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Take advantage of spectacular savings on popular grocery items at the Commissary On-site Sale. The Pearl Harbor Commissary is hosting an On-site Sale at Armed Forces Reserve Center Gym.
Location: Armed Forces Reserve Center Gym, 1304 Kekuanaoa St., Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.
Dates: Friday, March 22, 2013, 1500-1900; Saturday, March 23, 2013, 0900-1700; Sunday, March 24, 2013, 0800-1300
Point of Contact at the Pearl Harbor Commissary is Eyvinne Umemoto, (808) 471-8402 Ext: 101
National Guard and Reserve members, military retirees, active-duty military service members, and dependents can take advantage of the great commissary savings. All authorized commissary shoppers are invited to the sale, sponsored by the Pearl Harbor Commissary. Commissaries.com – Pearl Harbor Commissary. The commissary has expanded its reach to Guard and Reserve members in particular by bringing the benefit to you via these On-site Sales to areas with military populations not served by a nearby commissary. Sale items may include paper products, soap and cleaning products, canned goods, sodas, sport drinks, water, laundry detergents, and a variety of other products at savings of up to 50 percent! Please check the store local information page for specific sale items.
Commissaries operated by the Defense Commissary Agency provide groceries at cost to military personnel, retirees, and their families at U.S. military installations around the world. Shoppers can save up to 50 percent or more on their purchases compared to commercial prices.
Customers must present an appropriate Department of Defense ID card that authorizes commissary privileges in order to shop. Cash, checks, debit cards and credit cards are accepted for payment. The use of coupons is highly encouraged!
For more information: http://www.commissaries.com/
Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong, 46, of Honolulu, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard communications specialist, passed away in Kaiser Medical Center on February 16, 2013. He was born in Hawai‘i.
He is survived by wife Nora G., son Temujin G., mother Mae M. and sisters Lianne B. Chong and Wendy Gima.
Airmen should know and remember the founder of the Air National Guard’s center for enlisted leadership, said the top enlisted leader of the Paul H. Lankford Professional Military Education Center here Tuesday to its incoming class.
Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford was a survivor of the Bataan Death March in the Philippine Islands and in a Japanese prison camp for three years who went on to help stand up the Air National Guard’s premiere school for enlisted leadership. Read more: http://tinyurl.com/cx5563s
By Lisa Gerstner, From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, March 2013
You may already visit AnnualCreditReport.com for free yearly reports from the major credit reporting bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. But many lesser-known agencies also gather consumer data — such as insurance claims, residential history, and medical payments and records — and sell the information to lenders, landlords, insurers and others.
These specialty agencies must also provide consumers with an easy way to get free annual copies of their reports. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has compiled a list of about 40 agencies, sorted by category and including contact information.
You probably don’t need to spend hours tracking down reports from each agency. But before signing up for homeowners insurance, you might want to get a LexisNexis Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange (CLUE) property report, which includes claims histories for individuals and properties. Many insurers use the information to determine premiums. Applying for a job? Look for employment-history reports, which employers can access with candidates’ permission. Renters can check tenant histories, which landlords may pull before approving a lease application.
The Air National Guard may be forced to ground aircraft this week due to shortfalls in the operations and maintenance accounts under the current continuing resolution that is funding the government at 2012 levels for lack of a fiscal 2013 budget.
Gen. Frank J. Grass, the National Guard Bureau chief, delivered the news last week in an email to adjutants general. He told them, too, that depot-level repair and maintenance will be impacted as well.
This issue is separate from sequestration, which will cut all programs across the board starting Friday if Congress fails to take other action. Read more. http://tinyurl.com/abmc2mc
Several people emailed in asking about TRICARE, TriWest and UnitedHealthcare.
TRICARE is the Department of Defense’s medical care program for military members and retirees. TRICARE has several programs. TRICARE Select which is a paid program for current members and retirees. TRICARE Standard is a free program for Guard/Reserve retirees between the age of 60 and 65 that is a supplemental payee to any other medical coverage you may have. TRICARE for Life is a free supplemental payee for those over the age of 65. You must have Medicare coverage to qualify for TRICARE for Life.
TriWest is the company that administers the TRICARE program for the DoD in the Western Region which includes Hawai‘i. They were the program administrators in the Western Region for many years. In 2012, there was contract bidding for the next five years and UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans were awarded the contract. They will start administering the program April 1. Currently there is an ongoing two month transition program between the two companies.
The two previous TRICARE postings about the change in companies provide information about the transition.
David Rosario, 73, of Hilo, a retired supervisor at the former Hilo Coast Sugar Plantation and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard and Army veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on February 14, 2013.
He was born in Olaa, Hawai‘i. He is survived by wife Aileen; sons Richard and Darren; daughter Denise; hanai daughter Laroma Parker; brothers Alvin and Milton Pavao, and Alan Meyers; sisters Pamela Pavao and Julie Medeiros; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
TRICARE is notifying nearly 3 million beneficiaries in the TRICARE West Region (includes Hawai‘i) of upcoming changes they will see as a result of UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans assuming management of the region on April 1. Read more: bit.ly/VPLYlV
Commissary officials will close all stores on Wednesdays if sequestration takes effect, according to a memo to all commissary employees sent February 21. Read more: bit.ly/13tQlAw
Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel, 78, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. harvester and pruner, and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree, died in Hilo Medical Center on February 14, 2013.
He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Mike, Jay and Greg; daughter Donna Okinaka; sisters CJ Kodani, Lillian Kailipaka and Grace Rapoza; and four grandchildren.
Ever wonder what current Guard and Reserve members earn annually today? http://www.airforcetimes.com/projects/money/pay_charts/2013/year_guard/
Base grocery and department stores provide military members, retirees and their families with shopping discounts worth $4.5 billion annually. But that’s just a fraction of the overall value these stores deliver to the military and the nation, a new study from American Logistics Association (ALA) argues in response to fresh threats on the shopping benefit.
Read more: http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,254198,00.html
