Month: June 2020

Earlier Retiree News posted a photograph featuring four maintenance retirees, David “Snake” Snakenberg, Craig Harimoto, James Akau, and Kenneth Morimoto. Several Retiree News followers emailed about Snake’s physical appearance, asking if he was ill. After his retirement, he decided to lose some weight. He lost…

Retiree News photograph On February 27, 2010, there was a retirement party for Colosse Eliapo at the Navy Marine Course. Attending were many of his  family, friends and co-workers. In this photograph are (L-R) Bradley Ebisuya, Colosse Eliapo, Brian Tom.  Colosse enlisted in the…

Personal photograph used with permission The American Legion, Hilo Post #3 Honor Guard team recently performed the 21 gun salute at the 2020 Memorial Day ceremony held at the Hawaii County Veterans Cemetery #1. The team provides this service to…

This is the organization emblem graced the wall in the stairwell to the 199th Fighter Squadron in the then-new Hickam hanger. Although undated, this photograph was probably taken in early 1962. Construction of the new hanger (Building 3400) ended on…

Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, just above Senior Master Sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer rank. The official term is "Chief Master Sergeant"…

Hawaii National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Congressman Ed Case, visited the Hawaii National Guard's Joint Task Force, stood up to respond to COVID-19. During the visit, Case was briefed on the Hawaii National…

The link below takes you to the June 2000 issue of the 154th Support Group Training Bulletin. The bulletin was an electronic newsletter emailed to the members of the Group and other Hawaii Air National Guard members. Over the eight…

Craig Harimoto emailed this photograph to Retiree News. It was taken in early 2019, when he was in Hawaii visiting from his Las Vegas home.  In the photograph are clockwise starting in the upper left: David “Snake” Snakenberg, Craig Harimoto, James Akau, and Kenneth Morimoto.…

Hawaii National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Michael Victorino, Maui County Mayor met with members of the Hawaii National Guard (HING) during the Task Force Maui COVID-19 operations, Kihei, Hawaii, May 26, 2020.  Victorino expressed…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Congratulations to the 154th Wing’s budget team who are recipients of the 2019 National Guard Bureau Award for Financial Management, Financial Analysis Office award.  As budget analysts,…