Retiree Update

Robert Lee III, the retired chief master sergeant who served as the Hawaii National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, has started a new career. Rob is now Southwest Airlines‘ station manager ...
Read More CMSgt Robert Lee Is Now With Southwest Airlines

Thanks to Ford Chinen for sharing this photograph and comments with Retiree News.  Several members of the 201st Combat Communications Group attended the recent celebration of life for Richard Yasunaga. In this photograph ...
Read More Check Six: 201 CCG Retirees Sighted

Thanks to Erik Wong for sharing this photograph and comments with Retiree News.  I ran into Tom Shimabuku and his wife Maureen at Kahala Nui (they live there). I found out he was ...
Read More Check Six: 169 AC&WS Retiree Sighted

Retirees: Sue and Bob Higgins

Posted on Dec 14, 2018 in Retiree Update

Found this photograph of Susan and Robert Higgins on someone’s Facebook page. Sue and Bob relocated to Arizona after many years in Kailua. Sue came off active duty and became ...
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One of the good things about Vacations Hawai‘icharter flights is you never know who you’ll meet. Hawaii Air National Guard Retirees Blossom Loganand Carol Kellettwere accompanying their Moms to their ...
Read More HIANG Retirees Sighted in Las Vegas

Earlier this summer, Blossom Logan sent in this photograph of Donna Shimazu with her on a tour in Japan. Both families were in the same tour group. Blossom retired from ...
Read More Check Six: Retirees on Vacation in Japan

Check Six: 201 CCG Retirees

Posted on Jul 30, 2018 in Retiree Update

Many retired members of the 201st Combat Communications Group attend the recent memorial services for Galen Nakahara. Among the retirees not in the photographs above included George Okuma, Melvin Morris, ...
Read More Check Six: 201 CCG Retirees

Dr. Norberto “Bert” Baysa, served in the Hawaii Air National Guard for many years. He served as the commander of the 154th Medical Squadron for several years. He retired as ...
Read More Check Six: Norberto “Bert” Baysa

A group of retirees who served at the Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, recently had a small reunion. In the photograph left to right: Dr. Norberto Baysa, Clarence Fukumoto, Rose Baysa, ...
Read More Check Six: HQ HIANG Retirees Sighted

We ran across Dr. Gildo Soriano in the Navy Exchange during the current scratch-off promotion. As you can see in the photograph, he remains in great shape. He retired from ...
Read More Check Six: Retired HIANG Doctor Sighted