From the Everyday Health website
Anemia is a blood condition in which the levels of hemoglobin (an essential protein that carries oxygen to your tissues and organs) are lower than normal.
Anemia usually occurs when you don’t have enough red blood cells — the cells that transport hemoglobin throughout your body.
In other instances, the red blood themselves may simply contain too little hemoglobin.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
Bob Dole saluted a fellow World War II veteran Tuesday under the Capitol dome as he rose to honor George H.W. Bush.
Dole, the 95-year-old former Senate majority leader, relied on an aide to help him stand on the floor of the Capitol rotunda before offering his gesture beside the casket of Bush, his onetime rival in the 1988 Republican presidential primary.
Bush’s spokesman, Jim McGrath, described the salute as “a last, powerful gesture of respect from one member of the Greatest Generation, @SenatorDole, to another.”
The United States of America will observe a national day of mourning today, honoring the 41st president, George H.W. Bush.
In viewing television and electronic media coverage you quickly learn that George H.W. Bush lived a life of public service, as a fighter pilot, serving in Congress and becoming the President of the United States.
Thank you for your service
Hawaii National Guard photograph | click to enlarge
Governor Ige’s Inauguration – the Hawaii National Guard was well represented from the Royal Guard and the 1-487th Field Artillery to the senior leadership in attendance.
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Photos by TSgt Andrew Jackson
Only 22 1/3 hours! Flight times are much faster now to Hawai‘i. pic.twitter.com/KnNQjAMjBv
— Hawaii Aviation (@HawaiiAviation) November 10, 2018
The Douglas DC-7 is a transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. It was the last major piston engine-powered transport made by Douglas, being developed shortly after the earliest jet airliner—the de Havilland Comet—entered service and only a few years before the jet-powered Douglas DC-8 first flew. (Wikipedia)
The Hawaii Air National Guard flew a Douglas C-54 Skymaster for many years. The Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner, the Douglas DC-4. The Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War.
Did you know that as a service member or DOD civilian you are automatically enrolled in the TSA Precheck program?
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reminding all service members and DOD civilians that they are eligible to use the TSA Precheck program and skip some of the hassle when going through airport security.
Unfortunately, this program is not available for veterans, military retirees, or family members. However, you may be eligible for a free or discounted membership through other means, my flagship credit card at a large credit union gave me a free TSA Precheck membership.
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This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of Hawaii Army and Air National Guard personnel. Many Guard retirees attended the ceremony.
In the photograph are Leonard Tam and Stanley Heu. Both served in the maintenance complex for many years before their retirement
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Keep your 10 percent.
Distributions from individual retirement accounts before age 59 1/2 typically trigger a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty. However, the IRA withdrawal rules contain several exceptions to the penalty if you meet certain circumstances or spend the money on specific purchases.
From The New York Times website
It’s a rare person in America who doesn’t know of someone with Alzheimer’s disease. The most common type of dementia, it afflicts about 44 million people worldwide, including 5.5 million in the United States.
Experts predict those numbers could triple by 2050 as the older population increases. So why is there still no effective treatment for it, and no proven way to prevent or delay its effects?
Hawaii Army National Guard photograph | click to enlarge
This photograph shows (L-R) then-CPT Anson Kimura, then-1LT Mark Inouye, then-LTC James Carpenter, Commander of the 1st Battalion – 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA), and then-BG Eugene Imai, Assistant Adjutant General, Army/Deputy Commander, State Area Command.
1LT Inouye is providing a mission briefing LTC Carpenter and BG Imai.
Special thanks to Bob Inouye for submitting this photograph and comments to Retiree News.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Health insurance is mandatory under the Affordable Care Act, but not everyone has a job that offers health care benefits. Those who are not eligible for employer-based insurance or who don’t earn enough to buy an individual policy may be able to find coverage through one of two government programs: Medicare and Medicaid.
Each program targets different populations and offers unique perks for beneficiaries. While there are many differences between Medicare and Medicaid, what the programs do share is a reputation for being complex.
“I understand why people get confused,” says Fran Soistman, executive vice president and head of government services for the health insurer Aetna. The programs have been expanded and enhanced throughout the years and while those changes were all made with good intentions, they have created a long list of regulations that can be difficult for consumers to understand, Soistman says.
From the Everyday Health website
Everyone needs to eat carbohydrates, but that doesn’t mean you’re free to load up on cakes and cookies to get your recommended daily servings. Learn about the carbs that belong on your plate and the carbs you want to skip.
Carbohydrates are an essential part of a healthy diet, yet it’s important to know that not all of them are created equal. So how do you tell the difference between “good carbs” and “bad carbs?” The answer is both simple — and complex.
As a full time beach lifeguard at #MarineCorpsBaseHawaii & medical first-responder @HiAirGuard, this #Airman‘s lifesaving skills can be called upon at any time. @AirNatlGuard https://t.co/ZtYRPENVgC pic.twitter.com/GWiip0b4oN
— U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) November 29, 2018
From the Air Force Times website
The former head of the Vermont Air National Guard, Col. Thomas Jackman, was quickly removed from command in early 2015 after taking an F-16 to visit his girlfriend in Washington, D.C., according to a report on the local website VTDigger.org.
Jackman allegedly exchanged flirtatious emails for weeks with an unidentified female Army colonel who worked at the Pentagon, the report said, and he set up a rendezvous with her under the guise of a work trip in January 2015. He used his authority as commander of the 158th Fighter Wing to take an F-16 to a base near the Pentagon, possibly Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, as a fierce snowstorm bore down on Burlington, Vermont, and indeed the entire East Coast, that almost scuttled his trip.
Related: Vermont Governor announces the Adjutant General’s leaving
Ford Island, Pearl Harbour 10 November 1941. USS Lexington at bottom, battleships at top left, aircraft parked at top right. pic.twitter.com/iUPrM4IvVe
— Ron Eisele (@ron_eisele) November 10, 2018
