• Best Warrior Competition Video

    Best Warrior Competition Video

    The Hawaii Army National Guard recently held its annual Best Warrior Competition. The winner in the Soldier category (ranks of private through specialist) is SPC Alex J. Kahihikolo. The winner in […]

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  • Cyber Defense Exercise

    Cyber Defense Exercise

    Members of the 291st Combat Communications Squadron participated in a Cyber Defense exercise called “Big Splash”. Read more at: http://tinyurl.com/a2upcss

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  • Taps: Walter Kaimiola Kotrys

    Taps: Walter Kaimiola Kotrys

    Walter Kaimiola Kotrys, 49, of ‘Ewa Beach, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard member and a veteran of Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, passed away on Febraury 28, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He […]

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  • CERFP in Hawai‘i

    CERFP in Hawai‘i

    The Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) – Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) teams are a key element of the Department of Defense’s overall program to provide military support to civil authorities […]

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  • Theodore “Ted” Daligdig

    Theodore “Ted” Daligdig

    This is a photo of then LT Theodore “Ted” Daligdig on the right, taken in sometime in the early 1960s. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Can anyone identify […]

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  • Taps: Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong

    Taps: Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong

    Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong, 46, of Honolulu, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard communications specialist, passed away in Kaiser Medical Center on February 16, 2013. He was born in Hawai‘i. He […]

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  • Taps: David Rosario

    Taps: David Rosario

    David Rosario, 73, of Hilo, a retired supervisor at the former Hilo Coast Sugar Plantation and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard and Army veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center […]

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  • Taps: Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel

    Taps: Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel

    Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel, 78, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. harvester and pruner, and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree, died in Hilo Medical Center on February […]

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  • F-22 Red Flag Deployment

    F-22 Red Flag Deployment

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai‘i — A total force team comprised of F-22 Raptors, active duty and Hawai‘i Air National Guard personnel successfully completed the Hawaiian Raptors first over-water deployment when they […]

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  • MG Gary Hara Pinning Ceremony

    MG Gary Hara Pinning Ceremony

    Congratulations to Major General Gary Hara on his promotion. Governor Neil Abercrombie hosted his pinning ceremony at the State Capital. Photos from the Adjutant General’s Facebook page:  fb.me/1MRcvUTu8. Photos by TSgt […]

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  • The 100th Registered Reader

    The 100th Registered Reader

    The 100th reader just registered on the Retiree News site. To each of the first hundred who registered – Mahalo for your confidence and support. Please help spread the word […]

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  • Retiree Update: Bob DeCoster

    Retiree Update: Bob DeCoster

    Robert DeCoster, a former member of the 154th Security Forces Squadron, has retired from the 110th Fighter Wing (Michigan ANG) after serving 32 years in the Air National Guard. Bob […]

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