Hawaii National Guard medical personnel along with counterparts from the Indonesian Armed Forces receive an intro brief during a visit to the Republic of Indonesia Center for Health Crisis Jun. 17, 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia. The tour of the health center was a kick-off event of a Subject Matter Expert Exchange between the Hawaii Air National Guard and Tentara Nasional Indonesia. The SMEE was part of the State Partnership Program which links a state’s National Guard with a partner nation in support of mutual interests. The program is held to foster positive relations and to build capacity with partner countries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt Orlando Corpuz)
A new proposal by the United States could see Hawaii “adopt” Taiwan and help train the island’s forces through a partnership with the National Guard, according to a report out of Taipei this week.
Taiwan, a democratic and functionally independent state claimed by Beijing as one of its provinces, is urgently reforming its defense structure to better meet the security challenges posed by China, despite seemingly insurmountable odds. A bill signed into law by President Joe Biden last week required the Defense Department to assess the feasibility of cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwanese troops.
From the Task and Purpose website
For more than a month, six states have been butting heads with the federal government over the question of COVID-19 vaccinations for National Guard members, requesting exemptions from the Pentagon’s mandate. On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R), siding with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, who has mandated since August 2021 that “mandatory vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is necessary to protect the Force and defend the American people.”
Judge Stephen Friot’s ruling found the injunction, filed Dec. 2 by Stitt, Oklahoma Attorney General John M. O’Connor and 16 anonymous members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, without merit.
From the Medical News Today website
Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses drugs that kill rapidly dividing cancer cells to prevent them from growing and making more cells.
Many chemotherapy drugs have adverse effects that can be severe. However, if a doctor recommends a person have chemotherapy, this usually means that the benefits are likely to outweigh any adverse effects.
An individual will often undergo chemotherapy as part of an overall treatment plan, which may also include surgery and radiation therapy. These treatments are effective in many cases of cancer. However, their effectiveness will often depend on the type and stage of cancer, among other factors.
Talking with a doctor will help a person understand what to expect from chemotherapy.
Read on to find out more about chemotherapy and what it involves.
Where were you in the afternoon and evening on September 5, 2006?
Motorists were still snarled in heavy traffic late last night on the H-1 freeway near Middle Street in Kalihi. Jamm Aquino photograph from the linked Honolulu Star Bulletin article
The craziness started about 1:30 p.m. An Army flatbed trailer hauling an oversized crane/backhoe hit the pedestrian overpass in Aiea. The structure sustained heavy damage that required an onsite inspection by Department of Transportation engineers. It was an extensive inspection that closed all lanes of the H1 Westbound.
After completing the inspection, the DOT engineers decided to take the overpass down immediately. The overpass removal ran into the early morning. Anyone attempting to travel West bound on the H1, Kamehameha Highway and Aiea Road were caught in the worst traffic gridlock in Oahu history.
Anyone caught in this gridlock has a memory…
The Hawaii New Now helicopter report in the early afternoon
The Honolulu Star Bulletin report from the following morning
At some point in your life, there’s a good chance you’ll be tasked with acting as the executor of an estate. The designation is both an honor and an obligation. Depending on the size of the estate and your relationship to the deceased, performing the duties of an executor can feel like a second job, says Patrick O’Brien, cofounder of Executor.org, an online tool designed to help executors manage an estate. O’Brien launched the tool after he served as executor of his father’s estate. Even though the estate was fairly modest, “I was shocked at how difficult and complicated it was,” he says.
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 an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the January 1978 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Drill and Ceremonies
* New Pay Scale
* Hidden Costs of Accidents
* Human Relations Council
* Maj Eddie Anderson‘s DIS*N*DOT column: some familiar names
The world of medicine lost a potential great in the summer of 1953, but the U.S. Army and the world of film and television benefited from its loss. That was the year James Earl Jones graduated from the University of Michigan and was commissioned a second lieutenant instead of going to medical school.
Jones would have entered the Army that summer, regardless of his future plans. He attended Michigan as a pre-med student, funded by the university’s Reserve Officer Training Corps. While in college, he became disillusioned with the idea of becoming a doctor but found that he thrived in the military culture.
Nursing homes have received a lot of attention over the pandemic due to the many deaths there from COVID-19. Less discussed, however, are assisted living facilities — the other primary form of long-term care in the United States.
Assisted living facilities are generally for older adults who need some assistance with daily living, but don’t require the level of care that nursing homes offer. They tend to have less regulation than nursing homes and the rules governing them vary widely by state. Unlike nursing homes, there are no national, federally-mandated standards for assisted living.
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 January 1986 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th Composite Group deploys to Guam
* 154th Civil Engineering Flight News
* Break Right – 199th Fighter Squadron News
* Promotions: including Kenneth Morimoto, Carole Fukuda, Carl Martin
* New 199th Fighter Squadron and 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Commanders
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
Without a doubt, 2021 was a period of immense growth throughout the Hawai’i Air National Guard.As always, challenges were constant. But in the end, adversity was simply used to sharpen our spears and it made us stronger than ever. We collaborated heavily with our partners this past year, we examined and reestablished readiness, and we relied on our ‘Ohana every single day to achieve our mission. Mahalo to all who have been part of this incredible journey with us, and we wish you Hau ‘oli Makahiki Hou!
Watch the great video created by the 154th Wing Public Affairs Office.
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 an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the January 1994 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* A Change in Work Schedule
* 154th Group wins 1993 NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit Plaque
* 154th Mission Support Squadron Change of Command
* 1994 Hawai‘i National Guard Volleyball Tournament
* 1994 Hawai‘i National Guard Fun Run/Walk
From the U.S. News & World Report website
After years of contributing to tax-deferred 401(k)s and IRAs, income tax is due on that money when you take withdrawals in retirement. Annual withdrawals from traditional retirement accounts are required after age 72, and the penalty for skipping a required minimum distribution is 50% of the amount that should have been withdrawn. However, if you are in the fortunate position of not needing your distribution for living expenses and are charitably inclined, you can avoid income tax on your required withdrawal by donating your money directly to a qualifying charity.
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