Brigadier General Ryan Okahara will host an activation ceremony for the 201st Air Operations Group. The ceremony invitation flyer follows below with the einvitation link.
https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=272779&k=0066400E7C5E
In a short discussion with your webmaster, General Okahara said part of the ceremony will cover the historical connection to the 201st Combat Communications Group.
Webmaster comment: This will not be a deactivation ceremony. Considering the time elapsed since the 201 CCG closure, there will not be any deactivation ceremony.
A majority of America’s presidents came to office as Veterans. Twenty-six of our 44 Presidents served in the military. Presidential Veterans often coincided with America’s military engagements. Until World War II, a majority of our presidents had served in the Army. Since then, most have served in the Navy.
Charred foods and diabetes is a bad combination. Learn how cooking food at high temperatures increases risk for complications and get tips for safer food prep.
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
February 4, 1928, the Star Bulletin noted that three men arrived from the mainland to open Hawai‘i’s first chain grocery store; it was situated on Beretania Street at Keʻeaumoku, a “large crowd attends the Piggly Wiggly opening.” The entry of Piggly Wiggly initiated the first national chain grocery store into the Islands; with it came a new way of food shopping. Piggly Wiggly stores (established by Clarence Saunders in Memphis in 1916) are widely credited with introducing America to self-service shopping, revolutionizing the grocery industry. Instead of a clerk to assist individual customer needs behind a counter, there were open aisles, open shelves with individually-packaged products to select from, shopping baskets and check-out stands.
Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from? Find out about the history of this centuries-old holiday, from ancient Roman rituals to the customs of Victorian England.
Social Security is a vital component of financial security in retirement for millions of Americans, but there are many reports of Social Security being on a path to bankruptcy.
When you’ve finally arrived at the stoop of retirement, your next steps are often some of the trickiest. So much time and effort goes into reaching this milestone that what you do next is often ignored. Not intentionally, it just happens.
Article by Amy Bushatz of Military.com
So you heard that there are changes underway to transferring the post-9/11 GI Bill. You know what was proposed, but now you want to know: what actually happened and what does it mean?
You’re not the only one asking — I’ve received tons of questions about this in the last 24 hours from people wanting the inside scoop.
You’ve probably been dreaming about retirement since the day you started working. But will your budget allow you to make those dreams a reality? It has a better chance if you pick an affordable retirement destination.
To identify some of the cheapest places in the U.S. where you will actually want to retire, we started by selecting a great place to retire in each state. We based our analysis on factors critical to retirees including lifestyle, safety, taxes, quality of health care and, of course, cost of living. Then, from that list of 50 picks we weeded out the places that, while otherwise promising, sport living costs for retirees that are above the national average. We were left with 23 appealing places that are particularly cheap for retirement. See for yourself if any of these destinations could be where you live out your dreams.
Many of us don’t have the time or energy to whip up every meal from scratch. Frozen meals are an easy solution — but are they healthy?
In 2015, the Internal Revenue Service audited only 0.84% of all individual tax returns. So the odds are generally pretty low that your return will be picked for review.
That said, your chances of being audited or otherwise hearing from the IRS escalate depending on various factors. Math errors may draw an IRS inquiry, but they’ll rarely lead to a full-blown exam. Check out these red flags that could increase the chances that the IRS will give the return of a retired taxpayer special, and probably unwelcome, attention.
When Jane Santucci parked by a popular hiking trail near her home in Indiana this summer, she hid her purse under a folded beach blanket locked in her car—something she’d been doing for years without incident.
This time, a thief broke in. Among the things lost along with Santucci’s wallet: her credit card, driver’s license, Starbucks gift card, warehouse club card, library card, checkbook and medical insurance card.
“It is unbelievable how many things you don’t think about” that are in your wallet, said the 33-year-old from Terre Haute. That is, “until you need it and remember it was in there.”
The loss or theft of personal belongings can mean minor hassles, major material losses or a potentially serious security breach. You can protect yourself by doing a “wallet audit,” a significant weeding-out of things that you don’t need to carry every day.
Oftentimes we brush off minor health symptoms, like a headache or nausea, for a flu or cold bug. Bur there are some health symptoms that you really shouldn’t pass off.
A note from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Technology today enables you to share your personal financial information electronically with industry service providers. DFAS is committed to maintaining the security of your myPay information and documents.
If you choose to provide your login information to a provider you are responsible for your security. Please remember you are responsible for knowing who you are sharing your information with, how it will be used, and whether records will be kept, shared, and stored by that provider. This warning applies whether you use an online provider or visit an office in person.
Protection of your personally identifiable information (PII) is a team effort, and you are a key part of that team. You are urged to do some research before you give someone the keys to your financial records.
