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From the Ozy Magazine website
I had just gotten a massive fish-filled poké bowl from Makai Sushi inside a local supermarket in Poipu, on the Hawaiian island Kauai. I thought my day couldn’t get any better, even by Hawaiian standards. But then I saw the shave ice stand. My mouth started watering. The roadside signs advertising Technicolor shave ice had in fact taunted me for days. Was this the moment of reckoning?
From the Wired Magazine website
FIERY. FIERCE. SINUS-CLEARING. Anyone who’s stood within wafting distance of a marathon knows the smell: Tiger Balm. The classic pain-relieving ointment can be traced to a Chinese herbalist who began selling it in the 1870s; subsequently commercialized by his sons, it’s been sold around the world ever since.
12 March 1967: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri, delivered the 2,000th F-4 Phantom II to the United States Air Force. F-4D-30-MC, c/n 2062, serial number 66-7533, was assigned to the 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Save the Date: The State Department of Defense has scheduled the annual DOD Retirement and Service Awards Luncheon for Friday, April 7, 2017.
The luncheon celebrates the retirement of both State and Federal employees of the department. State and Federal service awards are presented to those who have 10. 20, or 30 years service.
Date: Friday April 7, 2017
Time 1100-1330
Venue: Hawaii Okinawa Center
Cost: $28.00 per person, checks payable to “DOD Luncheon Award”
They will announce the names of retirees and awardees as attendance is confirmed.
From the Frolic Hawaii website – Melissa Chang’s latest food commentary – this time LA food.
I can’t believe it’s been five years since the last time I visited Los Angeles! I was fortunate to be included on a recent trip to the Grammy Museum with Outrigger Resorts, who is a sponsor of Mele Mei — both of whom are my social media clients — to kick off the music celebration, unveil the We Are Friends tribute to 1970s Hawaiian music and send local boy Kalani Pe’a off to win his first Grammy.
Once the event was over, I extended my time so I could visit with my chef friend Jay Terauchi, and as usual, we must have eaten at several places each day.
Take advantage of spectacular savings on popular grocery items at the Commissary On-site Sale. The Pearl Harbor Commissary is hosting an On-site Sale at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Building 384.
Location:
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Building 384
Kekaha, Hawaii 96752
Dates:
Friday, March 17, 2017, 1300-1700;
Saturday, March 18, 2017, 0900-1700;
Sunday, March 19, 2017, 0900-1200
Point of Contact at the Pearl Harbor Commissary is Eyvinne Umemoto, (808) 471-8402 Ext: 101
National Guard and Reserve members, military retirees, active-duty military service members, and dependents can take advantage of the great commissary savings. All authorized commissary shoppers are invited to the sale, sponsored by the Pearl Harbor Commissary. Commissaries.com – Pearl Harbor Commissary. The commissary has expanded its reach to Guard and Reserve members in particular by bringing the benefit to you via these On-site Sales to areas with military populations not served by a nearby commissary. Sale items may include paper products, soap and cleaning products, canned goods, sodas, sport drinks, water, laundry detergents, and a variety of other products at savings of up to 50 percent! Please check the store local information page for specific sale items.
Commissaries operated by the Defense Commissary Agency provide groceries at cost to military personnel, retirees, and their families at U.S. military installations around the world. Shoppers can save up to 50 percent or more on their purchases compared to commercial prices.
Customers must present an appropriate Department of Defense ID card that authorizes commissary privileges in order to shop. Cash, checks, debit cards and credit cards are accepted for payment. The use of coupons is highly encouraged!
For more information: http://www.commissaries.com/
From the Military.com website
Four days after news broke that the U.S. military is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into active-duty Marines who circulated nude and compromising photos of their female colleagues without consent, the issue took center stage in a congressional hearing on military personnel.
In testimony before members of the House Appropriations Committee, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, the enlisted adviser to the commandant, expressed concern that the service’s leaders do not have comprehensive legal tools to prosecute the online crimes for which dozens of Marines are being investigated.
From the This Day in Aviation website
Pardo’s Push – This is one of the most famous events in aviation history. When both aircraft damaged during an attack on Thai Nguyen Steel Plant and unable to reach their base, one F-4 Phantom II pushed the other so that all four airman could bail out over the South China Sea where they could be rescued, rather than risk capture in North Vietnam.
From the This Day in Aviation website
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Major Bernard Francis Fisher, United States Air Force, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Pilot with the 1st Air Commando Squadron, 14th Air Commando Wing, in action near Bien Hoa and Pleiku, Republic of Vietnam.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
When it comes to investing for retirement, annuities tend to get a bad rap. Not only do some annuities come with high fees that are hard to justify, but they are notoriously difficult (or impossible) to liquidate when you need cash. Further, some annuities are so complex that even experienced investors can hardly understand them.
So, should you even bother with an annuity? Well, it depends. Not all annuities are created equal. It might be worth giving them a chance if your retirement goals fall under a specific set of criteria. For certain types of investors heading toward retirement, annuities might even be one of the best options available.
From the Task and Purpose website
In January 2017, the first female Marines graduated from infantry school. In 2016, the first female soldiers became infantry officers. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson also took over as leader of U.S. Northern Command in 2016, becoming the first female service member to lead a unified combatant command and thus the highest ranking woman in U.S. military history. We also saw female enlisted sailors deploy on submarines for the first time ever.
On Monday, congressional Republicans finally released their plan to remake the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare. Repealing and replacing the landmark legislation, which extended health coverage to more than 20 million Americans after it was signed into law by President Barack Obama seven years ago this month, has been a campaign promise of Republican candidates for years and helped catapult Donald Trump to the presidency in November. You can read the full text here, although I have no idea why you’d want to.
Obamacare has been a boon to veterans. As of 2014, there were some 1.2 millions vets in the U.S. who lacked health coverage, and only 8.9 million out of the country’s 22 million vets enrolled in VA health benefits. A 2016 Urban Institute report found that the uninsured rate for nonelderly veterans fell by a whopping 42% between 2013 and 2015 alone, declining from 11.9% to 8.5% to 6.8%, according to data from the National Health Interview Survey.
Here are five of the biggest Obamacare-repeal takeaways for vets:
From the Military.com website
FOSTER, Okinawa — There have long been rumors that Agent Orange was stored or used on Okinawa, but no one has been able to find proof.
Now two servicemembers who served on the Japanese island during the Vietnam War era have won court cases claiming they developed ailments from exposure to the toxic defoliant.
