WASHINGTON – In observance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD invites the public to participate in its “Take the Step” campaign. Read more http://ow.ly/mlSmi
The Labor Department is launching a new website focused on economic challenges faced by women veterans. Read more http://ow.ly/mlzVv
Colonel Joseph Garnett, the 201st Combat Communications Group commander, has left for the Air National Guard Liaison to the Air National Guard Liaison to the Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO), General Michael Basla.
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www.MyMoney.gov, the U.S. government’s website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education, is new and improved.
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James “Jimmy” Toledo, 72, of Mililani, a Board of Water Supply maintenance supervisor and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on May 5, 2013. He was born in Wahiawā. He is survived by brothers Frank B. Jr. and George J.B., and companion Sterling.
LTC Neal Mitsuyoshi just left for a yearlong fellowship at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This is program administered by Army War College located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Roxanne Bruhn pinned on her senior master sergeant stripes in a ceremony at the Courtyard of Heroes in the Pacific Air Forces Headquarters. “Rocky” manages the Air Guard AGR section at the Hawai‘i National Guard Human Resources Office. Congratulations to Rocky!
Many people believe they don’t need estate planning because they think they don’t have an estate. Or they think the value of their estate is not great enough to cause estate taxation, so what’s the point? Read more http://ow.ly/mlSSl
Do you qualify for VA’s no-down payment home loan program? You must have suitable credit, sufficient income, and a valid Certificate of Eligibility (COE) to be eligible for a VA-guaranteed home loan. View this short video for more information http://ow.ly/memke
Researchers have found physical evidence for Gulf War illness, which has plagued thousands of veterans of the war to push Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991.
Neurological damage has been found in veterans reporting symptoms related to the mysterious malady, according to a report in the online medical journal PLoS One. The New York Times reported on the study Friday.
“Gulf War illness is real,” Rakib U. Rayhan, the principal author of the study, told the newspaper. “There is objective evidence that something is wrong in the brains of these veterans.”
Using magnetic resonance imaging, researchers took a look at the brains of the veterans with symptoms and found damage not present in the brains of a control group of nonveterans and healthy veterans. Read more http://ow.ly/meeEC
The staff from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Passenger Terminal will be hosting their quarterly Space Available brief to anyone interested in exploring this great benefit. The briefing will be held at the Hickam Base Theater Thursday 27 June @ 2 PM. It is open to all military (active, dependents, retired, reserve/guard) and eligible DoD civilian members.
This briefing is not required prior to flying Space-A, just as a means to provide helpful information on the process. If you any questions please call 449-6833 option 7 to speak with a Passenger Service Agent.
Thanks to CMSgt Nolan Kanekuni for sharing this information.
Funerals for Air Force retirees and Air National Guardsmen who die while not on active duty have become victims of the budget woes in the Pentagon. Read more http://ow.ly/magKi
Air Force Magazine is the magazine of the Air Force Association. The magazine is a monthly paper and electronic magazine. Read the June issue http://ow.ly/m7Qsj
Everything you ever wanted to know about probate and estate planning, but were afraid to ask: http://bit.ly/15oDdPP
