From the Air Force Magazine website
Formation of three aggressor F-5E aircraft of the 527th TFTS, RAF Alconbury, U.K. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Almost continuously since 1972, the Aggressors have been the Air Force’s in-house sparring partners. These pilots, expert in both US and adversary tactics, give the service’s fighter units a heavy dose of realism in air exercises. Their success is indisputable: Since their founding, no USAF aircraft has lost a dogfight, in dozens of real-world engagements.
You’re ready to go in for surgery. You’ve read everything you can about your condition and how the surgery will help you. You’ve even used our tip sheet to schedule your surgery for the right time, with the right doctor.
Just to make sure you’re as prepared as you can be, here’s what your doctor may not tell you about anesthesia, which will help you get through the procedure with as little pain and awareness as possible.
From the nextavenue website
When we reach the age of 70 ½ ,we are given the “privilege” of beginning Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from IRAs, 401(k)s and other retirement accounts. This requirement applies to all retirement accounts funded with pre-tax contributions and these annual distributions are now fully taxable at ordinary income tax rates.
Since RMDs, and the associated taxes, can seriously erode your wealth, it is essential to find ways to minimize them where you can.
From the Real Deal Retirement website
I’ve always invested in stocks, but now that I’m nearing the end of my career I find the stock market way too nerve-wracking, and I just don’t feel I can handle another drop in stock prices. How I should invest?
By 2030, American women will live an average of more than 83 years, while men may reach an average of 80, a new study estimates.
These figures are up just slightly from current 2010 estimates. Right now, American women live to an average of 81, while men live to an average of 77.
From the Air Force Magazine website
The need for pilots was so acute as World War I and later World War II began that enlisted aviators were brought into the service.
It was a stopgap measure. Now, 60 years after USAF’s last “flying sergeant” retired, the Air Force is again short of pilots and is, again, turning to its enlisted corps to fill the gap.
An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) impersonation fraud that has victimized thousands of Americans leads a 2017 U.S. Senate ranking of the Top 10 scams targeting senior citizens.
Dubbed by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration as the most pervasive impersonation fraud in IRS history, the swindle involves suspected scammers based in the United States and India who telephone Americans and threaten arrests unless purported tax debts aren’t paid immediately. At least 1.97 million people have been targeted, with as many as 200 victimized per week during the scam’s peak last year, according to the inspector general.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Hopefully, by the time you retire you will have saved a sufficient amount of money to be able to live comfortably and do the things you want to do. But if you are facing retirement with less money than you would prefer, don’t despair. It’s important to remember that there’s a lot more to enjoying a happy retirement than simply saving enough money.
The pūpūkahi is the State of Hawaii Department of Defense monthly newsletter. Printed versions of the pūpūkahi have been the “command information” newsletter for decades. Read the March 1997 pūpūkahi
From the WebMD website
A migraine is a headache with throbbing pain that is usually worse on one side of the head. The pain is often severe enough to hamper daily activities and may last from four hours to three days if untreated. More than one in 10 Americans, including one in 6 women, have migraines, but many have been told mistakenly that they have a sinus or tension headache. Foods, stress, and hormones can be migraine triggers.
The Hawai‘i National Guard will host a Vietnam Memorial Celebration on Thursday, May 25, 2017. This memorial celebration will honor all military members who served during the Vietnam War. All Hawai‘i Army and Air National Guard veterans who served in that era and members who served with active duty components are welcomed to participate.
The planning committee continues to develop the event and the program. The committee’s greatest challenge is determining how many Vietnam veterans will attend. If your plan to attend, please email hingvietnam@gmail.com, with your name, contact info, and unit/rank at discharge.
For more information about the Vietnam Memorial Celebration, click here
From the Hawaiian Air website
What’s your favorite pizza? Here’s our picks for the top six pizzerias on Oahu.
A Twitter video of a smoking iPhone 7 Plus has gone viral, prompting Apple to investigate.
On Friday, Apple said that it was working with Brianna Olivas, who shared the video of her iPhone 7 Plus after it “blew up,” to try to find out the cause of the explosion. Olivas wrote that her rose gold iPhone 7 Plus, which she purchased from Sprint in January, “caught fire” while she was sleeping on Wednesday morning.
Her boyfriend moved the iPhone from the bed to the dresser before going to the bathroom. When he came back, the iPhone was “steaming” and making a “squealing noise” so he tossed it in the bathroom. That’s when the iPhone 7 Plus “blew up and more smoke started coming out.”
From the U.S. News & World Report website
If you’re losing the battle of the bulge as you get older, take heart. Weight control is hard. You really have to work at it, but research has identified techniques that increase your odds of success, says Penny Gordon-Larsen, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and immediate past president of the Obesity Society.
