a web page listing the
members of the Senate
and House Veterans’ Caucus. (15 Nov 2021)
Make MOAA's One Powerful Voice® heard in
Maryland. It will take each MOAA member living in Maryland to make this happen.
Act now to do your part!
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From
time to time, we will suggest messages we would like Maryland members to send
to Annapolis on upcoming bills of interest to all of us. There are two web-based
methods you can use to contact your State Legislators:
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The
Maryland Legislature maintains a Web Site that you can use to contact your
Senator or Delegate. To use it, visit http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmmain.aspx?pid=legisrpage&tab=subject6,
and select the legislator’s name. You will see a link to Contact Online. Click
on that link. Enter your identifying information, and type or paste the text
into the Message box.
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Another
method is to visit http://mdelect.net/.
This site, run by the Maryland State Archives, allows you to enter your address
(Zip+4 will do, unless district lines go through your Zip+4 area – then enter
your full address), and it will tell you who your Federal and State legislators
are. There are links to their web sites. Some have e-mail tools built in;
others will link into your mail tool, as above. (21
Jan 2013)
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Here
is a link to a roster provided
by the Legislature with office locations and phone numbers for all of the
State Senators and Delegates.. (26 Jan 2018)
You can find information on
MOAA’s national legislative priorities at the MOAA Take Action web page.
The next meeting of the Maryland Veterans’
Commission will be on 19 Jul 2022. (13 Jun
2022)
Here
are recent minutes from the Commission:
Job Search
Contact our Transition Liaison Officer, LtCol Mike Bowers,
USMC, at mabbc05@gmail.com for any
transition-related questions. (23 Jun 2022)
Looking for a new job, or know someone who is? Visit the MOAA Transition and Career Center
for Career Information.
Veterans’
Benefits
For further information on Veterans’ Benefits, please visit any of the following Web Sites:
United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Maryland Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Quick Reference Guide from the
Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)/TRICARE
Editorial
Policy
MOAA, the Maryland Council of Chapters and the individual chapters
in Maryland are non-partisan. Information on this web site reflects the
position of the Maryland Council of Chapters only.
Please send any comments and suggestions to the Webmaster using the email address shown in the listing of Council Officers above.
