The State Department of Defense once held Awards and Retirement luncheons twice a year. These luncheons recognized retiring Federal and state employees. Current employees who achieved 10, 20, 30 or ...
Read More Check Six – 2013: DOD Retirement Luncheon
2010’s
This photograph shows Cathy Inouye, Stephen Lum, and Robert Inouye. They were attending the retirement luncheon for Eli Ichishita at the long closed Hee Hing Chinese Restuarant. Cathy retired from ...
Read More Check Six – 2012: Old Friends
This photograph was taken on April 28, 2014 at the State Capitol at the pinning ceremony for Michael “Inch” Compton. It was his promotion ceremony to major general. In this ...
Read More Check Six – 2014: Guard Leaders
Off the Hawaii Army National Guard Facebook page The 1-299th Cavalry conducted a Change of Responsibility ceremony on May 15, 2016. In the ceremony. In the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Craig ...
Read More Check Six – 2016: 1-299th Cavalry Change of Responsibility
The annual Department of Defense Retirement and Service Awards Luncheon was held on Friday, September 24, 2010. This event honored State and Federal retirees in the department, and service award ...
Read More Check Six – 2010: DOD Retirement and Service Awards Luncheon
Several years ago, there was a reunion of maintenance and supply retirees. The reunion was held at Bishop’s Point. In the photograph are: Standing (L-R): Steven Wong, Byron Crytobal, Robert ...
Read More Check Six – 2017: Maintenance & Supply Reunion
This photograph shows Joseph Chaves and Theodore “Ted” Daligdig III, two long time Hawai‘i Army National Guard leaders. General Chaves was the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Pacific. Retired Colonel Daligdig was a State ...
Read More Check Six – 2011: Two HIARNG Leaders
Governor David Y. Ige, State of Hawaii Governor, greets members of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron upon their return from a Hurricane Harvey relief mission at Joint ...
Read More Check Six – 2017: 204 AS Returns from Hurricane Harvey Relief Mission
From the Honolulu Star Advertiser website June 2011: Capt Blythe Jean “BJ” Itoman just returned from a voluntary yearlong deployment. She was requalifying to fly C-17 Globemaster IIIs again after serving as ...
Read More Check Six – 2011: BJ Itoman Returns from a Yearlong Deployment
Ron Bright enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 1961 and served for 30 years. His contributions to the 111th Army Band are legendary. Remember those Christmas concerts…. It was ...
Read More Check Six: Remembering Ron Bright – 5 years ago
