Daniel Mendez


Vacant Commmittee Positions

Good Afternoon COA Officers, In life there is but one constant, change.  On that note, I’d like to announce that there are two COA Standing Committee Lead positions available. In preparation for the coming operational year I would like to ask that interested officers please self-nominate NLT November 15th.  The […]


Officer of the Branch Awards

Do you know of an Officer that deserves to be recognized as Officer of the Branch? Please share their accomplishments with us! The COA Aurora Borealis Branch is now accepting nominations for two awards, the Junior Officer of the Branch (O-4 or below) and Senior Officer of the Branch (O-5 […]


2017 COER Reminders and Additional Guidance for Officers, Raters, and Reviewing Officials

IHS Officers: In this email you will find additional resources for completing the 2017 Annual Commissioned Officers Effectiveness Report (COER), including training webinars for each level, guidance for assigning civilian and tribal Raters, and a reminder of the due dates. Please share with your Raters and Reviewing Officials (RO) as […]


Email Issues

All,   If you are not aware, there currently are email issues with the new ANTHC Spam filters that were implemented. Apparently, ANTHC is randomly blocking and bouncing back emails sent from an NIH list-serv. This is occurring independent of the SPAM filter and some NIH emails are not allowed […]


October 2017 COA draft agenda

Good Evening Officers, The next monthly Aurora Borealis COA meeting will be held next Wednesday, October 25, 2017 from 12:00-1:00 in ANMC Conference Room 2 (located on the first floor of the hospital). Please take a moment to review the October Agenda in preparation for the meeting. If calling into […]