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The Air Force unit that defends Hawaii skies will get experimental energy technology that uses trash to generate power and relies on its own small electrical grid — a system ...
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CMSgt Alan Bergeson‘s Celebration of Life is scheduled for Friday, May 6, 2016 staring at 1100 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Related: http://wp.me/p3639O-48V

Taps: Dennis Kai Wo Wong

Posted on Mar 11, 2016 in Taps

Dennis Kai Wo “Wongie” Wong, 68, of Honolulu, an electronics technician and an Air Force veteran, passed away on February 22, 2016. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived ...
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Kai Kahele wins HQ PACAF Award

Posted on Feb 29, 2016 in Awards

Maj Kaialii “Kai” Kahele received the Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Guard Officer of the Year Award.  On his Twitter site #kaikahele, Kai said, “he was honored & humbled to receive the ...
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Taps: Rudolph “Rudy” Quezon Luat

Posted on Feb 28, 2016 in Taps

Rudolph “Rudy” Quezon Luat, 84, of Pearl City, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant, passed away at home on February 2, 2016. Rudy was born in Honolulu on July 16, ...
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This photograph shows Lt Col Valentine Siefermann presenting Lt Stephen Oka his controller certification at the 150th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (150 ACWS) luau.  The photograph is dated 1965. Siefermann became ...
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Taps: Alan Bergeson

Posted on Feb 21, 2016 in Taps

Alan Bergeson has passed away. He was 48 years old. The cause had not been determined. The Chief retired on January 18, 2013 after a long Hawai‘i Air National Guard career.  ...
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Taps: Wayne Steven “Pugs” Pagdilao

Posted on Jan 29, 2016 in Taps

Wayne Steven “Pugs” Pagdilao, 60, of Waipahu, a Hawaii Stevedores Inc. employee and a Hawaii Air National Guard veteran, passed away on January 4, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. ...
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A Retiree News reader sent in this YouTube link of the Hawaii Air National Guard and the arrival of the F-102 Delta Daggers in 1961. Shows future generals Bob Maguire ...
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Taps: Clayton Eu Mung Yuen

Posted on Jan 18, 2016 in Taps

Clayton Eu Mung Yuen, 72, of Mililani, Hawaii, passed away November 25, 2015 in Aiea, Hawaii. Born September 20, 1943. Retired from Hawaii Air National Guard. He is survived by ...
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