From the Social Security website
Your Medicare card is proof of your Medicare insurance. If your Medicare card was lost, stolen, or destroyed, you can ask for a replacement by using your online my Social Security account.
If you don’t already have an account, you can create one online. Go to Sign In or Create an Account.
Once you are logged in to your account, select the “Replacement Documents” tab. Then select “Mail my replacement Medicare Card.”
Your Medicare card will arrive in the mail in about 30 days at the address on file with Social Security. If you do not receive your new Medicare card after 30 days, there may be something that needs to be corrected, like your mailing address. Make sure the mailing address is correct. If not, you can update it using your personalmySocial Security account.
If you need to know your new Medicare Number, please visit myMedicare.gov/ account and sign in. You can see your Medicare Number and print an official copy of your card. If you don’t have a myMedicare.gov/account yet, go to ‘create an account’ and follow the instructions.
If you can’t or prefer not to use the online service, you can call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227 TTY 1-877-486-2048).
While researching an upcoming article for a Retiree News post, we ran across a list of Hawaii Air National Guard officers from the early 2000s. There are many familiar names in all grades. Many of the then senior officers are now long retired. Younger officers became the leadership over the years while others left or transferred out of the HIANG for various reasons.
Today we feature the assigned captains. Many of these officers are in the command and senior leadership positions in the Hawaii Air National Guard. Ranks and unit designations listed are as of May 18, 2001.
List of HIANG Captains as of May 18, 2001
Previous Retiree News posts
List of HIANG Senior Officers as of May 18, 2001
List of HIANG Lieutenant Colonels as of May 18, 2001
List of HIANG Majors as of May 18, 2001
From the Star-Advertiser Archive
This photograph was originally published on October 13, 1975 with the following comments:
The Honolulu International Airport reef runway is now 80% complete and is expected to be completed sometime in mid-1976. It is being build at a cost of about $46 million by contractor Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co. The runway will not only increase the aircraft handling capacity of the airport, but will also reduce aircraft noise of Honolulu and Kalihi-Palama.
The completion of this runway caused a little change in flight operations. The F-4 Phantoms’ taxi to the end of the runway became a little longer.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
The coronavirus pandemic that took hold this past spring upended normal life for just about everyone, and for many people, that meant delaying health care appointments.
Everything from mammograms and other routine cancer screenings to annual physicals, blood pressure checkups and other non-emergency health care visits got canceled in the early stages of the pandemic. And many folks have still not made their way back to the doctor yet, some six months later.
From the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) website
Effective October 14, myPay accounts will feature an optional two-factor authentication to provide you with an additional layer of protection against individuals who attempt to gain access to your personal information and financial records.
When you log into your account in the weeks following the addition of this feature, you will be asked to opt in and provide either an email address or smartphone number where a one-time PIN will be sent for use in completing the login process.
Two-factor authentication is being used by financial institutions and government agencies to give customers peace-of-mind that their information remains safe and secure.
For now, opting in for myPay’s two-factor authentication is voluntary but will become mandatory sometime in 2021. You are encouraged to set up this feature now to make sure you, and only you can access your account to retrieve important documents, review pay information and make changes such as direct deposit.
Find out more about myPay two-factor authentication on the DFAS website at: https://www.dfas.mil/mypayinfo/2FA/
Several years ago, there was a reunion of maintenance and supply retirees. The reunion was held at Bishop’s Point. In the photograph are:
Standing (L-R): Steven Wong, Byron Crytobal, Robert Dongon, Louise Lum, unknown, Roy Nagasawa?, Daniel Baduria, Fred Takara, Edward Essman?, unknown, Wallace Yara, Rudy Villanueva?, Robert Garcia, Wayne Kadekawa, Randall Fukunaga, Calvin Yoshimoto, Miles Kaneshiro, Thomas Sato, David Snakenberg, Harold DeMello, unknown, Norman Tyau?, Gary Saito, unknown, Stanley Heu, Clayton Yuen, Melvin Asai, Leslie Galon, Henry Hasuiki, Al Kalani, unknown, Roberto Carlos
Kneeling (L-R): Jan DeRego, Michael Kang, Irvin Yoshino, Gary Soma, Kenneth Aoki
Front row (L-R): Moses Felipe, William Chang, unknown, Keith Lee?, Rolf Oudraad, James Tachihata, Robert Nakamatsu, Sheri Chong, Kenneth Morimoto, Leslie Mizumoto, Kyle Kamikawa, Byron Ariz, Gerald Oshiro
Several attempts were made to identify everyone in the photograph, but….
Thanks to Gary Soma for submitting this photograph. Special thanks to Billy Chang, who had a friend edit the photograph for Retiree News.
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 a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the October 1991 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* FY 1991 Summary
* Promotions: including James Andrade, Roy Kuwana, Gary Saito, Gemi Pascua
* CAMS News & Views: lots of familiar names
* 154th Supply Squadron News
From the Huffington Post website
As businesses continue to reopen throughout the United States, more gyms, salons, schools and other employers are asking people who enter their buildings and work within their spaces to sign COVID-19 liability waivers.
Considering the coronavirus is known to spread from people being in close contact with one another, these liability waivers can come with their own conditions, but they typically ask consumers to recognize this risk and release the business of responsibility if a person contracts COVID-19. In the latest stimulus package proposed by Senate Republicans, businesses would get a liability shield that would make it harder for people to take a company to court over coronavirus exposure.
From the Medical News Today website
Several factors contribute to high diastolic blood pressure. While a person can control some of these, such as obesity, others are not preventable.
Doctors describe blood pressure using two numbers: systolic and diastolic. They present a reading with the systolic number over the diastolic one. The systolic pressure is the pressure during the heart’s contraction, while the diastolic pressure is the pressure in the period between heartbeats.
The American Heart Association (AHA) state that although people put a lot of emphasis on the systolic number, each increase of 10 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) in diastolic pressure among people aged 40–89 doubles their risk for heart disease or stroke.
In this article, we discuss the common causes of high diastolic blood pressure, how to prevent high blood pressure, and the treatment options.
From the Honolulu Magazine website
Honolulu magazine’s 2020 best food and drinks on Oahu list is always great. After being locked down, these look like super food choices. AND remember to support these local businesses before they fall victim to the coronaviruses pandemic, and close.
The 47 editorial and reader picks for the tastiest food and beverage in town.
From the Wired Magazine website
Electric vehicles (EVs) have a clear environmental advantage over their gas-guzzling counterparts, but when it comes to longevity, the two are in a dead heat. For a car built today, 200,000 miles is considered a good, long run, regardless of whether it’s powered by a lithium battery or an internal combustion engine. But if a flurry of recent reports are to be believed, EVs may soon surge ahead in this long-distance competition—not by mere thousands of miles, but by 800,000.
Recycling – think of what to do of old solar panels and storage batteries when they get old and are replaced with newer technology.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Last year, $16.9 billion was lost as a result of identity fraud, according to the 2020 Identity Fraud Study from research and advisory firm Javelin. In the first half of 2020 alone, 571,188 identity theft reports were made to the Federal Trade Commission, and people reported a median loss of $200.
Not all fraud rises to the level of identity theft, and by itself, a security breach doesn’t constitute a stolen identity. Rather, identity theft happens when someone uses your personal information to open new financial accounts, file tax returns or even make fraudulent medical claims.
“There’s a whole litany of areas in which identity theft can make your life more challenging,” says Mike Tanenbaum, executive vice president for Chubb financial lines. Not only is it a crime that can cost you money, but it could require significant time and effort to resolve.
Macular degeneration causes more vision loss than cataracts and glaucoma. Here’s what you need to know to protect your sight:
From the Conde Nast Traveler website
For our 33rd annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey—yes, we’ve been doing this for more than three decades—registered voters weighed in on their favorite cities in the United States. We got so much feedback, in fact, we had to divide our list in two: small cities (populations under 250,000) and large cities.
The impressive number of 2020 results were especially exciting for us, as we have a few stalwarts that continually place, as well as some new joiners. We’re ever curious about where you go, what you loved, and who you went with. As you continue to travel, we continue to listen: Here are the best cities in the U.S.
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