Year: 2017

Thanks to Billy Chang for emailing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. I ran into Sam Saffery yesterday at the Navy Exchange. Sam told me he is 80 years young and living in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is home temporarily…

Kyle Breedlove served as the commander of the then 154th Communications Flight. He retired in the nineties and continued working as a Navy contractor for several years. In 2005, he returned to his home in Indiana. Kyle reported that his…

Retiree News is sad to report the passing of Miles Aoki yesterday at Kaiser Hospital. A traditional Guardmember, Miles served with the 201st Combat Communications Group in the Logistics Branch after serving with Air Force. In civilian life, Miles was the…

John “JC” Chun submitted this photograph of the “old engine shop gang” for posting. JC believes the photograph is circa mid-to late 1970s. The 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron (154 CAMRON) is seen in the background. Back row L to R: Preston…

Former Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong is being honored by his alma mater Maryknoll School. Maryknoll will present him with the Noblesse Oblige Service Award for his lifetime of service to his country, state, community and alma mater. The…

Sentry Aloha 17-3 video: You can view a short Star-Advertiser video about Sentry Aloha 17-3 here. This is the third and final Sentry Aloha for 2017. Taps: With the new shorter obituaries posted in the Star-Advertiser, we may overlook Hawaii…

Thanks to John "JC" Chun for emailing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. Here's me with Raymond "Ray" Bermudez, and Harold DeMello on December 12, 2016 at Olomana Golf Club.  They're both looking good as you can tell; although…

Thanks to recent retiree Doug Awana for emailing the photograph and comments to Retiree News. Just FYI .... Ran into my very first supervisor in the HIANG (straight out of BMT & Tech School) SMSgt (ret) Louie Kono at HAFB…

New Chiefs: As reported in the March 2017 issue of the Kūkā‘ilimoku, Lee C. Sonomura and Edward M. Tang became the HIANG’s newest Chiefs at a March 1, 2017 ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Chief Sonomura served in the…

Many Hawaii Air National Guard retirees attend the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Tennessee. (It was Knoxville, Tennessee until a newly created Lousiville County separated from Alcoa County.) CMSgt Art Hafner was…