Military Owned Lodging saves you money! The following is a list of websites for these military owned facilities.
Alaska – Seward Resort www.sewardresort.com
California – Big Bear Recreational Facility www.mccsmiramar.com/bigbear.html
San Francisco – Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel www.marineclub.com
Colorado – Rocky Mountain Blue at Keystone Resort www.rockymountainblue.com
Florida – Shades of Green www.shadesofgreen.org
Missouri – Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area www.fortleonardandwoodmwr.com/lake_ozarks.php
Germany – Edelweiss Lodge & Resort www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/home.html
Japan – Okuma Recreation Facility www.kadenafss.com
Japan – New Sanno Hotel www.tnenewsanno.com
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The August issue of Hawai‘i Veteran, the newsletter of the Office of Veterans Affairs, is out. http://ow.ly/oDBzB
Google’s attorneys say their long-running practice of electronically scanning the contents of people’s Gmail accounts to help sell ads is legal, and are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to stop the practice.
In court records filed in advance of a federal hearing scheduled for Thursday in San Jose, Google argues that “all users of email must necessarily expect that their emails will be subject to automated processing.” Read more http://ow.ly/oBQ4V
The spring/summer issue of Kūkā‘ilimoku, the newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai‘i Air National Guard is out. http://ow.ly/oDAnj
Brigadier General Stanley Osserman, commander of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard, will host a deactivation ceremony for the Headquarters, 201st Combat Communications Group.
Date: Saturday, October, 5, 2013 Time: 1000 Place: Hq 201 CCG compoundFor the background on the deactivation, go to http://wp.me/p3639O-JU
The Adjutant General’s annual awards were presented at the DOD Retirement and Awards Luncheon on September 4, 2012. The department award winners go on to complete for the statewide awards announced at the Governor’s awards presentation in October. For the complete article, go to http://ow.ly/oBRM0
Photos in the linked article by Stephen Lum
The Windows Compatibility Center lists thousands of apps and devices to help you easily identify what works with various versions of Windows. You can also find links to driver downloads and software updates. Go to http://ow.ly/oyQ61
The 135th National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) Conference & Exhibition is quickly approaching. The conference and exhibition will take place September 20-23, 2013 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
Hawai‘i National Guard soldiers and airmen will support this event; some on orders but most as volunteers. But there is still a need to additional volunteers to help make this event a success.
SMSgt Maui Quizon, the president of the Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, asked Retiree News to post this request for volunteers. There is volunteer support needed for ramp up activities starting mid-week and for events during the four day conference dates.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact SMSgt Quizon at 733-4230 or email ramon.quizon@us.af.mil for more information.
Maybe you’ve seen this error message on your computer: “Oops … the system encountered a problem (#700).” Or this one: “Arrggh! Our tubes are clogged!”. Or, sometimes most distressing of all, a notice that a site will be shut down.
These are no ordinary messages. They’re attached to online services that store your mail and contacts (Gmail); photo collection (Flickr); music (Lala) and more. When the computer servers on these sites — and others like them — go down, you lose access to your data, and you can’t do anything but wait.
More people are storing information on the Web than ever before — 143 million in 2009 alone, according to ABI Research. That number is expected to grow to 160.6 million by 2015. Naturally, companies are coming out with new services that store files away from your computer and external drives, or “in the cloud.” Read more http://ow.ly/ok2Wu
Members of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s 154th Wing last month returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from the Philippines after a week of exchange with Philippine airmen on air defense and command and control issues, according to a wing release. The airmen from the 109th Air Operations Group and the 169th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron traveled to Col. Jesus Villamor Air Base in Pasay City for meetings with their Philippine counterparts from August 19 to August 23, states the August 30 release. The guests and hosts took turns giving briefings and sharing expertise on topics like C2, identification, surveillance, tactics, weapons, and the role of the air operations center. This trip took place under the auspices of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program. (Manila report by SMSgt Kristen Stanley) (See also US Eyes Increased Rotational Presence in Philippines.)
Major General Alexis Lum appointed the first fulltime State Command Sergeant Major for the Hawai‘i National Guard in 1986. Over the years, four Command Sergeant Majors and two Command Chief Master Sergeants have served in the position. The position is now known as the Hawai‘i National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader.
Earlier this year, Stephen Lum of the department’s Public Affairs Office worked to produce a photo gallery recognizing the outstanding individuals who served as the Hawai‘i National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader. Each photo includes short biography of Senior Enlisted Leader. This photo gallery is outside the Senior Enlisted Leader’s officer here at the State Headquarters.
To share Steve’s hard work, we will post one of the photos each week.
This week’s photo features the first Senior Enlisted Leader – State Command Sergeant Major William L. Duncan, Jr.
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Which is better: To retire without a mortgage or keep the mortgage and retire with a bigger nest egg? Read more http://ow.ly/ob2aa
