Daniel Mitsuo “Danny” Tengan, 65, of Kāne‘ohe, an Air National Guard veteran and a Handi-Van driver, passed away in Castle Medical Center on February 25, 2015. He was born in Līhu‘e.
Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Soka Gakkai International USA, 2729 Pali Highway, Honolulu.
You probably don’t know it, but you and Paula Abdul have more in common than you think! You are both part of the 65 million Americans affected by back pain. The good news is 95 percent of cases involving back pain do not require surgical treatment. As we age, lower back pain becomes increasingly more and more common. Not to mention, muscle elasticity and bone strength decrease over time, leaving your back vulnerable to strain and injury.
Tips to prepare for blackouts below! But first we ask, how do you prepare for blackouts?
- Follow energy conservation measures to reduce electricity usage, which can help power companies avoid imposing rolling blackouts.
- Fill plastic containers with water and place them in the refrigerator and freezer. Leave about an inch of space inside each one to account for expansion. Chilled or frozen water will help keep food cold during a temporary power outage.
- Be aware that most medication that requires refrigeration can be kept in a closed refrigerator for several hours without a problem. If unsure, check with your physician or pharmacist.
- Keep your car tank at least half full because gas stations rely on electricity to power their pumps.
- Know where the manual release lever of your electric garage door opener is located and how to operate it. Garage doors can be heavy, so know that you may need help in lifting it.
- Keep a key to your house with you if you regularly use the garage as the primary means of entering your home, in case the garage door will not open.
Contributing editor Stephen Lum forwarded this photograph to Retiree News.
The photograph shows BG Eugene Imai presenting a very young Shawn Tsuha a medal. Steve reports the presentation ceremony was in the quad at the 487th Field Artillery in Wahiawā.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is updating the way it determines eligibility for VA health care, a change that will result in more Veterans having access to the health care benefits they’ve earned and deserve.
James Mitsuo Akamine, 77, of Waimānalo, a retired maintenance control superintendent and a veteran of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard, passed away on February 13, 2015. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Barbara S., sons Bently A. and Grant M., daughters Alison S. Horie and Kelly Anne M. Brown, brother Vincent, sister Muriel Arakaki, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Chun, an engine shop retiree who relocated to Oregon after his retirement, sent in another photograph. John downloaded this photograph of Kenneth “Eagle” Wicks from a Facebook post.
Ken served as the Chief of Safety and several other positions within the 154th Wing. He was a fighter pilot in the 199th Fighter Squadron and among many Air Force Academy graduates who served in the squadron over the years.
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John Chun, an engine shop retiree who relocated Oregon after his retirement, sent in the photo above.
He was visiting family in Hawaii and visited Norman Ault at his Lanikai home. Norman retired in the late 80s after serving many years as the commander of the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (as it was called during those years).
Joining John at the home visit was Harold DeMello, who served in several positions in the maintenance complex.
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama (AFNS) — The women of today’s Air Force can look back with pride to Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake.
“We consider her the first lady of the Air Force,” said William Chivalette, the curator of the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex here. “She raised her right hand to enlist in the U.S. Air Force on the first minute of the first hour of the first day, July 8, 1948, that women could join the United States Air Force, created nine months before on September 17, 1947.”
Medicare covers the bulk of your health care expenses after you turn 65. But Medicare’s rules can be confusing and mistakes costly.
Washington policymakers will soon begin consideration of the biggest overhaul of the military health care system since Tricare replaced CHAMPUS in the early 1990s — changes that would shift millions of beneficiaries to commercial, private-sector health plans.
The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, which proposed the radical changes in its recently issued final report, says the move would save the Pentagon billions of dollars while greatly enhancing health services for nearly 9.2 million active-duty family members, retirees and their dependents.
They’re one good deed and an open palm away. And they can be kinda heavy.
Challenge coins permeate the military. Almost everyone with a significant rank doles them out. Even the commander-in-chief has one.
If you’ve been in the military for a while, you probably have a case or a rack (or a vintage sea chest) to display your coins.
Tricare officials are rolling out a new prescription drug clearance system that will block from coverage some ingredients used in compounded medications like painkillers, officials announced March 13.
The changes, which will go into effect May 1, are designed to cut the health insurer’s pharmacy costs by no longer paying for compounds they considers unsafe or ineffective, Tricare officials said. They will most heavily impact prescription painkillers, which make up the majority of compounded medication filled by Tricare, they said.
JUNEAU, Alaska (Tribune News Service) — Alaska House Republicans peppered Gov. Bill Walker’s nominee to head the state’s National Guard with questions about her personal life and her views on extramarital affairs during a pair of confirmation hearings Tuesday at the Capitol.
