HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ― The sergeant major of the Army and several enlisted models have been showcasing the new Army Greens Uniform at public events over the past year, but the officer version has kept a much lower profile.
Gen. Robert Brown, the commander of U.S. Army Pacific, debuted his set Tuesday at AUSA’s Global Force Symposium, telling Army Times that several senior leaders have been fitted for their new service uniforms, and should be showing them off soon.
Retiree News comment: the Army is executing a well planned public relations strategy introducing this new uniform.
Barring breakthroughs in treatment, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is projected to more than double by 2050, rising to 13.8 million Americans age 65 or older from 5.8 million today. That’s according to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association released Tuesday.
Here’s a closer look at why medical experts are expecting a spike in Alzheimer’s, what we know about associated health costs and what’s next for research and treatment.
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A golf tournament was held on June 6, 2009 as part of Maj Gen Peter “Skipper” Pawling‘s retirement events. The Malama Bay Golf Course on Hickam was the site of the tournament.
In this photograph are (L-R): Alvin Satogata, Richard Hastings, and Randall Tom.
Alvin was the commander of the 154th Civil Engineering Squadron. After his military and technician retirement, he worked for several years for the State of Hawaii before retiring again.
Dick served as the commander of the 154th Mission Support Group. After his military and technician retirement, he worked for a financial services company before finally retiring.
Randy served as the commander of the 154th Mission Support Flight. He later became the personnel officer at the Human Resources Office (HRO) at Fort Ruger. After his retirement, he began volunteering with the Knights of Columbus.
From the NGAUS Washington Report
The Pentagon’s plans for a Space Force will include about 15,000 personnel drawn mostly from other services, including the National Guard, according to a legislative proposal released last week.
Defense Department leaders are asking Congress to phase in the new service over three years, beginning with a 200-person headquarters that would be formed in 2020.
Congress will take up the matter once the proposal formally arrives on Capitol Hill. The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would be its first chance to rule on the issue.
Air Force space personnel would be the first to transition to the Space Force, officials said, with Army and Navy personnel following in 2022.
Taking low-dose aspirin as a preventative for heart attack or stroke is no longer recommended for adults age 70 or over, according to guidelines released Sunday.
The recommendations, issued jointly by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, are a reversal of previous guidance that endorsed taking a baby aspirin daily to prevent cardiovascular problems in adults over age 50. The two groups agreed that for older adults with low risk — no prior history of heart attack or stroke — the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding outweighs any heart benefit.
The Hawaii Air National Guard Public Affairs Team won four 2019 National Guard Bureau Public Affairs Media
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Have you ever read a friend’s obituary and had any of these reactions?: You cannot reconcile the person described with what was written about him or her; the events summarized did not constitute what your loved one considered important in life and instead of capturing the essence of the deceased’s colorful personality, it painted a beige picture with tired platitudes that the departed would have loathed.
Or have you ever been charged with writing an obituary for someone and realized with rising panic that you have absolutely no idea where he went to school, when he lived in certain cities or what he would consider important to include? Imagine doing this under deadline and the stress of mourning.
Dear Retiree News:
University of Hawaii Elder Law Program (UHELP) and the Elder Law-Veterans Focus Clinic are sponsoring a seminar on Tuesday April 2nd in the law school library, which I think will be of interest to you and other veterans since there has been some recent significant court activity that can affect veterans. You were kind to post information about last year’s seminars and we had a nice number attend.
As to the program–We will have refreshments at 1530 followed by a presentation by Judge Coral Pietsch at 1600 on “Recent Decisions and Trends at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” and a question and answer period from 1700 until 1730. Attached is the flyer. So that we may let the law library know the attendance, we request that individuals please reply to 956-6544 or UHELP.edu@gmail.com by April 1st if they are coming.
We look forward to seeing you and other National Guard retirees, members and friends in the law library on April 2nd!
Mahalo and Aloha,
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Special Thanks to Michael Guerrero for sending this photograph to Retiree News. His grandfather Howard Guerrero served in the Hawaii Air National Guard.
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These Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen, members of the Royal Guard were in Washington, D.C. for President Lyndon Johnson’s inauguration. The Royal Guard marked in the Presidential inauguration parade on January 20, 1965.
In the photograph are:
Standing (L-R): Theodore Hussey (Supply), Loui McCabe (150 ACWS), Herbert Panoke (Security Police), Samuel Saffery (Flightline), Howard Guerrero, Sr. (Ground Comm), Leslie Ing (Sheetmetal), George Ah Chong (Engine), Gordon Lum (MG10 (radar)), Harry Awana (Maintenance Control), Senator Hiram Fong, Randall Lum (Weapons)
Kneeling: Larry Keahi (Sheetmetal), Paul Kealoha (Flightline), Calvin Mann (Admin), Richard Puaa (Flightline), Sonny Lee (AGE)
The current Royal Guard were created in 1962, a unit is made up of Hawaii Air National Guardsmen, who are either full Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry. The Royal Guard is ceremonial unit only and serves the Governor, for official State functions and other public functions, and descendants of the Hawaiian royalty for ceremonial functions.
An earlier Retiree News post on the road Guard at 50 years
Thanks for Randall Lum and Billy Chang who helped identify the airmen in the photograph.
If you’re planning a trip this spring, remember that TRICARE travels with you. Whether traveling stateside or overseas, make sure you know what to do in case you or your loved ones become sick or injured on vacation. Learn the rules for getting care and costs associated with your TRICARE health plan, so you can make informed decisions while traveling.
From the Everyday Health website
High triglycerides, along with high total cholesterol levels, increase the likelihood that you will develop heart disease. If you have other risk factors, such as a family history of heart disease, or high blood pressure, your overall risk is even higher.
Lowering triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol starts with making diet and lifestyle improvements, if needed. Lifestyle changes can include quitting smoking if you’re a smoker, increasing your physical activity, if you’re inactive, and losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight. Diet changes may include limiting saturated fats (like butter, lard, and other animal fats), substituting heart-healthy plant fats (like olive oil), and adding healthier calories from vegetables, fruits, and foods rich in cholesterol-lowering fiber.
Depending on whether these strategies will work for you, supplements or medications may also need to be part of your treatment plan.
From the Conde Nast Traveler website
From the Travel Manitoba website
How often do you think about color on a daily basis? Do you pay attention to it at work? On your commute? In your kid’s room? It can be easy to overlook, but according to science, we may be more attentive to color when we visit somewhere new. It gives us a sharper eye on safari, or leaves us feeling calmer by those Santorini blues. All the more reason to travel, we say.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
One of the most important retirement decisions you will make is when to apply for Social Security. Several retirement calculators have been developed to help you determine the optimal retirement age to start Social Security payments. But these calculators often produce varying results for the same scenario due to slightly different underlying assumptions.
For example, a55-year-old woman with a $40,000 salary who plans to sign up for Social Security at her full retirement age of 67 would receive benefit estimates ranging from $1,141 using Bankrate’s calculator to $1,512 with AARP’s calculator, according to an analysis of six Social Security calculators by the Social Security Administration.
When I was asked to contribute to an international survey on “What is most important for well-being in later life?” my first response was: Oh, I can easily come up with an answer to that question.
A few seconds after I said yes, I realized that I shouldn’t come up with what matters most to me for a good life in my third age (the healthy years after work, but before fragility and disease set in). I should offer what I think are most important to all people after age 60 in retirement.
In pursuit of a flexible common denominator, I came up with four steps.
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