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C-17 Globemaster III crews from the Hawaii Air National Guard and 15th Wing are prepped for airlift operations at Ramstein Air Base, Germany during exercise Swift Response 19. The Globemasters flew with several C-130 airframes, from Canada, Italy, Spain and the U.S., during a joint forcible entry (JFE) training mission.
Pallets of heavy artillery and hundreds of paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade were airdropped into Boboc Drop Zone, Romania, after nightfall. The JFE training was conducted for Swift Response which is held to deter regional aggression and support a balanced approach to security and stability in the Black Sea region.
Many people are frightened of long-term care costs — for good reason.
Most people over 65 eventually will need help with daily living tasks, such as bathing, eating or dressing. Men will need assistance for an average of 2.2 years, while women will need it for 3.7 years, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Aging
Most people over 65 will eventually need some form of paid care. Here are some ways to plan ahead.
Trusts aren’t just for very wealthy or complicated estates. They could be helpful for many “average” folks, too.
It’s a well-documented fact that most people do no estate planning. Of those who do, the majority use a last will to pass their estate to a spouse or divide it among their children.
Most estate plans do not establish a trust. I suggest that if you can make a list of people you want to share in your assets at your death, your plan will benefit from a trust.
Here are the basics of trusts: what they do, and how they can be used.
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Hawaii Army National Guard Photograph
Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 171 Aviation Regiment, conduct Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) training at the Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa, Hawaii, June 13, 2019. The 1-171 Aviation Regiment, the “Voyagers,” recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan.
See more photographs by Sgt. Matthew A. Foster
Scam artists are more prevalent now than ever. In fact, Americans reported losing $1.5 billion to fraud in 2018, up 38% from 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And in today’s information age, when much of our financial life is managed through a computer, mobile phone or other electronic device, fraudsters have many tools at their disposal.
From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation website
Several bills have been introduced in the 116th Congress that would expand the role of public programs in health care. As more legislation is introduced, we will continue to update the side-by-side comparison tool. The bills range in scope from broad proposals to create a new national health insurance program for all residents to more incremental approaches that offer a public plan option in addition to current sources of coverage, private or public.
These bills are grouped into four general categories:
As the drive to institute “Medicare for All” moves forward in Congress, Retiree News will post articles about the topic. It will be an important issue during the upcoming presidential election. However, there is little information about how MFA will affect your TRICARE coverage.
From the Travel Channel website
Traveling around the world this year?
Make sure to try these iconic foods in their countries of origin.
Military Retirees, Annuitants and Former Spouses:
The June 2019 Retiree Newsletter is now available online. It contains important information about the refreshed, more mobile-friendly myPay, performing a pay account checkup, verifying SBP coverage on your RAS, and helpful tools on the R&A website. We also have a downloadable PDF version of the newsletter you can share with friends.
Thanks to delayed flights, restricted carry-on items and lost baggage, air travel can feel like a headache. And sometimes flying can lead to actual illnesses, too.
Luckily, these actions can help you stay healthy on long-distance flights:
In the 1960s through the early 1970s, the Hawaii Air National Guard had a HIANG Attendance Trophy. The trophy was presented to the unit with the best unit training assembly (UTA) attendance.
In 1969, the the-201st Mobile Communications Squadron won the trophy. The 201 MCS was Federally recognized a few years earlier and were then located in Battery Selfridge. The squadron moved to the new facility later that year. The facility currently houses the 154th Operations Group.
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In the photograph on the left, then-Lt Col Arthur Ishimoto is presenting the trophy to Lt Col Paul Mori, the squadron commander. Ishimoto was the communications-electronics officer at HQ Hawaii Air National Guard. He later became the Adjutant General. Mori remained the commander until the squadron became the 201st Combat Communications Group. He served in several command and staff positions until his retirement.
The photograph on the right show the trophy.
Does anyone know more about the trophy? The units who won the trophy over the years? Who has the trophy now?
From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website
Spring flowers are blooming, the summer travel season quickly approaches and Veterans are joining the 330-million yearly visitors enjoying U.S. National Parks.
Many Veterans, with a service connected disability rating, are entering Federal parks for free with the Lifetime National Parks Access Pass from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Good for entry into 400+ National Parks and over 2,000 recreation sites across the country, the Lifetime Access Pass is another way a grateful nation says thank you for the service and sacrifices of Veterans with disabilities.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for sharing this article with Retiree News.
From the Military Times website
A federal court for the first time will allow a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs to move ahead, a move that legal experts said opens the doors for a host of similar cases against the bureaucracy.
The decision, which could affect thousands of veterans, came late last week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Last August, the same court for the first time ruled that class-action lawsuits would be allowed against VA in “appropriate cases,” but no such claims met court standards until now.
Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph | click to enlarge
This undated photograph show the 199th Fighter Squadron’s F-4 Phantoms on the ramp at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station (as it was called back then).
From The New York Times website
Just as lightning can strike the same target more than once in a given storm, hip fractures can and do happen again to the same person. Yet, more often than not, people who fracture a hip do not get follow-up treatment that could prevent another fracture.
Studies have shown that after a hip fracture is repaired, patients often fall through the cracks, leaving them at risk of a recurrence. The surgeon’s job ends with fixing or, more likely, replacing the broken hip. It’s then up to the patient’s personal physician to recommend and prescribe measures to help prevent a second fracture.
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