This post first appeared in Issue 124 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on June 13, 2011
This photo has a very young CPT Paul Nanamori and an unidentified soldier during recovery operations after Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
1992 was the most active Pacific hurricane season on record. The most notable storm was Hurricane Iniki. It passed directly over the island of Kauai on September 11, 1992 as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The hurricane caused billions of dollars of damage to the Hawaiian Islands. In Hawaiian, iniki means “strong and piercing wind”, and Hurricane Iniki was the most powerful hurricane to strike the Hawaii in recorded history.
Hawai‘i Army and Air National Guard members were activated to provide support on Kauai. They were involved with cleanup operations that started a long recovery by the island’s residents.
The housing market is hot, and it’s a great time to sell your home. Still, if you’re thinking about renting your next one, consider the tradeoffs. Renting temporarily is fine if you want to try a new location or if you anticipate moving frequently early in retirement. But the longer you rent in retirement, the riskier it becomes. Buying a home usually makes more sense if you plan to stay put at least five to seven years—long enough to recoup the costs of buying and selling the property.
The temptation to rent now is understandable. In January, renting was cheaper than buying in 34 of the largest 50 U.S. cities, according to Realtor.com, where you’ll find sale and rental listings. In those cities, the median monthly rent of $1,727 was $261 less than the monthly mortgage payment of $1,988 for the median-priced home. Over the past 20 years, rent has increased an average of 3% annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the June 1958 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Governor William Quinn to review the 199th Squadron.
* 36 Airmen to receive Hawaii National Guard Service Medals.
* Sport News
* MSgt Theodore Hussey completes NCO Academy at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
It’s true that as we get older, our sleep patterns change — but at any age, you still need quality rest to be healthy.
This undated photograph shows pilots and mechanics responding to a scramble alrert at the Alert Pad – now more formally as the Alert Facility. Mechanic Arthur Lee and pilot Robert “Deano” Hinkley, Sr., are sprinting to their aircraft for launch.
There were two North American Aviation F-86L Sabre Interceptors on 5 minute launch response. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew F-86L from 1958-1961, when they converted to Convair F-102A Delta Daggers.
Thanks to Randall Lum for identification help.
The U.S. Air Force‘s KC-46 tanker program office should have dealt with problems with the aircraft’s refueling boom years ago, during its development, according to a May 27 Defense Department Inspector General report.
Instead, the service is working with Boeing Co., the tanker’s manufacturer, to redesign the boom — at a cost of $100 million.
The KC-46 Pegasus has had many issues, including how the boom connects and disconnects when refueling aircraft. Pilots flying certain receiver aircraft, such as the A-10 Warthog and F-16 Fighting Falcon, have reported the need to use more power to move the boom forward to maintain refueling position.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the June 1966 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Broken Arrow Exercise
* C-54 Skymaster named “Spirit of Aloha”,
* Capt Edward “Eddie” Anderson receives Hawaii National Guard Commendation Medal
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There was a retirement celebration for the Hawai‘i National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader, CMS Vern Nakasone on April 20, 2007. The celebration was held at the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Armory in Wahiawā. In the photograph are Vern Nakasone, James Townsend, and Emerick Kaneshi.
Recently, Vern retired from his Federal position after a long career at Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i.
Kelly McKeague is director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Our nation sets aside Memorial Day for the express purpose of honoring the more than one million men and women who have fallen in combat serving our country, remembering their supreme sacrifice.
Most cannot be found in history books or documentaries, and their acts of heroism are lost to time. For the tens of thousands of families whose loved one lies either where they fell in battle or in a cemetery beneath a marker that reads “Unknown,” Memorial Day amplifies their uncertainty and quest for answers.
This Memorial Day, it is important to recognize that more than 38,000 Americans still unaccounted for from World War II to the conflicts in Iraq are estimated to be recoverable. The United States of America has a sacred obligation, and a moral imperative, to ensure we steadfastly endeavor to search for, recover and identify their remains. This is the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the June 1974 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* F-4C Phantom Conversion announced
* Weapons Systems Officers recruiting begins
* MSgt Howard Okita named 1973 HANG Outstanding Airman
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From the Hawaiian Electric Twitter feed
Becoming a lineman is challenging. Being deployed multiple times during your apprenticeship makes it nearly impossible. But Jarick Duvauchelle, Air National Guard member and recent graduate of the lineman apprenticeship program, demonstrates what you can achieve through focus and compassion.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the June 1990 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Senator Dan Inouye visits the HIANG
* Sentry Tiger
* CAMS News & Views: many familiar names
* Sports News
* Promotions: including Sandra Nakao, Gaye Sakamoto, Whitney Tengbergen, Debra Brownhill, Kenneth Young, Leilani Lim
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