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Green tea is good for people with diabetes because it helps the metabolic system function better. Through a complex biochemical reaction, tea helps sensitize cells so they are better able to metabolize sugar.
Find out the other benefits of tea.
In the medical community, we tend to focus on treating disease and minimizing suffering, but this may conflict with end-of-life care. We need to make plans for how we want to live and ultimately die.
One gallon–or 16 cups. It sounds like a lot, but considering that your body is made up of 60 percent water, it sort of makes sense that you’d need about that much to keep things running smoothly. Here, seven things that might happen if you drank a gallon of water every day.
Crain Kim, 68, of Ewa Beach, an Aliamanu Middle School teacher and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on February 13, 3016. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Cheryl, daughters Lisa Kim and Jennifer Nitta, brothers Brian and Adrian, sisters Geraldine Enriques and Velma Dung, and three grandchildren.
Private services.
Raymond Kawehi Wai, 77, of Kalihi and Ewa Beach, a contractor, builder and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on February 5, 2016. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by sons Charles K. and Daniel Wai, and Paul Chinen; daughters Dellanette Dupio and Candy Mae Dungca; brother Louis K.; sisters Annie Mitsumori, Nolana Boel and Roxane Kuwata; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Celebration of life services pending.
Ten Years Ago….
+ First C-17 Globemaster III arrives
+ HIANG says Aloha to C-130 Hercules
+ Duty, Honor, Country: the Honor Guard
+ Photographs of 154th Wing members deployed overseas
The March 2006 issue of the 154th Wing’s newsletter, the Kūkā‘ilimoku, featured these stories and more
Read more: 2006 03 Kukailimoku
From the Air Force Magazine e-newsletter
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Two OV-10 Broncos recently returned from a combat evaluation in the US Central Command area of operations, testing a light attack and armed reconnaissance capability. Congress provided funding to “test the use of a small aircraft” for counterinsurgency and close air support, Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold told Air Force Magazine at ASW16.
“We got the two aircraft, modified them, and conducted the test,” which will now be briefed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Heithold said February 26.
The OV-10Gs were previously upgraded with new engines and propellers to conduct US anti-drug operation in Columbia. New EO/IR sensors, a modern self-defensive suite, and precision-guided weapons were added for the trial conducted primarily by US Special Operations Command.
There is “some discussion” of AFSOC absorbing the aircraft for joint terminal attack controller training, but “at this point, I’m not inclined to do that,” considering the cost of operating and maintaining such a small fleet, Heithold said. There is “some utility” in a light COIN/CAS aircraft to support certain AFSOC missions, but the command can’t afford to “keep these capabilities on just because somebody might want it,” he noted.
Boeing pitched an upgraded OV-10 to compete for the Air Force’s canceled Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) program several years ago, and similar trials were conducted with a modified A-29 Super Tucano in Afghanistan. The aircraft are currently at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, pending the final report and will be returned to NASA if no service decides to retain them.
Recent research shows that a cup of joe is linked to a lower risk of some heart diseases, like heart failure. Coffee’s heart-health perks may be related to the naturally-occurring compounds in coffee beans.
The February 2016 edition of NATIONAL GUARD is available online.
Features:
Framework for a Stronger Army Report recommends the service leverage Guard and Reserve to meet future challenges. By Ron Jensen
Quite Handy Mobile devices have transformed everyday communications. They have applications to the battlefield, but the military is moving slowly. By William Matthews
Weed Wackers Counterdrug program continues to help law enforcement cut the flow of illegal drugs, thanks to some help from Congress. By Rebecca Autrey
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Air Force officials told lawmakers Tuesday that the service is giving priority to its mobility aircraft as it funds upgrades necessary so that the planes can fly over U.S. airspace in accordance with new Federal Aviation Administration mandates going into effect in 2020.
Under the new rules, all aircraft, including military, must be equipped with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, which continually broadcasts an aircraft’s position, identity and velocity over an unencrypted data system to render the most accurate picture for air traffic management. Military aircraft will be able to alter their identifiers when necessary for security reasons.
Just like that carton of milk in the fridge, your beauty products have expiration dates. Find out what to keep, what to toss, and what could pose a risk to your health.
Stephen Lum, Hawaii Army National Guard retiree and a member of the Department of Defense’s Public Affairs Office just completed another series on Hawaii National Guard history. This series is on Guardmembers who served in public office.
This photo gallery is in the hallway outside the Adjutant General’s office here at the State Headquarters. Each photograph includes a short biography of each Guardmember. To share Steve’s hard work, Retiree News will post a photograph each week.
This week’s photograph features Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole
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Special thanks to Steve for another superb job
Actor George Kennedy passed away on February 29, 2016 in Middleton, Idaho, where he had spent his final few quiet decades of retirement.
In a career spanning five decades, George Kennedy was one of the most reliable character actors around, making his mark in dozens of TV shows and just about every type of movie genre you can name. What many don’t know is that he also had a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Army before he joined the acting ranks.
