Year: 2014

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard commander, Brigadier General Ryan Okahara has realigned the remaining 201st Combat Communications units effective July 9, 2014.  The action authority was AFI 38-101 and NGB/A1M OAL 14-18, 27 May 2014.  These actions follow the deactivation…

Thomas Tatsuo “Tats” Sonomura, 79, of Hilo, a retired M. Sonomura Contracting Co. heavy equipment mechanic, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on June 21, 2014. He was…

LTC Laura Wheeler is in Washington DC serving as the Chief of Behavioral Health, Army National Guard. In this email to Retiree News, she talks about her work and some social medial connections. Great hearing from you!! I entered my…

Stan Osserman is the Director of HCATT – the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies. He has been with HCATT for a few months and he promotes hydrogen fueled transportation options. I’m on a campaign this year to promote hydrogen…

Air Force photo by TSgt. Jason Robertson A formation of US Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft, including an F-15 Eagle from the 131st Fighter Squadron at Barnes ANGB, Mass., an RMAF SU-30MKM Flanker, a USAF F-22 Raptor…

Jack A. “Jackie” Moses, Sr., of Honomu, Hawai‘i, a retired heavy equipment operator for Mauna Kea Agribusiness and Hilo Coast Processing Co, and an Army National Guard veteran passes away on June 30, 2014. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawai‘i. He…

Check Six: a pilot’s term meaning look behind you. Twenty years ago today, the 201st Combat Commutations Group hosted a retirement party of Lt Col Roy Matsumura.  Roy retired as the Group’s Director of Logistics.  Earlier in his career he…

Information about Brian Koga's services.  Obituary information posted when it appears in the Star-Advertiser. Services Place: Borthwick Mortuary on Maunakea Street  Date: Thursday, July 10, 2014 Time: Visitation at 1700, services start at 1800 Burial Date: Friday, July 11, 2014…

Dave Howard, who commanded the then 201st Combat Communications Squadron in Hilo, provided feedback on an “unknown” in an earlier post. Dave is retired and lives in Florida. http://wp.me/p3639O-1np “I think the unknown in the first row bottom right is…

Richard Paul Saunders, Jr., 73, passed away on June 12, 2014 at Straub Hospital. Born October 25, 1940 in Honolulu. He served in the Hawai‘i Air National Guard as a recruiter and worked for the Federal government for over 32…