From the This Day in Aviation website
9 July 1962: At 09:00:09 UTC, the United States detonated a thermonuclear warhead over the Pacific Ocean. This was part of the Operation Dominic-Fishbowl test series at Johnston Island, and was designated Starfish Prime.
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From the Distiller website
Man has always been drawn to the ocean with the desire to explore what is beyond the horizon. As sea voyages lengthened in distance and time, one of the challenges a ship’s quartermaster faced was storage and preservation of supplies. Beer went bad, water grew algae, and brandy wasn’t always easy to come by. What was to be done?
From the LifeLock website
If you lose your Social Security card, here’s the best way to replace it: Quickly.
Bradley Shaw got it right. The Dallas-based digital consultant had his wallet stolen. The wallet contained his Social Security card, driver’s license and credit cards, putting him at a heightened risk of identity theft. Shaw swung into action.
Military Retirees, Annuitants and Former Spouses –
The July 2017 Retiree Newsletter is ready for your review. It contains important information about when your 1099R will become available, best ways to get or replace your 1099R, benefits of going electronic, and the 2017 cost of living adjustment.
To access the newsletter, please copy and paste the link below to your internet browser. You will find a list of topics in the newsletter with a brief description of each article. After copying and pasting the link to your internet browser, click on the link for the article you want to read, and the full text will appear.
http://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/newsevents/newsletter.html
If you would like to contact us, please visit AskDFAS. There you will find a list of Frequently Asked Questions organized by category as well as an option to submit a personalized question.
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Retired Pay
Young’s Fish Market offers a 10% discount on Mondays to customers who present a military ID. There are signs at the takeout and call in counters. You must ask for this discount before they ring up your sale.
Additionally, Young’s offers a 10% Senior Citizen (age 60 and up) discount on Tuesdays.
A company description of their website:
Since 1951, we’ve been serving some of the Island’s most delicious local foods. From our famous laulau & kalua pork plate lunches to poke & other favorites, we have everything to satisfy any Hawaiian food craving.
Mahalo to Young’s Fish Market for supporting our military and senior citizens
From the U.S. News & World Report website
For some seniors, reverse mortgages represent a financial lifeline. They are a way to tap into home equity and pay the bills when meager savings won’t do the job. Others view this financial product with suspicion and point to stories of seniors losing their homes because of the fine print in the paperwork.
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m the Wired Magazine website
NIR BARZILAI HAS a plan. It’s a really big plan that might one day change medicine and health care as we know it. Its promise: extending our years of healthy, disease-free living by decades.
And Barzilai knows about the science of aging. He is, after all, the director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. And, as such, he usually talks about his plan with the caution of a seasoned researcher. Usually. Truth is, Barzilai is known among his colleagues for his excitability—one author says he could pass as the older brother of Austin Powers—and sometimes he can’t help himself. Like the time he referred to his plan—which, among other things, would demonstrate that human aging can be slowed with a cheap pill—as “history-making.”
When a retiree passes away, the surviving spouse, or children are often unsure about what they should do regarding the military retiree’s pay and benefits.
One the maroon bar above, there are several topics with dropdown menus. Under “Bereavement” is a post called “When a Retiree Passes”. Retiree News just updated the post, especially the contact information.
Additionally, in the “Military Funeral Honors” is a link to the Office of the Secretary Defense website which outlines all the different protocols dealing with military honors. While there are many opinions about what a retiree is entitled to when he/she passes, this is the Department of Defense’s source of the law, policies and procedures.
The “Lost Insurance Polices” post remains current, but will be expanded soon with additional information.
The “Understanding the Responsibilities of an Executor” remains current.
From the Military Times website
As the summer travel season continues
No matter how long or well-planned the trip, Washington’s cultural and historical offerings are too vast to cover in a single getaway. As one Facebook commenter noted when we asked readers for their D.C. travel tips, “However long you think you need for your trip, add two days.”
Rather than an exhaustive list of memorials, maps to the museums or guides to guided tours, here are a dozen smaller items to keep in mind whether you’re in town for a day, planning a family vacation or settling in for a Pentagon assignment.
As always, a word about military discounts: Many hotels, attractions and restaurants in D.C. offer them, but always check before you arrive to see if the online price is still in effect, confirm eligibility rules and determine what identification you’ll need to claim the deal. However, unlike other cities, most of the prime tourist attractions are free of charge, so discounts may not be a driver as you plan your stay.
From the everyday Health website
Hawaii has diabetes epidemic. One of the findings from a recent 16-year study is that Hawaii has the highest rate of diabetes in the country.
Approximately 154,365 people in Hawaii, or 13.1% of the adult population, have diabetes. Of these, an estimated 46,000 have diabetes but don’t know it, greatly increasing their health risk.
In addition, 442,000 people in Hawaii, 41.5% of the adult population, have pre-diabetes with blood glucose levels higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Every year an estimated 8,000 people in Hawaii are diagnosed with diabetes.
The A1C is a blood test that identifies diabetes and pre-diabetes. Additionally, doctors use the A1C test to see how well your diabetes management plan is working.
Here’s how to reach a healthy A1C number and avoid diabetes complications.
The current Dalai Lama is the14th of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. His Holiness was born on July 6, 1935 (age 82 years), in Taktser, China, but currently resides in McLeod Ganj, India.
From the Military.com website
After obtaining a degree in sociology from Colorado State University, John Amos attempted a career in football, but was eventually encouraged to pursue writing and acting. In 1970, Amos landed his most well-remembered role as Gordy Howard and James Evans, Sr. in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Good Times” respectively.
Amos was a member of the 50th Armored Division of the New Jersey National Guard, and also became an Honorary Master Chief of the U.S. Coast Guard.
From the everyday Health website
You don’t have a time machine, but you do have the ability to calculate your 10-year heart disease risk. Decades of research have shown how heart disease risk factors such as high cholesterol and lifestyle choices like smoking cigarettes add up.
It was a fight for our freedom, against a sovereign King.
Americans fought, and sacrificed most everything.
It was the principle: to live by our own morals and laws.
Until victory over the British, Americans would not pause.
To defend America’s independence – we were prepared.
And on this day in 1776, Thomas Jefferson officially declared:
Americans deserve to observe their own customs and rights!
And for this sake, our forefathers were willing to fight!
More than eight years of war before we’d officially win,
And we still use this day to celebrate this country we live in.
Even if you’re an American celebrating from abroad,
You are part of a tradition, a history, and a country we applaud.
So, cheers! Here’s to land of the free, the home of the brave!
We thank our ancestors and first Americans who were able to pave
Their way to a country run by its people, not a ruler.
Happy birthday to a nation that couldn’t be cooler!
This was taken from an American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMA) email.
