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As we close the year, some comments are in order. We surpassed 235,000 views in 2018, with the total views since our inception in 2013 passing 785,000. We look forward ...
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Taps: Fred K. Hirayama, Jr.

Posted on Dec 29, 2018 in Taps

Retiree News sadly announces the passing of Fred K. Hirayama, Jr., a retired member of the Hawaii Air National Guard. Fred served in the Hawaii State Legislature in the 1980s ...
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In years pass, the Governor of the State of Hawaii was afforded an orientation flight in a Hawaii Air National Guard aircraft. This undated photographs shows Governor John Waihee and ...
Read More Check Six: Governor’s Orientation Flight

Taps: Richard Yasunaga

Posted on Dec 26, 2018 in Taps

Retiree News sadly announces the passing of Richard Yasunaga, a retired member of the Headquarters, 201st Combat Communications Group. He passed on December 9 in Kuakini Hospital. Retiree News will ...
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Retiree News received several comments about our earlier post on Richie Kunichika. We can hardly believe it has been 10 years since his passing. We think that the comments provided ...
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On May 3, 2005, then-Col Stanley Osserman, 154th Mission Support Group commander, pinned Matthew Masuyama to First Lieutenant. The ceremony took place at the Kapolei High School gym during a ...
Read More Check Six – 2005: Matt Masuyama Promoted

Open House events and static displays go hand in hand. These photographs show a F-4C Phantom II static display in the 1980s.

This photograph show then-SSgt Joseph Ramos and then-Maj Susan Higgins in the early 1990s. The Consolidated Base Personnel Office (CBPO) as it was known back then was located on the second ...
Read More Check Six: CPBO Staff – 25+ years ago

This photograph shows three maintenance supervisors – Melvin Ige, Wallace Yara, and Kenneth Morimoto. Wally was retired after many years of service in the engine shop. The engine shop hosted a ...
Read More Check Six: Three Maintenance Supervisors – 21 years ago

Robert Snyder served in the Comptroller Office for many year before his retirement in 2004. He was a Title 5 employee who wore shorts and colorful socks everyday. In this ...
Read More Check Six – 2004: Bob Snyder Retires