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2020 Memorial Day services. Sad to report that Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and Governor David Ige’s ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery are cancelled. In talking to Ronald Han, Director the Office of Veterans Services, he said...

Soldiers Returned to Hawai‘i After Deployment. The 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery return home yesterday from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 300 Soldiers arrived on a chartered flight from Fort Bliss, Texas. They reunited with their families at...

The onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers.  Yesterday, the Star Advertiser printed a “Island Voices” article authored by Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum. Her article discusses the Department...

The onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers.  Coronavirus appears to pose a particular threat to men. Middle-aged and older men, and those with underlying health conditions...

Congratulations to Wayne Acosta on his recent retirement. Wayne served many years in the 154th Wing, in the Military Personnel Flight, and later as the commander of the 154th Security Forces Squadron. He later transferred to the Air Force Reserve. Happy Retirement...

Feedback: Last week, Retiree News posted a Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum video featuring a F-102 Delta Dagger #53-366 with its 154th Wing tail flash and “Col John “Saigon” Lee” on the canopy. Former HIANG Commander, Col (Ret) Clinton “Church” Churchill, emailed the following...

2019 Annual Report. In year seven, Retiree News reached some notable achievements. In late November, the website received its 1,000,000 view. Over the past seven years, we have averaged over 140,000 views a year. In addition, those who follow Retiree...

Tax documents. Tax documents, including W-2s, 1099Rs and 1095s, are now available through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's online myPay system. If you get your documents in the mail, they should be on their way no later than January...

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...