The GHS Battalion has received the Marine Corps Reserve Association (MCRA) Outstanding Unit Award for the third year running. This award is the highest recognition an MCJROTC unit can receive, and only four are given out worldwide each year. It is a great honor for GHS, as this is only the third time in the program's 23-year history that they have earned this prestigious designation.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is beginning early-stage planning to deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to four Michigan facilities – Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Saginaw – in mid-2026.
This decision comes after VA made critical improvements to the EHR system during a pause in deployments announced in April 2023, which has helped the system better serve Veterans and clinicians – and resulted in improved Veteran trust at all sites that use the EHR. These improvement efforts will continue unabated while VA begins early-stage deployment efforts in Michigan.
The President of the U.S. signed into law H.R. 5009, the “Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025” (the “Act”). This Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally for the Department of Defense, Department of Energy national security programs, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community. This bill provides vital benefits for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our country’s national defense, foreign affairs, and homeland security.
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Joint (House & Senate) explanatory statement to accompany the "Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and NDAA for FY2025
HQMC will begin the 250th celebration on Super Bowl Sunday and continue through the year. An effort to commemorate the 250th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The effort will be led by Headquarters Marine Corps and executed by an assigned Task Force. The endeavor will involve partnerships with the DoD, Navy, and service-related civilian affiliates, as appropriate, to collectively honor the past 250 years and bring inspiration to the next 250. Marine Corps 250 effort began in 2023 and culminates in 2025.
The Association announces a new award.