Is it inevitable that, over time, your memory will fade? Not necessarily. If you give your brain a regular workout, you can keep your mind youthful for years to come.
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Think back over the recent history of high-profile cyberattacks. Target, Sony, CENTCOM, celebrity nude photos, to name a few, but the list goes on. It’s starting to seem like every time we open our news portals, there’s word of yet another breach in cybersecurity.
Women have more strokes than men do — and women are also more likely to end up with a serious disability as a result of stroke.
Saint Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.
St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. Several martyrdom stories were invented for the various Valentines that belonged to February 14, and added to later martyrologies. A popular hagiographical account of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, he healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius. An embellishment to this story states that before his execution he wrote her a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell. Today, Saint Valentine’s Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Lutheran Church.
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Joseph Kim has been nominated to be the Deputy Director at the Department of Taxation where he will redeploy his extensive experience in training and commanding U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard personnel into effective administration of the tax laws for the state.
Transitions
Colonel Dave Molinaro has relocated Washington D.C. to pursue new job opportunities. He retired as the Director of Staff, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard in December. Dave came to Hawaii 25 years ago, an active duty captain working at Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces. He was a member of the Inspector General Team that inspected the 154th Wing. Dave joined the Guard in the early 1990s. He served in maintenance for many years and later became the 154th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander. His last assignment was as the Director of Staff, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard. Happy retirement to Dave and good luck job hunting!
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Ishiki transferred to the Air Force Reserve in December. His new assignment is with the United States Pacific Command. His new military assignment at the United States Pacific Command ties into his civilian position at Booz Allen Hamilton. Like many, he enlisted in the Hawaii Air National Guard, assigned to the 201st Combat Communications Group. Mark later received his commission and served with the 154th Wing and Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard. Happy Trails to Mark!
Major Ben Murata retired in December after a long career that began with his enlistment in the early 1980s. Ben served in the 201st Combat Communications Group before he received his commission. He later served in the 154th Wing and Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard. Ben continues in this civilian position with Booz Allen Hamilton. Happy Retirement to Ben!
Congratulations to Lieutenant Colonel Cyrus Lung, who assumed command of the 154th Engineer Squadron during the January UTA weekend. Cyrus received his commission in the Hawaii Air National Guard in the 1990s, and took command of the 154th Security Forces Squadron. He served with the squadron for several years until he became a fulltime engineer with the 154 CES. Cy continues to do a super job!
WASHINGTON — The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved Ashton “Ash” Carter to become the country’s 25th defense secretary.
After a weeks-long delay while he recovered from back surgery, Carter’s nomination sailed through the upper chamber with a final tally of 93-5. He testified for around five hours on Feb. 4 before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) submitted additional answers to the panel on Monday, and it voted unanimously Tuesday to send his nomination to the floor
Stroke can affect many different kinds of people — which is all the more reason to learn about prevention and how to spot the danger signs.
For nearly 40 years of service, the F-4 Phantom performed almost every mission ever defined.
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No more excuses! You don’t need to belong to a gym to get a great workout routine. Do these no-equipment exercises while doing the dishes, cleaning your home, or doing laundry.
The pūpūkahi is the State of Hawaii Department of Defense monthly newsletter. Printed versions of the pūpūkahi have been the “command information” newsletter for decades, however, it was suspended in 2009 due to budget cuts.
This is the inaugural issue the new digital pūpūkahi, which uses no additional funds to produce.
