From the Medical News Today website
Aspirin is a pain reliever that can thin the blood. Healthcare professionals may recommend it to help prevent heart attacks. It may also be beneficial during or after a heart attack. But it is not suitable for everyone.
This article describes the connection between aspirin and heart attacks. It explores who should take aspirin and how to take it during a suspected heart attack.
Later, it looks at who should avoid aspirin, the risks involved, and other daily ways to help prevent a heart attack.
The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year. Many Americans take the time to remember those who were prisoners of war (POW) and those who are missing in action (MIA), as well as their families.
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The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the September 1963 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Training achievements
* Royal Guard benefit luau
* Promotions: including Henry Q.H. Chun, Harold Sato, Hiram Pang
From the Everyday Health website
A new variant of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, called C.1.2, which was originally identified in South Africa in May, has now spread to England, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, New Zealand, Portugal, and Switzerland, according to research published August 24 in MedRxiv.
The study authors, from South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), discovered that the variant is associated with increased transmissibility and “reduced neutralization sensitivity,” meaning it may not respond as well as other variants to existing vaccines.
The 199th Fighter Squadron received their Federal Recognition on November 4, 1946. The first aircraft received was B-26C Marauder #433 on March 19, 1947. By the end of the fiscal year, nine aircraft had been delivered to the fledgling air units:
4- Martin B-26 Marauders
2 – North American AT-6 Texans
1 – Curtiss C-46 Commando
2 – Stinson L-5 Sentinels
On October 6, 1947, the 199th Fighter Squadron received it’s first Republic Aviation Corporation F-47N Thunderbolt #529. Initially, maintenance crews were part of the Detachment C, 199th Air Service Group (Ftr), then later then 154th Material Squadron (154 MATRON)(Maintenance).
Learn more about the F-47N Thunderbolts The F-47s were affectionately called “Jugs”.
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Maui Quizon, President of the Hawaii National Guard Association asked that Retiree News post the latest HNGEA Update.
From the Medical News Today website
The Asian community is very diverse, so it is difficult to draw conclusions on how different genetic, cultural, and environmental factors contribute to dementia in these populations.
One 2018 study noted the Filipino community had the most cases of dementia within the Asian population over the course of a 14-year investigation. However, the authors noted that Filipino Americans, and the Asian community overall, had lower rates of dementia than white Americans.
On this day, September 15, 1991, the McDonell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III made its first flight. The wide-bodied heavy lifter, designed to use short and unimproved runways, resulted from the Department of Defense’s Cargo Experimental (C-X) program initiated in 1979.
Douglas test pilot William Casey (pilot) and Lt Col George London (co-pilot) flew the new transport from the Douglas facility in Long Beach to the Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB.
The 204th Airlift Wing, part of the 154th Wing, has flown C-17s since 2006.
Several younger Retiree News readers emailed inquiring about the location of the formation in our recent post, Check Six – Late 1950s: Event Formation.
Shortly after receiving Federal Recognition in November 1946, the 199th Fighter Squadron and its support units moved to Area 65 on then-Hickam Field. The circled area in the photograph above shows the Hawaii Air National Guard area on Kamakahi Road The two large hangers remain in service today.
The 199th Fighter Squadron moved to its current location, Building 3400, on Harbor Drive in the early 1960s.
Earlier Retiree News post about Area 65:
Check Six – 1947: Area 65 HIANG’s First Home on Hickam Field
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the September 1979 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen Lew Allen visits the Hawaii Air National Guard
* CMSgt Robert Choi retires
* 154 Cam Sq Stuff
* Sports News
From the National Guard Association of the United States website
A congressional commission tasked with recommending new names for defense installations that commemorate Confederate leaders and symbols has launched a website to gather public suggestions.
The Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America, more commonly referred to as the Naming Commission, is seeking input on new names for at least a dozen installations or Navy ships.
That includes Fort Gordon and Fort Benning in Georgia; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Belvoir, Fort Lee and Fort Pickett in Virginia; Fort Polk, Louisiana and the USS Chancellorsville and USNS Maury.
Pickett is home to the Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center but is a federal installation. Other Guard facilities named for former Confederate leaders, such as Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, or Camp Maxey, Texas, aren’t under consideration because they are state-controlled installations.
Members of the public are able to recommend new names online. Final recommendations are due to be made to Congress by Oct. 1, 2022.
The Naming Commission reports to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. It is comprised of eight members: retired Adm. Michelle Howard, retired Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, retired Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Jerry Buchannan, retired Gen. Robert Neller, Lawrence Romo, Kori Schake and Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga.
The commission is also tasked with assessing the cost of renaming or removing names, symbols, displays, monuments or paraphernalia that commemorate the Confederacy and developing a plan to remove those names and symbols.
In addition to installations and ships, the commission is also looking at names for buildings, streets, aircraft, weapons, equipment or any other property owned or controlled by the Defense Department.
Commission leaders will visit all installations identified for renaming and meet with local community stakeholders. Any new names must “appropriately reflect the courage, values, sacrifices and diversity of our military men and women, with consideration given to the local or regional significance of names and their potential to inspire and motivate our service members.”
Under law, the Defense Department must implement a plan submitted by the commission no later than Jan. 1, 2024.
This photographs shows Kenneth Iinuma, Dewey Dela Cruz and Thomas Hirao. The 154th Composite Group was flying F-4C Phantoms and munitions were an important part of the aircraft weapons system.
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