The Air Force unit that defends Hawaii skies will get experimental energy technology that uses trash to generate power and relies on its own small electrical grid — a system ...
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History
This photograph shows Lt Col Valentine Siefermann presenting Lt Stephen Oka his controller certification at the 150th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (150 ACWS) luau. The photograph is dated 1965. Siefermann became ...
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Steve Lum shared this photograph with Retiree News, but had no information about the date and location. Aaron Pollick offered these comments, “the aviation photograph looks like Kauai or Big ...
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A Retiree News reader sent in this YouTube link of the Hawaii Air National Guard and the arrival of the F-102 Delta Daggers in 1961. Shows future generals Bob Maguire ...
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From Peter Young’s Images of Old Hawaii website Hawaii Air National Guard retirees remember references to Fort Kamehameha, an area near the 154th Wing complex. The United States Army owned the ...
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Contributing editor Stephen Lum provided this article and the photographs for this Retiree News post. Wahiawa Armory named after first 487th Field Artillery commander click on photographs to enlarge The Hawai‘i Army ...
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The 199th Fighter Squadron patch seen on Navy football uniforms Roger “Dig Daddy” Moore, a retired 199th Fighter Squadron pilot who lives in Missouri, sent out an email to Retiree ...
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Born from humble beginnings, the National Guard celebrates its 379th birthday. By Bill BoehmNational Guard Bureau The military organization we know today as the National Guard came into existence with ...
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Contributing editor Stephen Lum provided this article and the photographs for this Retiree News post. Former Maui armory named for former 299th Infantry commander click on photographs to enlarge The Hawai‘i Army ...
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From Honolulu Magazine Quonset huts were designed during World War II as easy-to-assemble, temporary buildings that could be broken down and reassembled quickly. Many of the more than 100 huts ...
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