{"id":29706,"date":"2017-12-28T08:08:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T18:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retireenews.org\/?p=29706"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:27:20","slug":"check-six-201-ccg-afoua-presentation-22-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2017\/12\/28\/check-six-201-ccg-afoua-presentation-22-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Six &#8211; 1995: 201 CCG AFOUA Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This undated photograph shows <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Brig. Gen. David Rodrigues<\/strong><\/span> presenting <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Col. Jeffrey Okazaki<\/strong><\/span> with the Groups\u2019 first Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA). The award period was January 1, 1993 to July 31, 1994. The 201 CCG later received a second AFOUA for the period&nbsp;July 1, 2003 to 30 June 30, 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2017\/12\/201-ccg-afoua.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2017\/12\/201-ccg-afoua.jpg?w=497\" alt=\"group photo\" class=\"wp-image-29715\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the photograph from left to right:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lt Col Roy Cornella<\/span><\/strong>, Commander, 291st Combat Communications Squadron (Hilo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Brig. Gen. David Rodrigues<\/span><\/strong>, Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lt Col Roy Smith<\/span><\/strong>, Commander, 298th Air Traffic Control Flight (Barking Sands)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Col Jeffrey Okazaki<\/strong><\/span>, Commander, 201st Combat Communications Group (Hickam AFB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lt Col Craig Ishizaki<\/span><\/strong>, Commander, 297th Air Traffic Control Flight (Barbers Point)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lt Col Robert Maglasang<\/span><\/strong>, Commander, 292d Combat Communications Squadron (Kahalui)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Lt Col Kathleen Berg<\/strong><\/span>, Commander, 293d Combat Communications Squadron (Hickam AFB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Lt Col Myron Dobashi<\/strong><\/span>, Deputy Commander, 201st Combat Communications Group (Hickam AFB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2017\/12\/usaf_outstanding_unit_award.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2017\/12\/usaf_outstanding_unit_award.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Air Force Outstanding Unit Award\" class=\"wp-image-29708\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to numbered units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit above and apart from similar units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The services include: performance of exceptionally meritorious service, accomplishment of a specific outstanding achievement of national or international significance, combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States, or military operations involving conflict with or exposure to hostile actions by an opposing foreign force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. 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