Off the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Facebook page
Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Ross Lazaro of the Hawaii Army National Guard, winner of the, your Holiday Bill on us Military Star Card Sweepstakes!! 🎈🎉💲🎉🎈
The check for $2500 was presented to SSgt Lazaro and his wife Briana, by General Manager, Michael Ryan and Store Manager, Yvonne Palmieri.
Heart attack symptoms don’t always feel the same in women as they do in men. Know the warning signs:
This undated photograph was taken outside the 199th Fighter Squadron operations building in Area 65 on Hickam AFB. The squadron relocated to Building 3400 in 1960.
Retiree News asked Edward “Rick” Richardson, the retired Adjutant General for his memories and comments.
I talked to Tai Hong and Joe Ah New and here is what we come up with. I have included nick names or how they were informally addressed. This picture was taken before I got back from pilot training. I returned in December 1957 and Tai joined the squadron in June 1957 after serving in the USAF as a F-86H pilot. Joe Ah New joined the squadron also out the USAF while we were transitioning into the F-102 in 1961. We are still trying to determine who the 5 squadron members with question marks are. I don’t remember them transitioning into the F-86L in 1958. This picture brings back fond memories of serving with this special group of people.
Back Row: unknown, Capt Paul Aimoku Duvauchelle, Lt. James “Jimmy” Olds, Lt Robert “Bobby” Dotson, Lt William “Billy”Heilbron, unknown, unknown, Capt Jarrett “Deke” Carr.
Middle Row: Capt Lorenzo “Kumu” Kumelike, unknown, Lt Herbert “Herb” Sakamoto, Lt Walter “Walt” Tokunaga, Capt Ross England, Lt Kenny Nomura, Capt Hugh “Pappy” Roof, unknown.
Front Row: Lt Melvin “MIG” Yen, Lt Roger “Rog” Clissold, Lt Donald “Don” Giddings, Capt Frank Smith, Capt George Harris, Capt Kenneth “Kenny” Fisher, Lt ??? Okimoto
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 1990 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force visit the 154th Composite Group
* John Conaway named the Chief, National Guard Bureau.
* Promotions: including Marc Yoshida, Francis Shen, Carole Futado, Krisella Tisdale
* CAMS News & Views: many familiar names
* Sports News
The FCC’s 988 Order requires all telecommunications carriers, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, and one-way VoIP providers to make changes to their networks to implement 988 by July 16, 2022. To accomplish the goal of routing 988 directly to the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), 82 area codes must transition to 10-digit dialing (10DD) before the implementation deadline.
What will you need to do?
Beginning April 24, 2021, you should dial 10 digits (area code + telephone number) to complete all local calls. This is known as a permissive dialing period because if you forget and dial just seven-digits, your call will still be completed.
Beginning October 24, 2021, you must dial 10-digits (area code + telephone number) for all local calls. On and after this date, local calls dialed with only seven-digits may not be completed, and a recording may inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. If you get this recording, you must hang up and dial again using the area code with the seven-digit telephone number.
Important Considerations. Important safety and security equipment, such as medical alert devices, and alarm and security systems must be programmed to use 10-digit dialing. Many systems operate on 10-digit dialing by default but some older equipment may still use seven-digits. Please contact your medical alert or security provider if you are not sure whether your equipment needs to be reprogrammed to accommodate the upcoming change to 10-digit local dialing. Any needed reprogramming of alarm and home security equipment should be done during the permissive dialing period of April 24, 2021 to October 24, 2021 to avoid interruption of services.
Some other examples of services that may need to be re-programmed are:
– Life safety systems or medical monitoring devices
– PBXs
– Fax machines
– Internet dial-up numbers
– Fire or burglar alarm and security systems or gates
– Speed dialers
– Mobile or other wireless phone contact lists
– Call forwarding settings
– Voicemail services and other similar functions
Be sure to check your website, personal and business stationery, advertising materials, personal and business checks, contact information, your personal or pet ID tags, and other such items to ensure the area code is included.
Thanks to Jeff Hickam for sharing this information
Getting older is a part of life. These foods will help you do so gracefully — and in great health:
From the Frolic Hawaii website
On Honolulu’s dining front, 2021 opened with a bang. Here are 33 promising new and upcoming restaurants, cocktail bars, farmers market stands and food trucks that have caught our eye—and you can bet the list is still growing.
Hawaii TRICARE Beneficiaries: All TRICARE beneficiaries are welcome to register for any COVID-19 vaccination event regardless of enrolled treatment facility. (Including TRICARE Select and TRICARE for Life beneficiaries). Currently all sites are using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This is a multi-service vaccination drive.
Thanks to Les Bise, Bob Finley for sharing this information.
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
We all could use a helping hand every now and then. ‘Aunty Lorna’ from HIANG Airman & Family Readiness, tells us about the Hawaii Air National Guard Meet-A-Need program. It’s a program by our Airmen for our Airmen to help nudge us over some of those little bumps that life sometimes puts in front of us, especially during these challenging times.
New-vehicle prices passed $40,000 in late 2020, but that doesn’t mean you have to pay top dollar to get a new ride.
In fact, some of the best cars in the industry are affordable vehicles from mainstream automotive brands.
Look no further than Consumer Reports’ Top Picks for 2021, a closely followed annual list that provides recommendations on the best vehicles available for sale based on reliability data, customer satisfaction, testing and sustainability
From the Medical News Today website
The NutriNet-Santé study is an ongoing investigation into the relationship between nutrition and health.
A range of factors influences health, including genetics, lifestyle, environmental factors, and diet. Unraveling the complex relationships between these factors is a challenge.
For many reasons, it is incredibly difficult to investigate the role of nutrition in health and disease. For instance, no two people eat the exact same diet, and very few people eat the exact same food 2 days in a row.
As it is neither feasible nor ethical to ask thousands of people to follow a strict diet for 10 years to see what happens, researchers have to find other ways of unpicking the links between diet and disease.
From the Air Force Magazine website
The Air Force is considering changes to its pilot curriculum to curb the rising number of aviation accidents across the service, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. said February 25.
The Air Force saw 72 accidents in fiscal 2020—10 more than in the previous year, Air Force Magazine reported February 23. Thirteen of the 72 accidents last year caused injury or death, according to Air Force Safety Center data obtained by the magazine.
Seven people died in incidents that occurred between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020. One was permanently, partially disabled, while nine others suffered broken bones or minor injuries.
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