A recent Retiree News post reported retired Hawaii Army National Guard general Suzanne Vares-Lum becoming the president of the East-West Center.
East-West Center President: Suzanne Vares-Lum
Another Hawaii Guard general, Kenji Sumida, served earlier as the East-West Center President from 1995 through 1997. He started at the EWC in 1989 as the Director Administration, later Vice-President of Administration.
Sumida joined the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1957 after serving three years on active duty. Over the years, he served as a pilot and in several leadership positions. Brig. Gen. Sumida retired in 1981 as Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the February 1997 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Hawaii National Guard to Lead Na Koa Watch
* 154th Logistics Group on the World-Wide Web
* Promotions: including Ronnie Miraflor
* Hawaii National Guard Association annual meeting
* History Notes
The 45 men that have held the office of president have simultaneously been commander-in-chief of the United States’ Armed Forces. Some presidents ascended to this position with little to no experience in military affairs. However, about two-thirds of U.S. presidents are veterans of the U.S. military, shaping their rise to the nation’s highest executive office.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution states that the president is “Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States.”
This title and explanation now extends to all branches of the U.S. military. The tremendous amount of authority thereby allows presidents to control and deploy military personnel, launch military operations and participate in forming military policy.
Even though military service is not a prerequisite to becoming president, members of the military develop significant leadership expertise during the time they train and serve. Besides learning tactical skills, they learn how to work as part of a team and experience the importance of self-sacrifice. Military service helps teach service members how to perform under tremendous pressure and flexibility in any situation that comes their way.
From militia leaders, to colonels, to generals and more, here are 31 presidents that served in the military before they rose to lead it as commander-in-chief.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the February 2011 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Winter Wingman Day 2011
* Command Chief Willie Rafael comments
* 109th AOG / 613 AOC ACCE Team 2010
This 1954 photograph show the 298th Regimental Combat Team Headquarters at Fort Ruger, Hawaii. Facilities were later demolished the 298th relocated.
The National Guard magazine is the official publication of the National Guard Association of the Untied States. These monthly publications cover topics of interest to National Guard members, retirees and their families.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
If you’re being treated with medication for hypertension, or being followed for borderline high blood pressure, it’s imperative to keep track of trends in your blood pressure. Your doctors need to know this information when deciding whether or not to start you on medication to reduce your blood pressure, or if you’re already on medication, to see whether it’s working or if the dose needs adjustment.
From the Frolic Hawaii website
Times like this, when we survey the island’s food scene like a crystal ball and see bright pops of newly opened eateries and the promise of future ones to come, we really love our job. We see we can never get enough sushi or doughnuts, we’re always ready for a new pub, and we’re ravenous for soup dumplings. We’ll watch visionaries in cider and sake bring their ideas to life while another opens an izakaya at the edge of Kalihi. And by the end of the year, we hope, O‘ahu will have its first Lebanese restaurant. Here’s a snapshot of what to anticipate.
With annual Amazon Prime membership rates rising by 17% in 2022, it’s even more important to think past free shipping, that initial lure for many of us to join the bargain-shopping online retailer Amazon.com. That game-changing cornerstone was the very roots of Amazon Prime and its massive success beginning in the early 2000s.
Since then, we’ve found other perks, some hidden, of Amazon Prime membership offered to 200 million or so Prime subscribers worldwide who for the past four years have been paying $119 a year for membership, or $12.99 a month.
But with recent news that Amazon is raising its annual Prime membership by 17% to $139 in the coming weeks — for members who pay monthly, the soon-to-be $14.99 a month means $180 a year — you may be taking a hard look at the perks of membership. That journey may surprise you with some of today’s best Amazon Prime benefits — besides free two-day shipping (and that’s quickly becoming one-day, same day and in some locations, one-hour shipping).
Take a look at 40 of these perks that surround the free shipping of Amazon Prime.
We’ve all seen QR codes before: those little square barcodes, typically black and white, that you find just about everywhere nowadays. But what are they?
Originally, QR codes were just labels for physical items. In the 1990s, the Japanese auto industry started using them to keep track of vehicles and components during the manufacturing process. But because QR codes are machine-readable and can store a lot of information, they were later adopted as a way to send data to a smartphone.
The type of data contained in a QR code can vary, but typically it’s just going to be a link to a website. On iOS, your Camera app will automatically detect QR codes. When you point your iPhone’s camera at one, you’re shown an option to open the linked URL in the default web browser.
More than anything else, that’s what you need to remember about QR codes: They’re usually nothing more than simple web links. And as we’ll see, this has serious implications for cybersecurity.
(If you’re curious about what all of the different squares in a QR code actually mean, this video does a great job of explaining it)
Putting aside money for emergencies, like replacing a roof or a major car repair, is one of the age-old mantras of personal finance.
But today there’s one major potential expense that, until relatively recently, few working people rarely thought about: Paying for out-of-pocket medical costs.
Why? Because until the past decade or so, most employer health care plans covered the majority of employees’ medical costs.
Not anymore.
The spiraling cost of health care has resulted in many employers shifting more of these expenses to employees. Monthly premiums for traditional health care plans that used to be fairly reasonable now may cost $600 per month or more. And most of these plans have annual deductibles — money you must pay out of pocket for medical expenses before the plan takes over most of the costs.
The Daniel K. Inouye Fighter Squadron Operations Facility & Aircarft Maintenance Facility was dedicated on August, 20, 1914. The hanger/maintenance facility was another milestone in the conversion upgrade to the F-22 Raptor.
Among the Hawai‘i Air National Guard members and retirees attending were Reginald “Reggie” Chun and Randall “Randy” Lum. Both Reggie and Randy were long time technicians in the Munitions branch.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
The perks of aging. Once you turn 50, and especially after age 65, you can qualify for extra tax breaks. Older people get a bigger standard deduction, and they can earn more before they have to file a tax return at all. Workers over 50 can also defer or avoid taxes on more money using retirement and health savings accounts. Here are some ways to save money on taxes as you age.
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