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Earlier this morning, the Retiree News website received its 1,000,000th view.  Since the website’s inception on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, we have strived to achieve our mission of “Sharing information with Hawaii National Guard retirees, members and friends.” But the...

New Hampshire National Guard Benefit: A new executive order ensures that all former and current members of the New Hampshire National Guard are guaranteed a job interview with the state for most publicly posted job opportunities for which a member...

Retiree Updates - Theodore Merrill: Ted served with the then-203d Combat Communications Squadron and later with the 154th Wing. At the Wing, he was the Wing Historian and the materials he researched are an important part of Retiree News posts....

Off the Hawaii Army National Guard Facebook page [embed]https://www.facebook.com/LavaBrigade/videos/2489105147979965/[/embed] Video by Cpl. Aven Santiago/Released Diversity is the strength of our organization" -Col. Roy Macaraeg, MNBG-East Commander during Asian American & Pacific Islander Cultural Celebration MNBG-East Soldiers host Asian American &...

Update on yesterday's post. Check Six: 169 AC&WS Celebration Randy Tom emailed that he believes the photograph is from 1984. The squadron did move into the Hawaii Regional Operations Control Center (HIROCC) on June 29, 1984. This photograph could have been taken...

As we close the year, some comments are in order. We surpassed 235,000 views in 2018, with the total views since our inception in 2013 passing 785,000. We look forward to sometime in early 2019 when we reach 800,000 views....

Retiree News received several comments about our earlier post on Richie Kunichika. We can hardly believe it has been 10 years since his passing. We think that the comments provided by Bruce “Ace” Ellinwood clearly shows the respect he and the...

George Kaneshiro periodically provides feedback to some Retiree News posts. He sent in feedback on these earlier Retiree News posts. Check Six: Eagle Ice Co. – 30 years ago He identified the “unknown” in the photograph is Russel Miyamoto from the avionics back shop;...

That High School Thing. As we comment in our series on local high schools, “In Hawaii, what high school you graduated from is often among the questions asked when you first meet someone.” Retiree News recently had a post about...

Retirement Ceremony - Late post. TSgt Epigene "Peni" Sabagala is retiring this Saturday, July 7, 2018. Her military retirement ceremony will start at 1430 at the 154th Wing’s Dining Facility. A reception will follow the ceremony. Seems only yesterday when Peni enlisted...