From the Popular Mechanics website
Last month, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown caused a stir when he announced the service was looking into buying a brand-new fighter jet to help replace the F-16 Viper. Such a jet doesn’t exist—yet—but thanks to new digital engineering techniques, it could actually enter service before 2030.
Now, the alternative aviation magazine Hush-Kit has brought experts together to design that potential F-16 replacement. The result: the F-36 Kingsnake lightweight fighter.
Most people know Alzheimer’s disease affects the memory. But the symptoms can be physical as well as mental.
It can change the way you walk, talk, and how your body works. It’s important to be aware of what can happen as the disease progresses. This will help you stay ahead of the changes you and your loved ones may face.
This undated photograph show William “Bill” Rodrigues after his F-4 Phantom orientation flight. Fliying the mission was Michael “Boss” Tice, the future 154th Wing commander.
Annually, Hawaii Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen awardees were offered orientation rides. These rides continued through the F-15 Eagle era.
If you enlarge the photograph, you will see painted on the F-4 the aircrew assignment. The aircraft commander is Michael “Rainbow” Chow and the weapons systems officer is Edwin “Skip” Vincent. Rainbow was a great pilot. He had medical challenges and passed on May 12, 2009. Skip served in the 154th Wing and later at then-Pacific Commander (PACOM); he retired as a brigadier general.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the March 1993 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 203rd Air Refueling Squadron Activation
* Brig. Gen. Allen Mizumoto retires
* CAMS News & Views: lots of familiar names
* Promotions: including Alan Bergeson, Danny Ardo, Daniel Stone, Anthony Fortney, Pearl LaFavor
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) will implement a change to increase security of your military retirement account.
Effective April 27, myPay’s Two-Factor Authentication will be mandatory for all myPay accounts. When accessing your account on or after that date you will be required to select your preferred method (mobile phone or email) to receive a random one-time PIN when using your Logon ID and password.
More information on myPay’s Two-Factor Authentication is available at https://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/2FA/.
When making two-factor authentication selections, users are encouraged to review their mobile phone and email addresses currently registered in their myPay profile and update the information if needed.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for sharing this information.
Your muscles tense, your heart races, and your breath comes faster — we all know what stress feels like. The “fight or flight” response is behind it: Your hormones get your body ready to either take on a threat or run from it. If this happens too often — say, every day during your commute — it’s called “chronic stress,” and it can take a toll on different parts of your body and your overall health.
Paul’s service will be at the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, 1184 Bishop St. on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The church opens at 9:30 with Mass at 10:00 a.m.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Faith Kealoha, Son Joseph (Mayona) Kealoha, Granddaughter Chloe Kealoha; Brother Daniel (Jane) Kealoha; Sisters Theresa Kealoha and Margaret Wong. Many Cousins, nieces and nephews.
Paul served in the United States Air Force for four years. He retired from the Hawai‘i Air National Guard after 31 years of service as a skilled aircraft mechanic. He was a proud member of Royal Guard.
Paul was a respected member of the Hawaii Air National Guard family, synonymous with the word Guardsman. Retiree News extends our heartfelt sympathy to his wife Faith, his family and friends.
From the Honolulu Magazine website
You might think with a simple dish like loco moco, it would be difficult to tell the best from the rest. As we learned with Jason Chin’s post, nailing each component—beef patty, eggs, rice, gravy—is key to crafting a seriously good loco moco. Tasting them side by side reveals nuances that clearly define the best classic versions of a dish that’s 50 shades of brown.
Given the barrage of dissenting opinions each time we share the Best Loco Mocos in Hawai‘i: Our Top 5 post on our social media, we felt it was time to put it to a vote. Here are the results: Frolic readers’ Top 5 classic loco mocos.
A former Rainbow Wahine basketball standout turned female aviator joins the ‘Muthaship’ this week!
BJ Itoman has been literally soaring to new heights since dazzling fans on the court as an All-WAC point guard for the University of Hawaii. Her career as a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines and the Hawaii Air National Guard have taken her on a year-long deployment to Iraq and numerous humanitarian missions around the world.
The busy mother of two takes looks back on her many sports and career adventures and offers up advice for anyone interested in a career in aviation.
From the Task and Purpose website
When Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly announced last year that he had fired Capt. Brett Crozier from his command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, it was painfully clear that only one side of the story was getting out – the Navy’s.
That is why Task & Purpose filed a Freedom of Act Lawsuit in April to force the Navy to release emails to and from Crozier’s email address around the time of the unprecedented novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak aboard his ship that proved the Navy had been totally unprepared to contain the disease aboard warships at the time.
A message to married and unmarried couples about managing your money: it’s a two-person job. Letting just one of the two of you handle all the household’s saving and investing, bill paying, insurance, wealth building and debt management is a recipe for financial trouble, especially if you’re over 50.
That’s the big takeaway from the new “Friends Talk Money” podcast I co-host with personal finance syndicated columnist and author Terry Savage (“The Savage Truth on Money”) and public television’s MoneyTrack co-host and Wealthramp.com founder Pam Krueger. (You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts or at the end of this article.)
From the Honolulu Magazine website
Three years ago, we compiled a list of Hawai‘i’s 50 greatest albums. The response was so great that we’re back with another list, this time singling out the best individual songs of Hawai‘i’s unrivaled musical canon. To help with such a daunting task, we invited an esteemed panel of musicians, historians and producers to vote for the songs they felt represented the best in Hawai‘i music. The results, tabulated according to a weighted point system, are amazingly diverse. The following pages contain everything from revered, Hawaiian-language standards to bubbly hapa haole ditties, monarchy-era anthems to contemporary, radio-friendly hits. Enjoy.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
You don’t get to use all the money in your traditional 401(k) and IRA for retirement because you still have to pay taxes on it. However, there are several ways to minimize taxes as you pull money out of your retirement accounts. Consider these strategies to decrease the tax bill on your retirement account withdrawals.
The North Dakota Air National Guard’s 119th Wing, known as the Happy Hooligans, formally accepted the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA) for the 22nd time during a ceremony at their Fargo air base, March 6, 2021.
The AFOUA is awarded by the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force to numbered units of the active-duty Air Force, U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air
National Guard that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievement, including successful involvement with combat operations or exposure to hostile actions by an opposing foreign force.
The recent award period was for achievements rendered from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, in which the 119th Wing successfully executed combat and expeditionary support operations to multiple commands by activating over 165 Airmen to locations around the globe. Notable accomplishments include over 10,000 combat hours flown resulting in successful degradation of enemy networks; the 119th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group continuing to lead the Air National Guard through its 456 percent increase in target production output; and the 219th Security Forces Squadron facilitating a 98.7 percent sortie alert rate while safeguarding $3.3 billion in U.S. Strategic Command nuclear assets.
The Hooligans previously earned the award in 1971, 1973, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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