From the Task and Purpose website
Times are tough at the Air Force’s command for nuclear bombers and missiles.
The colonel and chief master sergeant from a security forces group were fired after the unit lost a machine gun and grenades – there’s still a $5,000 reward for the grenades, in case you find them.
Another bunch of security forces airmen guarding nuclear missile silos in Wyoming was disciplined for dropping acid – ironically, the writer Hunter S. Thompson was an Air Force veteran.
And an airman is in custody, having been charged with murder in connection with the death of another airman in Guam.
Peter Ching, Jo Bautista and Jason Crane. – Patrick Delos Santos photo
Habitat for Humanity Leeward O‘ahu
Habitat for Humanity Leeward O‘ahu recently hosted an inaugural golf classic at Leilehua Golf Course.
Habitat for Humanity Leeward O’ahu (Leeward Habitat) is a local affiliate of a world- wide organization that builds houses with volunteer labor and sells those houses to very low-income families (those earning under 50% of the area median income). Since receiving its official nonprofit standing on September 1, 2005 the affiliate has built 14 Habitat homes; helping over 50 people into simple decent affordable housing and managing over 6,000 construction volunteers.
Peter Ching served his military career in the Hawaii Air National Guard. He was a weapons controller with the then 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron and was active with the Hawaii National Guard Association.
Do you or your family member expect to experience a Qualifying Life Event (QLE), including planning to move this summer? If so, you’ll need to update your information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). To remain eligible for TRICARE coverage, you must keep your information current in DEERS. DEERS is a computerized database of active duty and retired service members, their family members and others who are eligible for TRICARE. Proper and current DEERS registration is key to getting timely, effective TRICARE benefits.
It’s essential to update and verify your information in DEERS anytime you have a QLE. This is especially true during the summer moving season. After you arrive at a new duty station or location, update your information in DEERS. Your Social Security number (SSN) and the SSN of each of your covered family members must be included in DEERS for your TRICARE coverage to be accurate.
You have several options for updating and verifying DEERS information. You can make changes in person, by phone, online or by mail.
Add or Remove Family Members
* In person: Visit a local ID card office. Find an office near you at www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl.
Update Contact Information
* Phone: Call 1-800-538-9552 (TTY/TDD: 1-866-363-2883) or fax updates to 1-831-655-8317
* Online: Log into milConnect at https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil
* Mail: Mail updates to:
Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office
Attention: COA,
400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955-6771
Only sponsors can add a family member in DEERS. But family members age 18 and older may update their own contact information. Find more information about DEERS on the TRICARE website.
Common Qualifying Life Events (QLEs) for retirees include: getting married, getting divorced, children going to college, children becoming adults, becoming Medicare-eligible, death in family. Check the TRICARE website for other QLEs
From the U.S. News & World Report website
No doubt noise is a significant contributor to hearing loss, especially in our increasingly urbanized world. “If you’re in a Western developed country, there’s noise everywhere. You walk out on the street … in your home, it’s ubiquitous,” says Richard Salvi, founder and director of the University at Buffalo’s Center for Hearing and Deafness in Buffalo, New York. But the din of city life or exposure to everyday commotion and even booms or blasts on the job – from battlefields to factories (where noise is more regulated today) – aren’t the only causes of hearing loss. As it turns out, soundless risks – some common, others less so – can also quiet a person’s world.
From the Eater Las Vegas website
Yes, diners can blow $55 on a steak, shell out $100 on a seafood tower or dole out $250 on a tasting menu. That’s what Las Vegas is all about. But sometimes a cheap taco, an inexpensive piece of pizza, or comfort food like steak and eggs or a juicy burger and fries really hit the spot. Look no further than this list of 31 go-to places, where you can fill your belly year-round.
One of the other added benefits is that many of these places are open for 24 hours, so diners can eat cheaply no matter what time hunger strikes. Note, one of the keys to eating cheap at many resorts is a player’s card, so go ahead and enroll to land discounts on food all over Las Vegas.
From the Honolulu Star Advertiser website
George F. Lee photo. – click to enlarge
Leilani Estates continued to suffer the ravages of Pele on Friday near Pahoa, Hawaii. Army National Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer Kandee Almond stood atop a lava flow on Leilani Avenue.
She is one of the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard members deployed with Joint Task For (JTF) 5-0.
Keep an eye on your mailbox — we’re starting to mail new Medicare cards in your state or territory!
Remember, card mailing in your state or territory takes about a month.So you might get your new Medicare card at a different time than friends or neighbors in your area.
One tip: if you have a MyMedicare.gov account, you can sign in and see when your new card is expected to mail. Don’t have a MyMedicare.gov account yet? It’s easy to sign up — just visit MyMedicare.gov. It’s a free, secure way for you to access your personal Medicare-related information.
Wondering what’s new? The new cards are still paper, but they will look a little different. The biggest change is that your new card will have a new Medicare Number that’s unique to you, instead of your Social Security Number. This will help to protect your identity. Though you’ll have a new card, rest assured your Medicare coverage and benefits will stay the same.
Sincerely,”
The Medicare Team
Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page
As lava from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island continues to threaten and destroy the Puna Neighborhood of Leilani estates. Airmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wings Medical detachment 1 have been mobilized to insure the task force’s Soldiers and Airmen are safe and healthily.
Video by TSgt Andrew Jackson
The son of a Rear Admiral and a descendent of Robert E. Lee, Robert Duvall was in a position to achieve great things from the day he was born. He was a self-described Navy brat, and moved whenever his father received a new posting. Despite the lack of stability, his early life was relatively peaceful.
After graduating Principia College in 1953, Duvall decided to follow a path similar to his father’s and enlisted in the U.S. Army. During his time in the Army, Duval leveraged his passion and took up acting. While stationed at Camp Gordon, he acted in plays such as “Room Service.” Later, due to his having served during the years of the Korean War, the media would often misunderstand his participation during the fighting. He left the military after two years of service at the rank of Private First Class.
From the Honolulu Magazine website
We’ve all got them—the books we pull off the shelf and hand to a curious child, a first-time visitor and that friend who couldn’t be bothered, but suddenly is. They’re Hawai‘i nei’s early texts, histories, novels, pidgin classics, poems and plantation stories.
Repositories of basic and arcane knowledge, books are where bodies and cultures and adventures are buried, only to be exhumed each generation—if lucky readers know where to look. That’s why HONOLULU decided to create this list. It occurred to us that if we could pool our favorite and most influential titles, we’d be doing a favor to readers of the future.
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan has directed that a task force be formed by July 1 to develop a business case for consolidating the military’s three separate exchange services, and the Defense Commissary Agency, into a single resale enterprise to oversee and streamline all on-base store operations.
On September 9, 2000, the 154th Wing hosted a Change of Command Ceremony. Colonel Albert “Putt” Richards took command of the wing from Brig Gen Michael “Boss” Tice.
General Tice went on to serve as the Reserve Component Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). He was promoted to major general and retired in 2003 after completing his active duty tour.
We believe he was the first of many Hawaii Air National Guard generals to serve tours at USPACOM.
Colonel Richards was promoted to brigadier general during his tenure as the wing commander. In 2003, he became the USPACOM Reserve Component Assistant as Maj Gen Tice retired. He was also promoted to major general and retired in 2006.
You might want to take the time to ready this article – it affects your privacy on the web.
You’re announcing what? With subject lines like “Announcing updates to our privacy policy,” a surge in privacy notices flooded inboxes last week as many tech companies scrambled to update their terms and conditions before the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect on May 25. The new European Union data privacy law, which passed in 2016, compels firms that gather user data to allow those users to see, as well as opt to delete, the information that’s been collected — or face fines of up to $23.5 million, or 4 percent of a company’s revenue. It’s called “privacy by default,” and the way European officials see things, it’s a basic human right.
From the Everyday Health website
Your heart relies on electrical impulses to keep it beating at a steady pace. Problems with this electrical system can cause abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. The defective impulses may cause the heart to beat too slowly or too fast, or to beat in a disorganized and chaotic manner. Some of these different types of arrhythmias can be incredibly dangerous if not properly treated, while others may be annoying but are not life-threatening.
