Retiree News has posted several articles about the history of the I.G. Brown Air National Guard Professional Military Education Center. From it’s start in the 1960s, there has been continuous improvement to McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base. Long gone are the two story World War II barracks and other wooden facilities.
Many Hawaii Air National Guard members attended Airman Leadership School, the NCO Academy and the Academy of Military Science at the PMEC over the years. The Air National Guard has added many other short courses at the facility.
Recently, the new athletic field was dedicated, a facility that will be used by the PMEC and the host unit, the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard. On their website, the PMEC posted a photograph of the base today.
As a reference point, the tree in the upper right hand corner is the front gate area. The white building with orange trim is the club facility.
The Air National Guard spent a lot of time and money on the PMEC since its beginning in the 1960s.
From the Kaiser Health News website
Imagine your doctor telling you have Alzheimer’s disease or some other type of dementia. Then, imagine being told, “I’m sorry, there’s nothing we can do. You might want to start getting your affairs in order.”
Time and again, people newly diagnosed with these conditions describe feeling subsequently overcome by hopelessness.
In their new book, “Better Living With Dementia,” Laura Gitlin and Nancy Hodgson — two of the nation’s leading experts on care for people with cognitive impairment — argue forcefully that it’s time for this “cycle of despair” to be broken.
From the What is My IP Address website
Personal computer hacks have become so common that almost everyone has to deal with it at least once in their lives. And it’s not just simple pranks that amateur hackers used to pull in the early days of mainstream computer adoption.
Today, cyberattacks are sophisticated, well-orchestrated and capable of posing severe threats to the personal data of Internet users.
Media headlines quite often raise the alarm about large-scale cyberattacks directed towards enterprises and government institutions. They seem somewhat distant to you — a regular computer owner who uses it for personal needs.
You might wonder why should anyone be keen to hack your system?
There is a reason.
At these times when data is gold, anyone can be at risk of their computer getting breached. With computer hacks being closer than you might think, it is essential to be prepared.
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The photograph above shows the 22nd Avenue facility just before it’s official opening in the early 1960s. It was the home of many Hawaii Army National Guard units including the 29th Infantry Brigade.
After the migration of HIARNG units to Kalaeloa in the early 2000s, the facility was turned over to the Department of Education.
Retired HIARNG members probably have many stories associated with this facility.
Special thanks to Stephen Lum for sharing this photograph.
Last February, shortly after Peter O’Rourke became chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs, he received an email from Bruce Moskowitz with his input on a new mental health initiative for the VA. “Received,” O’Rourke replied. “I will begin a project plan and develop a timeline for action.”
O’Rourke treated the email as an order, but Moskowitz is not his boss. In fact, he is not even a government official. Moskowitz is a Palm Beach doctor who helps wealthy people obtain high-service “concierge” medical care.
More to the point, he is one-third of an informal council that is exerting sweeping influence on the VA from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Florida. The troika is led by Ike Perlmutter, the reclusive chairman of Marvel Entertainment, who is a longtime acquaintance of President Trump’s. The third member is a lawyer named Marc Sherman. None of them has ever served in the U.S. military or government.
Commissary officials said a program designed to mimic off-base grocery specials has sparked an uptick in U.S. sales.
The Your Everyday Savings (YES) program, which started in June, reduced prices on about 500 grocery items in an effort to bring them closer to off-base “loss leader” grocery specials, officials said.
From the Eater Las Vegas website
Whether it’s authentic cuisine, an American take on classic dishes or a unique fusion version, there’s no shortage of Korean restaurants in Las Vegas. Korean food is most commonly found in Las Vegas’ Chinatown neighborhood, an understated culinary destination in the shadow of the Strip that features a dizzying array of Asian restaurants, but plenty of other options exist all over the city for those looking to satisfy a craving.
From bibimbap to bulgogi, here’s where to find Korean food in Las Vegas.
Some 4,000 workers lined up for a slice of cake in the desert heat at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on June 14, celebrating the 75th birthday of the founding of their organization, Lockheed Martin’s “Skunk Works” advanced development unit. Their numbers are about 33 percent higher than just a few years ago. The secret projects business is booming.
Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin‘s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, including the U-2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which are used in the air forces of several countries.
Do you have TRICARE? Do you also have other health insurance such as an employer-sponsored plan, medicare, or VA coverage?
Things can be confusing when you have multiple types of health insurance. Let’s look at how exactly things work in that situation.
Other health insurance is just what it sounds like – insurance you have in addition to TRICARE. It may be employer sponsored insurance or government insurance, like medicare or medicaid.
VA healthcare can also be considered other health insurance, depending on what you are being treated for.
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From the National Interest website
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First operational in 2005, the F-22 is a multi-role fighter designed with stealth technology to evade enemy radar detection and speeds able to reach Mach 2 with what is called “super-cruise” capability. Supercruise is the ability to cruise at supersonic airspeeds such as 1.5 Mach without needing afterburner, a capability attributed to the engine thrust and aerodynamic configuration of the F-22.
The Air Force F-22 has been refining it dog-fighting skills, assessing technical upgrades and testing air to air combat tactics during a recent Red Flag exercise in Nevada – designed to improve attack maneuvers and solidify emerging communications technologies and sensors, service officials said.
From the Kiplinger Magazine website
In an ideal world, you buy life insurance when your kids are young or you’ve purchased your first home, and you need the coverage only for about 20 years. By the time your policy nears the end of its term, your kids are on their own, your house is mostly paid off, and you’ve accumulated enough money in retirement savings for your spouse to pay the bills if anything happened to you.
But these days, many people in their fifties are still supporting grown kids who graduated with student-loan debt, or they’ve refinanced their mortgage and locked in a new 30-year term. They may have been divorced and are now supporting a new set of kids. Or they still haven’t saved enough to retire comfortably. Their coverage is about to end, but they still need the security that term insurance provides.
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This photograph show four old friends from fighter maintenance. Left to right are Clifford Ono, Kyle Kamikawa, Franklin Ho, and Raymond Sato. Asked about the date of the photograph, Cliff Ono said, “It would have to be before 1986 because we still have the F-4 AFCS (advanced flight control system) bench.”
Cliff served in the Marine Corps before enlisting in the Hawaii Air National Guard. He served as a technician and retired as a chief master sergeant after a long career.
Kyle served his entire career in the Air Guard and retired a master sergeant. He later worked on the maintenance team for the Pearlridge Mall monorail system. This team included other retired HIANG members. He is now enjoying his retirements.
Franklin served in the fighter area and later moved to the heavies. He retired as a senior master sergeant.
Raymond was among many Hawaii Army National Guard technicians that transferred to the HIANG in the late 1960s after the Nike Hercules mission ended. He served in the avionics area for the rest of his career and retired as a master sergeant.
Thanks to Cliff and Kyle for providing the information for this photograph.
From the Everyday Health website
If you’re at risk for or have been diagnosed with diverticulitis, your doctor has likely recommended antibiotics and over-the-counter medication as first-line treatments. Or, if your diverticulitis has progressed, you may need surgery.
But when it comes to helping ward off or treat diverticulitis, what you put into your body during breakfast, lunch, and dinner also matters.
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