Transcript Local Facts and Figures

ROA Department
of Minnesota
Congressional
Breakfast
LtCol Doug Kveene, President
LTC Karl Rasmussen, Director,
Legislative Affairs
OVERVIEW
• Reserve Presence in Minnesota
• Spotlight: 934th Airlift Wing, USAF Reserve
• Legislative Priorities
– Reserve Compensation Review
– Military Construction
– Tax Relief for Reservists
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Congressional Breakfast
Reserve Presence
In
Minnesota
Minnesota Reservists
Branch:
Drilling Reservists:
Army
5,500
Air Force
1,300
Navy
930
Marine Corps
250
Coast Guard
25
Total*:
8,005
* Does not include roughly 12,600 MN Army and Air National Guard personnel
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Minnesota Reservists
• Over 8,000 Reservists reside in Minnesota
• Reservists in all congressional districts
• All services have members activated
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Spotlight:
934th Airlift Wing
US Air Force
Reserve
Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP
Air Reserve Station
The Wing
• Mission:
– Provide theater air transport to combat
commanders anywhere in the world
• Aircraft:
– C-130H2
• Cargo:
– Personnel
– Equipment
– Paratroopers
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Current Operations
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
Operation Noble Eagle (Homeland Defense)
Coronet Oak (Caribbean)
Joint Forge (Kosovo)
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The Base
• Minneapolis-St. Paul
IAP Air Reserve
Station
• Winner of Air Force
Reserve Command’s
2003 Installation
Excellence Award
– Finest Base in the Air
Force Reserve
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Base Highlights
• 934 AW hosts the largest joint-use military facility in
Minnesota
• Perimeter now
includes:
– Navy / Marine Corps
Reserve Center
(USN/USMC)
– 88th RRC (Army)
– 133rd AW (Air
National Guard)
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Base Highlights
• 934 AW provides
numerous joint-use
facilities, including:
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The North Country Inn
Physical Fitness Center
Family Support Center
Base Exchange
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Base Highlights
• 934 AW provides
numerous joint-use
facilities, including:
– Officers’ Club
– Enlisted Club
– Military Clothing
Sales Store
– Small Arms Firing
Range
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934 AW Employment Impact
District
Reservists
Full-time
Personnel
Indirect Jobs
Created
1
122
19
38
2
88
11
25
3
107
41
49
4
111
69
66
5
178
67
79
6
219
113
118
7
36
5
11
8
122
16
36
Outside of
MN
320
14
76
Total
1303
355
498
Source: 934 AW/FM 2003 Economic Impact Analysis
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934 AW Economic Impact
Source
Dollar amount
Salaries
$ 40,735,000
Construction, Services, Supplies,
Equipment, Travel
$ 24,617,000
Indirect
$ 25,385,000
Annual Economic Impact
$ 90,737,000
Source: 934 AW/FM 2003 Economic Impact Analysis
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Legislative
Priorities
Legislative Priorities
• Reserve Compensation Review
• Military Construction
• Tax Relief for Reservists
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Compensation Review
• Pay Inequity
– Example: Special Duty Pay
• Benefit Inequity
– Example: TriCare Coverage
• Retirement Inequity
– Age 60 versus immediate
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Military Construction
Joint-use requirements at Mpls-St. Paul ARS:
– Upgrade security facilities to meet post-9/11
terrorist threats
– Upgrade passenger and cargo processing facility
to meet increased activation and deployment
requirements
– Upgrade Physical Fitness Center
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Tax Relief for Reservists
• Restore tax deductibility of non-reimbursed
expenses
– Uniforms, hotel, mileage expenses
• Provide tax credits for employers of reservists
– Offset costs related to employee activation
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What we need
What we need
1. Support a thorough review of Reserve
compensation and retirement benefits
2. Support joint-use military construction
projects at Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP ARS
3. Support a plan for tax relief for reservists
and their employers
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Thank you!
Reserve Officers Association
Department of Minnesota, ROA
P. O. Box 11769
St. Paul, MN 55111-0769