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Transitions Colonel Dave Molinaro has relocated Washington D.C. to pursue new job opportunities. He retired as the Director of Staff, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard in December. Dave came to Hawaii 25 years ago, an active duty captain working at...

Missed the anniversary!  The Retiree News website began on Saturday, January 19, 2013, after your webmaster viewed three YouTube instructional videos from the WordPress website.  It’s been an interesting and educational 24 months. Website stats (at last check): 1404 posts,...

LTC Laura Soares shared the following information about three upcoming Hawai‘i National Guard events. Transfer of Authority There will be a Transfer of Authority (TOA) ceremony between the former Adjutant General Maj Gen Darryll Wong and the newly appointed Adjutant...

Congratulations to newlyweds Regina Berry and Brit Komine. Regina continues as the Commander of the 154th Force Support Squadron (FSS) and the Director of Personnel at the 154th Wing. Brit remains a C-17 pilot in the 204th Airlift Squadron. BTW:...

Colonel David Molinaro retired on December 1, 2014, his mandatory separation date (MSD). Dave joined the Hawai‘i Air National Guard in the early 90s, coming off active duty. His last active duty assignment was with the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)...

On November 4, 1946, the four original units of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard received Federal recognition.  These units were: the 199th Fighter Squadron, 199th Utility Flight, Detachment C, 199th Air Service Group, and the 199th Weather Station.  We recognize...

On Friday, August 15, 2014, Retiree News reached one of the three major goals set for 2014. Retiree News published its 1000th post – Check Six: Hawaii becomes the 50th State. It has been quite a journey since the first post on January...

Sam Wong, retired Chief Master Sergeant, emailed corrections and additions to the webmaster's comments post. * Retiree News reported Ramona Fujimoto was a member of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, when she in fact retired from the 204th Airlift Squadron. *...

Dave Howard, who commanded the then 201st Combat Communications Squadron in Hilo, provided feedback on an “unknown” in an earlier post. Dave is retired and lives in Florida. http://wp.me/p3639O-1np “I think the unknown in the first row bottom right is...

Retiree News received it's 50,000 hit sometime yesterday. Mahalo to everyone who loged on to check the Retiree News website over the past 15 months.  Your support is appreciated.   The site started slowly but has improved as we progressed through...