When diet and exercise aren’t enough to lower those numbers, your doctor may prescribe one or several medications designed to help keep hypertension under control.
Retiree News has received the sad news that Colosse Eliapo, Jr. passed away earlier today. He retired from the Hawaii Air National Guard after serving many years in the Comptroller Office.
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MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii – From written exams to moving under fire, Soldiers competed to earn the title of Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year during the 2015 Hawaii Army National Guard and Reserve Best Warrior Competition from March 6-8.
Eight U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers and 13 U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Soldiers serving throughout the Pacific tested their soldiering skills, facing both mental and physical challenges.
Soldiers competing during the competition who held the rank of private through specialist were eligible for Soldier of the Year and soldiers who held the rank of corporal through sergeant first class were eligible for NCO of the Year.
Tasks during the competition included a written test, warfare simulations, weapons qualification, land navigation, warrior tasks and battle drills. Competitors were also required to appear in front of a selection board where Command Sergeant Majors tested their knowledge.
Carswell “Caz” Ross sent in the following update on Karl Kaneshiro.
I know that Retiree News likes sharing information concerning our former National Guard members.
Chief Master Sergeant Karl Kaneshiro retired as the Air National Guard Human Resource Advisor in 2010, after serving more than 25 years as a guard member.
Mr. Karl Kaneshiro has been appointed as the Interim Deputy Executive Director of the Employee’s Retirement System (ERS) in 2015. Karl began working for the State as an Unemployment Insurance Specialist with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and as a secondary school teacher with the Department of Education. In 1984 he started with the ERS and became the Benefits manager in 1988.
Congratulations Chief for continuing to serve employees of the State and County.
Mahalo to Caz for sharing this information with Retiree News
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The Hawaii State Senate will hold the confirmation floor vote for Brigadier General Arthur Logan as the Adjutant General and Colonel Kenneth Hara as the Deputy Adjutant General on Thursday, April 2, 2015. The vote will take place in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol starting at 1130. All state senators present will vote on their confirmation.
Earlier, the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs convened a public hearing to review the qualifications of both officers and take public testimony. After hearing the written and verbal testimony, the committee chair, Senator Will Espero recommended approval to the full senate. The committee vote was 4-0 with one senator excused.
The April 2 confirmation vote is open to the public.
Lt. Col. Gerald H. Green III’s dishonesty didn’t stop with his uniform.
The former head of the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, was relieved of command in October while under investigation for wearing an unearned Ranger tab. Green admitted as much in a Sept. 30 statement to investigators which was provided along with other documents to Army Times via a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
When returning home following an evacuation order, it’s important to know what to expect as unseen dangers may exist. Ready.gov provides the following tips when first arriving to your home:
+Walk carefully around the outside and check for loose power lines, gas leaks and structural damage;
+Keep a battery-powered radio with you so you can listen for emergency updates and news reports;
+Use a battery-powered flashlight (turned on outside and before entering) to inspect the damage;
+Be mindful of animals and use a stick to poke through debris; and
+Be cautious of fallen objects, downed electrical wires, and weakened walls.
FEMA also offers a free, online training module “Coming Home After a Disaster” to help you navigate the recovery process, including:
+Understanding what kind of repairs homeowners may handle themselves;
+Creating a recovery action plan;
+Learning how to assess and document damage; and
+Developing a homeowner’s action checklist.
This training module is part of FEMA’s “Preparedness Activities for Communities Everywhere” tools, which educate individuals about easy ways to prepare for various hazards.
When’s the last time you went for a walk?
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Friday confirmed Army Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy as the new director for the Army National Guard.
Kadavy, former adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard, is currently the special assistant to the vice chief, National Guard Bureau.
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2015 – The nation’s investment in the National Guard transformed it into a premier operational force, but sequestration spending cuts scheduled to begin Oct. 1 will create challenges, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said during a congressional hearing this week.
Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, joined by other senior reserve force leaders, testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee March 17 about the fiscal posture and readiness of the National Guard Bureau and its subordinate components.
“For the past 13 years of sustained conflict,” Grass said, “with the help of the Congress, the Guard has transformed into a premier operational force serving with distinction as the primary combat reserve of the Army and Air Force. The nation’s investment in the Guard has resulted in the best trained, led and equipped Guard in history. It is the finest I have seen throughout my career.”
When Booker O’Neal reviewed his investment statement last fall, he noticed something odd: All the stock market indexes were up for the year, but his nest egg was down 3 percent.
Even worse: O’Neal, a retired marketing executive in Kansas City, Mo., was losing another 1 percent to the annual fee his financial advisor of four years was charging him to manage his account. And that was on top of the fees for the funds in his portfolio. “I asked myself: What am I getting for that?” said O’Neal.
It’s a question a lot of investors are beginning to ask—both about the fees they’re paying for advice on their retirement accounts and the hidden costs of the investments within them.
Scary cybersecurity news dominated the headlines constantly this year, with breaches, bugs and attacks involving Home Depot, Heartbleed, iCloud, Sony and others.
Unfortunately, security experts say the attacks will only continue in 2015. But they’re hoping there’s a silver lining to this brutal year: the start of a long-overdue conversation about the potential attacks that threaten everyone online.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland (AFNS) — Jeanne M. Holm was the first woman in the armed forces to be promoted to the rank of major general in 1973, and is credited as single driving force in achieving parity for military women and making them a viable part of the mainstream military.
