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As I have posted earlier, these Retiree News posts are coming to an end. Starting in 2013, the initial intent was a 2-3 year gig; it has lasted over nine years. Earlier, Retiree News was an e-newsletter from 2006-2012.  Researching...

Congratulations to Tim Fujino, who recently retired as the Translation Assistance Advisor at the Hawaii Air National Guard Airman & Family Readiness office. Since his military retirement, he has done a super job providing advice to military members transitioning to civilian...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page February is a special time of the year to pause and reflect on the nonstop contributions of black service members, whom we are proud to consider ‘ohana. Staff Sgt. Skyler Ross has been serving...

Happy New Year 2022 to you and your family. We all survived a very challenging 2021. Hopefully 2022 will bring an end to this pandemic.  Retiree New 2021 Annual Report. There were 1521 posts with 276,447 views. We now have 1550 registered...

We recognize December 13th as the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's...

As another challenging year comes to a close, I’d like to extend happy holiday and warm wishes to all of our retirees and their ‘ohana.  Thank you for providing the guiding light, wisdom, and opportunity for our currently serving Soldiers...

Retirement: CMSgt Alvin Fritz is retiring at the end of the month. His retirement ceremony is on Friday, October 29, 2021, starting at 1400. The virtual ceremony will be on Facebook. This is the link to RSVP and to see the ceremony live....

Belated Congratulations to Dr. Brett “Doogie” Wyrick, who was promoted to major general in June. Doogie now serves as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Surgeon General, United States Air Force, Pentagon. He served about half of his 30-year career...

Retiree News – the website version – began on Friday, January 22, 2013. The first post came after watching three YouTube videos. The initial plan was a “two or three year run”. The website began very simply, with more features added as...

Sometime on Sunday, August 15, 2021, Retiree News passed 1.5 million views. We thank all of you for your continuing support of our website.  We continue striving to meet our mission goal: Sharing information with Hawaii National Guard retirees, members...