A hospital stay is certainly no one’s idea of a good time. But if you or someone you love will be entering a hospital soon, it’s important to know that you are at risk for coming down with an infection while you’re there.
Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) are far more common than you might think, and a major threat to patient safety. Causing tens of thousands of Americans to lose their lives each year, these infections end up costing billions of dollars. More than a million of these infections occur in the United States each year, reports the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
From the Air Force Association’s daily e-newsletter.
US Air Force photo
A bill to allow Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, to be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery has been approved by Congress and is awaiting a signature from President Obama. The legislation, championed by Air Force veteran Rep. Martha McSally (R-Arizona.), makes WASPs eligible for military honors and inurnments at Arlington.
WASPs were the first women trained to fly American military aircraft. They flew airplanes, trained combat pilots, and towed airborne targets. Though 38 WASPs died in service, the women were not granted veteran status until 1977.
Women had been eligible for those honors from 2002 until March of 2015, when then-Secretary of the Army John McHugh reversed the original decision.
“It’s been just 19 weeks since the Army’s decision to kick out our pioneering female World War II pilots was brought to light, and we’ve been fighting ever since,” McSally said in a written release. “I’m proud to see [the legislation] clear Congress and encourage President Obama to sign it immediately.”
The final version of the bill was passed by the Senate on May 10 and was unanimously approved by the House on May 11.
To kids, your furniture is like a mountain range waiting to be scaled. Often kids climb to get closer to something they can’t reach, like a toy or a cookie jar. But dressers, TVs, and even appliances can tip over and hurt a little climber. That’s why it’s important to make sure all your furniture is secure. Here’s what you can do to make sure everything stays put.
Want to keep your brain — or the brain of someone you love — as healthy as possible?
Of course you do. So you’ve been learning about what to do: what kind of physical exercise to try, what kind of brain games to play, what kinds of foods to eat, what kinds of supplements to take, what kind of sleep to get.
But you should also be learning what not to do.
Specifically, you should learn what kinds of toxins to avoid to protect your brain’s health. And even if you are super-fit and never take any medications, it’s good to know what to help your friends and family avoid.
As your parents get older, your roles sometimes reverse. You may find you now need to care for your aging parents, especially when it comes to managing and protecting their finances.
Elder financial abuse is a growing concern among seniors and their adult children. Sometimes family members and caretakers are the culprits. Just one financial scam can cost the average senior about $30,000 — a big hit for any nest egg. So how can you protect your parents’ finances? Here are five ways to help.
On behalf of Major General Arthur “Joe” Logan, The Adjutant General of Hawai‘i, you have been sent an invitation to the following event:
A ceremony honoring Colonel Gregory S. Woodrow on the occasion of his promotion to Brigadier General, Hawai‘i Air National Guard
Time/date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 1:30 P.M.
Where: Washington Place, 320 South Beretania St., Honolulu, Hawaii
Attire: Military: Class B / Civilian: Aloha Attire
RSVP:
Major Diana K. Gregory
E-mail: HQHIANG.Specialevents.RSVP@us.af.mil
Phone: 808-733-4230
*Reception immediately following ceremony
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Has it been 10 years since the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s first C-17 Globemaster III arrived at Hickam Field?
A Retiree News follower sent in this link to the McChord Air Museum feature on Hawai‘i’s C-17 Serial No 05-5146.
Many people are familiar with the “4% Rule” — the age-old advice for retirees who were told to withdraw 4% of their retirement accounts since the market averages a 7% return on investment accounts. So why is it that a large portion of retirees are running out of income years down the road when this rule seems so reasonable?
The problem is that the 4% rule no longer applies to retirees in the current market. Recent research (Finke, Pfau, Blanchett 2013) has shown that the rule worked during historically higher interest averages, but that in this day and age, a retiree would be 50% more likely to run out of money utilizing that rule.
Malware has become a catchall term for various types of cyber security risks, such as viruses, Trojan horses, worms, adware, ransomware and spyware. Many of us use these terms interchangeably to describe strange symptoms or behaviors encountered on a computer.
However, all of them share a common goal, which is to compromise the safety of your devices. Symptoms of malware may appear obvious or discrete; knowing how to detect these dangerous intrusions will help you determine how to go about fixing the problem should it ever occur.
Xavier “Buda” Ishihara Sr., 77, of Pearl City, an Army and Air Force Exchange Service retiree and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 7, 2016. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Margaret “Mike”; sons Xavier Jr., Kurt and Xareth; brother Mervyn; sisters Eloise Sonoda and Rosina Kurosawa; and four grandchildren.
Visitation: 9 a.m. May 15 at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Retiree News is sad to report that Aurora Lee passed away on Sunday morning at the Veterans Affairs Continuing Living Center at Tripler Army Medical Center. Caz Ross emailed this information into Retiree News.
Aurora performing at a Open House
Aurora was the first female non-prior recruit in the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron. She later worked in the 154th Mission Support Flight before volunteering for a tour at the National Guard Bureau. She ended up serving on several tours before retiring. Aurora later returned to the National Guard Bureau as a contractor.
Retiree News will post information about her when it becomes available.
Upcoming RSVPs:
The 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Memorial Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2016. The event information is available at http://wp.me/p3639O-4pm. Contact CW3 Kevin Aihara at 808.672.1294 to RSVP your attendance.
The retirement luncheon for MSG Fred Agag is scheduled for Friday, May 27, 2016. The event information is available at http://wp.me/p3639O-4s8. Contact Michelle Nieves at 808.672.1439
We recently received an email asking why Retiree News did not post information about a certain retirement ceremony. We can only post information about events that people email in for posting.
If there is a National Guard ceremony, luncheon or dinner on the schedule, email the invitation and/or flyer to Retiree News at retireeenews@gmail.com so we can post the event information.
Most people think that vaccinations are just for kids, but adults, especially seniors who tend to have weaker immune systems, need their shots too. Here’s a rundown of what vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend for seniors 65 and older, and how they’re covered by Medicare.
With the advent of new technology and the constantly changing landscape of Air Force personnel, the Air Reserve Personnel Center’s Guard and Reserve Fact Sheets has evolved from being an annual PDF publication to a purely online entity. ARPC will update fact sheets as new information becomes available. This makes important information for our customers available year-round, not just during annual updates.
Questions – customer service counselors in the Total Force Service Center are available 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and the first three Saturdays of each month. Customers are encouraged to use the numbers below.
Commercial: 210-565-0102 Toll Free: 800-525-0102
