MOAA Arizona – Notable Events

MOAA Advocacy in Action (AiA) 2025

MOAA’s annual advocacy event brought members from across the nation to Washington, D.C., in April to meet with lawmakers as part of our ongoing work to advance MOAA’s legislative agenda.

The Arizona delegation following their meetings with the offices of Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego

Pete Kloeber and Tom Waddell ahead of their meeting with Congressman Eli Crane’s Military/Veterans Affairs Liaison

Bruce Kosaveach and Nora Durham following their meetings with Congressmen Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert’s Military/Veterans Affairs Liaisons

Nora Durham briefing one of the Military/Veterans Affairs Liaisons

(Note: The following are AiA related excerpts from the MOAA Website.)

MOAA AiA 2025 Issues

Incentivize Military Spouse Hiring

• The Ask: Actions to combat the stagnant, high rates of unemployment among military spouses must include measures to incentivize their hiring. Cosponsor the Military Spouse Hiring Act to add a military spouse target group to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program.
• Learn More: Military Spouses Can’t Wait: Add Them to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
• MOAA Resources: Download the issue paper (PDF) | Watch the video

Continue Unaccompanied Housing Improvements

• The Ask: Transparency is key to supporting lawmaker oversight of this ongoing issue and addressing a $137 billion maintenance backlog. Ask Congress to require DoD to make reports on unaccompanied housing installation conditions publicly available.
• Learn More: Fighting for Better Unaccompanied Housing: Why It Matters, and How You Can Help
• MOAA Resources: Download the issue paper (PDF) | Watch the video

Improve Access to Health Care for Military Families

• The Ask: Servicemembers and military families must have a better option for reporting and getting assistance with access-to-care problems within the Military Health System (MHS). MOAA is asking Congress to establish a Digital Access Assistance System for MHS patients.
• Learn More: Have You Faced Access Barriers? Tell MOAA
• MOAA Resources: Download the issue paper (PDF) | Watch the video

Ending the Wait for Toxic-Exposed Veterans

• The Ask: Pass legislation to shorten how long millions of veterans must wait before receiving service-earned care and benefits.
• Learn More: The Push for a More Perfect PACT Act
• MOAA Resources: Download the issue paper (PDF) | Watch the video

Support Veteran Caregivers

• The Ask: Champion/cosponsor the passage of the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act.
• Learn More: Caregivers Sacrifice for Our Veterans – Now Congress Must Support Them
• MOAA Resources: Download the issue paper (PDF) | Watch the video

While our visits to hundreds of offices on Capitol Hill have concluded, you can still make your voice heard by engaging with your lawmakers on our top legislative priorities. See the links and details below, and continue to follow MOAA’s Advocacy News page for ongoing updates regarding all of MOAA’s advocacy efforts.

Have a question about MOAA advocacy? Contact MOAA’s Member Support Center at msc@moaa.org or call (800) 234-6622. To learn more about joining MOAA, click here.

Chapter Highlights

All ten chapters have been holding events and scheduling activities to support veterans, their families and communities across the great state of Arizona. See out Chapter Highlights page for just a few examples of those events and activities.

Arizona MOAA Members who have been inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame (AVHOF).

These MOAA members have been recognized and honored by the AVHOF based on the significant civic contributions they have made at the local, state and national levels. Honorees are veterans who serve, or have honorably served, their country through military service and who also serve and inspire their fellow citizens with deeds and accomplishments outside their military service. The four MOAA members of the AVHOF Class of 2024 are Jane Carol Strain, MAJ, USA (Ret) and Theresa Jane Walsh, COL, USA (Ret) of the Coronado Chapter, Darren La Von Venters, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) of the Green Valley Chapter, and Randell Scott Meyer, Col, USAF (Ret) of the Luke Chapter.