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Update: 201st Combat Communications Group inactivation ceremony In early 2013, the National Guard Bureau verbally notified the Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) that they were inactivating the Headquarters, 201st Combat ...
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Taken from a State Department of Defense press release Honolulu, Hawaii- More than 80 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) from four different units, have returned home from ...
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The 201st Combat Communications Group published a monthly unit newletter – Communicator – for almost its entire 46 year existence. Read the July 1995 issue of the Communicator

Taps: John Leialoha Ahia

Posted on Jul 26, 2015 in Taps

John Leialoha Ahia, 55, of Waipahu, a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on July 3, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara “Tee”; ...
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Taps: Joseph Mattos

Posted on Jul 25, 2015 in Taps

Joseph Mattos, 85, of Hawi, Hawaii, a project coordinator at Lapakahi State Historical Park, a Castle & Cooke supervisor at Kohala Sugar Plantation and Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away in ...
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Check Six: Barry Castellano

Posted on Jul 22, 2015 in 2000's, Check Six

Fifteen years ago, Barry Castellano passed away on July 22, 2000. He was 44. He suffered a medical condition at his home in Whitmore Village, taken to Wahiawā Hospital, where he ...
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My Back Pages: 1985 – 30 years ago, published last week was a photograph with then Lieutenant Gary Littlefield with two unidentified solders. Retiree News asked if anyone could identify ...
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Taps: Phillip Komoali’i Losalio Sr.

Posted on Jul 18, 2015 in Taps

Phillip Komoali’i Losalio Sr., 78, of Kealia, Hawaii, a retired bellman for Royal Kona Resort and Kona Hilton Hotel, a McCandless ranch hand and cowboy, and a Hawaii Army National ...
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Retiring soon is MAJ Manny Carlos.  He starts his terminal leave at the end of the month. There was a small retirement luncheon (at his request) at the Willows Restaurant ...
Read More Webmaster Comments 15.07.17

Contributing Editor Stephen Lum submitted this old photograph for posting. This photograph is from 1985 and show a very young 2LT Gary Littlefield. If you know the names of the ...
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