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 November 1981 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Exchange privileges expand
* HANG 35 planning
* CAMS News & Views: lots of familiar names
* RMS Roundup
* !54th Civil Engineering Flight deploys
This undated photograph shows a “trespasser” being detained by the Air Police in Area 65, next to a 199th Fighter Squadron F-86 Sabre jet. Flightline security has become an increased priority as the value of aircraft increased over the years.
Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, the adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard, visits soldiers providing security support at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut, Jan. 17, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker/U.S. Air National Guard photo)
Labor unions filed a lawsuit Monday seeking collective bargaining rights for Connecticut National Guard members on active state duty ordered by the governor, saying they should be entitled to organize the same way as civilian state employees.
A 1978 federal law makes it a criminal felony for members of the armed forces, including the National Guard, to join or attempt to form a labor organization. But the statute only applies to service members when they are on active federal duty ordered by U.S. military officials, according to the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School.
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 November 1989 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* New 154th Mission Support Flight commander
* 154th Composite Group Change of Command scheduled
* RMS Round-Up
* CAMS News & Views
* Promotions: including Joseph Holiday, Michael Fisher, Nancy Vendiola
* Sports News
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This undated photograph shows Melvyn Taira and some members of his avionics shop. In the photograph are (L-R): George Matsumoto, Melvyn Taira, Val Nakahara, Lawrence Lum, Eric Wada, unknown, Ronald Ota.
They were part of the large maintenance team that kept the aircraft flying over the years.
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 November 1997 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Annual influenza immunization time
* HNGEA News
* 154th Logistic Support Flight News
* Promotions: including Samuel Wong, Kent Billings, Kelly Machado
There’s still time to withdraw your required minimum distribution (RMD) from your traditional IRA, 401(k) or other retirement account (except a Roth IRA) before the end of the year…but you better hurry! The 2020 RMD suspension for was for one year only, so don’t think you can skip it again in 2021. And if you don’t take enough out of your retirement plans this year, you could be hit with a 50% penalty from the IRS on the amount not distributed as required.
Eating lots of fruits, veggies, beans and other foods with inflammation-cooling properties may lower your odds of developing dementia as you age.
But, if your diet is loaded with pro-inflammatory foods, you may be up to three times more likely to experience memory loss and issues with language, problem-solving and other thinking skills as you age, new research suggests.
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 a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the November 2010 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Governor Lingle and MG Lee’s farewell ceremony
* Squadron command changes
* Paddling club ends season
* Sports News
* HIANG Ohana Day coming in December
It is easy to feel pessimistic — even apocalyptic — about the looming challenge of long-term care for the nearly 71 million baby boomers heading into their golden years.
Consider a few numbers:
* There are currently 14 million people receiving some form of long-term care. That number will double by 2050, according to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
* About 70% of people over age 65 will need some form of long-term care before they die, per an analysis by the Urban Institute.
* The average annual cost of a private room in a nursing home was $102,000 in 2019, according to a survey by insurance company Genworth.
* Research by the Insured Retirement Institute found that 45% of boomers have no retirement savings and more than a quarter of those who do have less than $100,000.
A few weeks ago, I received a call at 8:30 a.m. from a stressed-out woman in Florida. Her brother, a retired Delta Air Lines pilot, was in a coma. Bills needed to be paid, but no one in the family, including his wife, had any information about his savings, investments, debt or other finances.
She believed he has approximately $800,000 in investments. All he ever told them was that “he put his money with an adviser who specializes in working with Delta pilots.” After calling several financial advisers, they had yet to find any money.
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