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Retiree News photograph The dedication for the Daniel K. Inouye Fighter Squadron Operations Facility & Aircarft Maintenance Facility was on August, 20, 1914. The hanger/maintenance facility was a long awaited upgrade in the F-22 Raptor program. Among the many retirees...

Personal photograph used with permission The American Legion, Hilo Post #3 Honor Guard team recently performed the 21 gun salute at the 2020 Memorial Day ceremony held at the Hawaii County Veterans Cemetery #1. The team provides this service to...

Recently some retired members of the Hq, Hawaii Air National Guard staff had a reunion dinner. Clarence Fukumoto usually organizes these get-togethers and those attending enjoy “catching up” with everyone.  Personal photograph used with permission Back Row: Jerry Matsuda, Melvin Honda, Nelson Jones, James...

Personal photograph used with permission Donna (Kim) Shimazu sent in this photograph she took to Retiree News. In the photograph (L-R) are Dennis Hara, Ken Hara, Wendell Hatami and Larry Hara. According to Donna, Ken was in Hilo about four...

Personal photograph used by permission Special thanks to Garrett Yokoi for sending in this photograph with these comments. In the photo left to right are TSgt (Ret – 291 CCS) Christian Rosehill, MSgt (154 FSS) Shirlene Cardenas, me, and MSgt (Ret – 291 CCS) Lawrence...

Heads Up & Save the Date. CW4 Tracy Tobias emailed Retiree News a heads up about the Hawaii Army National Guard warrant officers planning a 100th Anniversary Celebration. The planners want all the chief warrant officers who served with the...

Several retired members of the 117th Public Affairs Detachment (117 PAD) attended Stephen Lum’s retirement luncheon. One retiree said, "all the makule members." L to R: Kin Lo, COL Gregg Kakesako, SSG Dennis Fujii, SSG Lloyld Kurashima, MSG Stephen Lum,...

Allen Kimura and Lester Ho We ran into two Hawaii Air National Guard retirees at the University of Hawaii - Western Carolina football game at Aloha Stadium. Allen Kimura worked in the Structural Repair Shop. When the KC-135 Strotankers became...

Annually, the Hawaii Army National Guard honors those who were killed during the 1968 29th Infantry Brigade call-up and the Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom mobilization. There are two large pohaku (rocks) in front of the Readiness Center Building on Kalaeloa campus....

Retiree Sightings: At the recent funeral services for Miles Aoki, we had the opportunity to “catch up” with several retirees. Among the retirees present were: Robert Finley, Clarence Fukumoto, Roy Matsumura, David Murray, Vince Nishina, Alan Shinsato, and Dennis Takeshita....