VERMONT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGES PENTAGON TO FIX MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORD ISSUES TO ENSURE VERMONT AIR NATIONAL GUARD'S 158TH FIGHTER WING RECEIVE PROPER PAY AND BENEFITS

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), alongside Vermont Congressional Delegation colleagues U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), raised the alarm that recordkeeping issues at the Department of Defense (DOD) have created unnecessary financial hardship and administrative burdens for the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing while deployed under federal active-duty mobilization, first in the Caribbean and then immediately to the Middle East. The Delegation also requested a briefing on the actions DOD is taking to promptly address these issues, including making any regulatory or internal process changes needed to avoid...