A special Office Depot and OfficeMax Veterans Day discount will give qualifying shoppers a big discount off qualifying purchases over a three-day window in November.
Is Lockheed Martin building a secret new fighter jet that U.S. Air Force officials revealed last month?
Company executives dropped some not-so-subtle hints about the company’s growing backlog of classified military work, including one project that requires erecting a new building at its secretive Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. They also pointed to revenue growth within the company’s Aeronautics division, which includes the Advanced Development Programs shop that created the fabled U-2 and SR-71 spy planes and F-117 stealth attack jet.
Related: All 17 Aircraft Designed By The Secretive Skunk Works
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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 a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the October 1960 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* F-102 Delta Daggers arriving soon
* Promotions: including Kenneth Iinuma to A1C
Other familiar names in this issue: Libert Yap and James Lota
The Department of Veterans Affairs is eliminating its in-house compensation and pension exam program and will outsource all of the exams, which are crucial to determining whether veterans are eligible for VA benefits.
In a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie on Tuesday, Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., said the plan was developed with no notice to Congress. She’s concerned the move could slow work to reduce a backlog of compensation and pension exams, commonly referred to as C&P exams, and she’s worried about the VA’s ability to oversee the contractors. Luria also criticized the department for cutting federal jobs during a pandemic.
Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page
Every morning at 6:30AM Monday thru Saturday a dedicated crew of personnel including members of the Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Army National Guard, and Kahu Malama Nurses gather at the Neal S Blaisdell Center for their morning briefing before heading out to set up and staff the City’s COVID-19 testing sites.
The goal of this current testing effort which runs through November 30th is to provide free testing to residents, Visitor Industry Workers as well as vulnerable homeless individuals who do not have good access to COVID-19 testing.
President Trump on Saturday signed two major pieces of legislation to address the problem of suicide, including bills designating “988” as the three-digit phone number for the national suicide hotline and providing government grants to localities and nonprofits that serve veterans with mental health issues.
The president signed the Cmdr. John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, which will require the Department of Veterans Affairs to hire additional suicide prevention coordinators and give it leeway to award grants to organizations that focus on veterans’ mental health issues.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for sharing this article
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 a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the October 1968 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th Supply Squadron NORS Free for three years
* George Sasano is 1968 All-Hawaii Karate Grand Champion
* Promotions – including Wright Upchurch
* 199th Fighter Squadron News
* 154th USAF Dispensary 100% qualified
Feeling under the weather? Here’s what to eat — and avoid — when you have a cold.
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
The Hawai‘i Air National Guard Honor Guard Program has served our community in countless functions since it started in 1999. Over the past two decades, TSgt Darrell Bactad, MSgt Ryan Yung and MSgt Dodie Pagaoa have commemorated the service of HIANG Airmen in hundreds of ceremonies, bestowing honor to those who have sacrificed for their country. For their voluntary and highly-disciplined services, they were each presented with a challenge coin from Brig. Gen. Dann S. Carlson, 154th Wing commander.
We are proud to have so many selfless and devoted Airmen in our ‘Ohana and grateful to have this prestigious team that preserves our heritage. Mahalo for your commitment and being a part of this incredible team!
While researching an upcoming article for a Retiree News post, we ran across a list of Hawaii Air National Guard officers from the early 2000s. There are many familiar names in all grades. Many of the then senior officers are now long retired. Younger officers became the leadership over the years while others left or transferred out of the HIANG for various reasons.
Finally, today we feature the assigned lieutenants. Many have flourished over the years and established themselves as leaders. Ranks and unit designations listed are as of May 18, 2001.
List of HIANG Lieutenant as of May 18, 2001
Previous Retiree News posts
List of HIANG Senior Officers as of May 18, 2001
List of HIANG Lieutenant Colonels as of May 18, 2001
List of HIANG Majors as of May 18, 2001
List of HIANG Captains as of May 18, 2001
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 October 1976 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* New daily drill pay rates
* Kam Gate to close permanently
* HANG 30th Anniversary luau in November
Review the entire October 1976 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Medicare provides valuable health insurance for individuals 65 or older and certain people with disabilities who are under age 65. But it also comes with complex rules and sometimes significant out-of-pocket costs.
Here’s what you can expect to pay for Medicare out of pocket:
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
Crew chiefs and specialists take care of aircraft, pilots fly them and air traffic controllers provide critical, real-time guidance as they navigate the flight line and the skies above.
However, there’s always another team of aviation professionals at work during each and every sortie.
Radar Airfield Weather Systems Airmen from the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron are experts at setting up and operating an array of airfield systems which makes flight ops possible.
These Airmen set up the essential networks which enable safe takeoffs and landings and can mobilize their instruments into deployed environments.
This career path entails plenty of critical thinking and field work with weather instruments, heavy-duty vehicles, navigational aids and more.
Not only are they crucial for the HIANG’s mission sets, but RAWS Airmen poses many of the competencies and skillsets which can be applied in the Federal Aviation Administration and civilian sector.
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