A Scripps News investigation uncovered that hundreds of Air National Guard members have filed claims for medical care that were approved by commanders and then denied by national HQ.
For two decades, Air National Guard pilot Joseph “Mitch” Hall climbed into planes serving our country.He first enlisted in the Air Force. The first three years with his wings, he was gone about 250 days a year helping to fight the war on terrorism overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq.Stateside, he was a pilot instructor.Now a senior lieutenant colonel in the 141st Air Refueling Wing, he’s tracked drug smugglers and mapped forest fires from the air for the Washington National Guard.
“Being in the military for 22 years, my first inclination is there's one of three issues when you have a situation like we have today with the LODs: It's either incompetency, apathy or corruption,” Mitch Hall said.Hall and Cullen believe National Guard Headquarters is searching for ways to blame injuries on “pre-existing conditions” and “natural progression” to avoid paying for treatment.
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