The June 2019 issue of the National Guard magazine features the following articles:
Strong Byte State authorities discover that Guard cyber skills aren’t limited to military networks.
That Time of the Year Guard response plans are in place for what could be a busy hurricane season
‘Iraq is in a precarious situation right now’ A conversation with Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
Building Problem Many Army Guard readiness centers are in failing health, but other priorities get the attention
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Amazon’s acknowledgment that it saves Alexa voice recordings – even sometimes after consumers manually delete their interaction history – has thrust voice assistant privacy policies into the spotlight once again.
Amazon has acknowledged that it retains the voice recordings and transcripts of customers’ interactions with its Alexa voice assistant indefinitely. The admission raises questions about how long companies should be able to save highly-personal data collected from voice assistant devices.
After U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) demanded Amazon outline its data privacy policies, Amazon in a letter that was publicly disclosed on Tuesday said that consumers have the option to delete their recordings – but even if they do, the company or third-party developers may still save records of customers’ interactions with Alexa.
A mere 25 days before he was to become the Navy’s top officer, Adm. Bill Moran announced Sunday that he will retire.
In a prepared statement provided to Navy Times, Moran said that he won’t become the next chief of naval operations and instead will retire due to “an open investigation” into emails he exchanged with a retired former staffer “who had while in uniform been investigated and held accountable over allegations of inappropriate behavior.”
Multiple senior Pentagon officials confirmed that the former officer is Chris Servello, who investigators previously found had behaved inappropriately with female colleagues in 2016 while dressed as Santa Claus at a boozy Pentagon holiday party.
Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph | click to enlarge
This photograph shows the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group’s flightline in the late 1960s. The then-201st Mobile Communications Squadron were still headquartered Battery Selfridge. The checkered painted mobile air traffic control facility is seen in the photograph.
In 1970, the 201 MCS moved into their new facility, currently occupied by the 154th Operations Group. Later in 1975, the 201 MCS transitioned into the 201st Combat Communications Group. The 201 CCG was deactivated in 2013.
Beginning October 1, 2020, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States.
REAL ID-compliant cards are generally marked with a star located in the upper portion of the card. If you’re not sure, contact your state driver’s license agency on how to obtain a REAL ID compliant card.
Army Sgt. Deyson K. Cariaga, 20, of Honolulu; assigned to the 229th Military Intelligence Company, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, Oahu, Kalaeloa, Hawaii; was killed July 5, 2005 when the Humvee in which he was riding struck a land mine in Hammadi, Iraq.
From the This Day in Aviation website
7 July 1985: The Strategic Air Command received the first operational Rockwell B-1B Lancer, serial number 83-0065, Star of Abilene, at Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas. It flew for 17 years, 7 months, 23 days before being retired 1 March 2003 and preserved at Dyess.
Two Air National Guard Wings flew the B-1B Lancer – 116th Bomb Wing, Robins AFB, Georgia, 1996–2002 and the 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell AFB, Kansas 1994–2002.
From the Wired Magazine website
More Americans are obtaining passports and going abroad than ever before—and thousands of different travel apps, websites, and services have proliferated to help them on their journeys. Many promise to make the experience of flying cheaper, easier, and less stressful. Want dinner delivered directly to your gate? There’s now an app for that, of course.
Some of these services are superfluous or really only benefit the most frequent travelers. But others are genuinely useful and can make getting to your next destination a less costly, more streamlined affair. And aside from application fees paid to the US government for things like TSA PreCheck and Global Entry (more on those later), many of the best travel apps and websites are don’t cost anything to use.
From the Everyday Health website
If you eat beef, chicken, or fish that has been broiled or grilled at high temperatures, you may be increasing the likelihood that you’ll develop high blood pressure, according to new research presented at the 2018 American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions, held in New Orleans.
Twenty years ago….
The February 1999 issue of the Kūkā‘ilimoku included articles about:
+ Wake Island – An Island of Honor
+ Personnel News
+ NCOAGA, Chapter 18 News
+ Y2K Won’t Stop Your Pay
Read more: February 1999 Kukailimoku
Special thanks to Gary Momohara for sending Retiree News copies of several old Kukulimoku newsletters. Gary was a Traditional Guardmember who served in the Comptroller section for many years before retiring.
Have you ever cleaned your bank cards? You might want to: One study found that 1 in 12 have fecal bacteria on them. pic.twitter.com/VZY3FHYMOy
— WebMD (@WebMD) July 1, 2019
A new Pennsylvania law, touted as the first of its kind in the U.S., gives education benefits to the families of Pennsylvania National Guard members.
Under the new program, signed into law July 1, Pennsylvania guard members who commit to an additional six years of service can receive 10 semesters of higher education benefits for their family members. The program is only good at state colleges in Pennsylvania.
Webmaster Comment: Considering many Hawaii Guardmembers receive GI Bill benefits, an eduction benefit for family members might be a great retention value.
Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph | click to enlarge
This undated photograph show two Hawaii Air National Guard F-4 Phantoms at the alert facility. One is painted in the standard gray paint scheme while the other has the camouflage scheme.
The new alert facility is under construction and is scheduled to be operational next year.
US Army Photograph
U.S. Army recruiters are offering bonuses worth up to $40,000 to new recruits who sign up for the infantry by Sept. 30 as part of an effort to reverse a shortage of grunts for fiscal 2019.
The drastic increase in bonus amounts for recruits in 11X, the infantry military occupational specialty, went into effect in mid-May, according to U.S. Army Recruiting Command officials, who said that the service still needs to fill about 3,300 infantry training seats by Sept. 30.
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