Every Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense post an article about a Medal of Honor awardee. This week’s article featured Anthony Kaho‘ohanohano, a Guardmember who joined the active Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Korea.
The sweep view shows the Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-102 Delta Dagger #53366.
A family emergency involving a loved one, including a serious illness, can happen without warning. Lining up these legal documents in advance—and keeping them in a safe but accessible place—will save you precious time and unnecessary hassle.
Neal Mitsuyoshi was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in a socially distanced ceremony in the Governor’s ceremonial chambers on June 15, 2020. Brig. Gen. Mitsuyoshi will be taking the role of J4 Mobilization Assistant at United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
Governor David Ige presided over the brief ceremony, while friends, family and colleagues attended the ceremony virtually via Facebook live.
Earlier Retiree News posted a photograph featuring four maintenance retirees, David “Snake” Snakenberg, Craig Harimoto, James Akau, and Kenneth Morimoto.
Several Retiree News followers emailed about Snake’s physical appearance, asking if he was ill. After his retirement, he decided to lose some weight. He lost 80 lbs. Great job Snake!
Jeffrey Hickman, Director, Public Affairs for the State Department of Defense shared an inquiry he received with Retiree News.
SSG Lambert Lum, an Army Guard retiree, emailed his office asking for assistance. He served with the 111th Army Band as a musician and an in later years was the drum major. He is looking for any photographs of him leading the band in a parade or military ceremony.
Lambert’s second request is interesting. Just before the 29th Infantry Brigade’s activation in May 1968, someone wrote a song “She Wore A Red Hibiscus!“. He is looking for the lyrics for this song. Anyone having photographs or the lyrics should contact him at lambertlum47@gmail.com.
From the Wired Magazine website
Last month, the pharma company Takeda began recruiting patients for a clinical trial of a promising Covid-19 treatment involving antibodies drawn from the blood of recovered patients. It normally takes several weeks to collect people’s information, determine who may be suitable for the trial, and get the paperwork in order.
With the coronavirus still spreading, Takeda sped things up using a quick and simple trick: using software to record tasks like opening files, selecting input fields, and cutting and pasting text. Those tasks can then be repeated for each prospective patient. The result: The paperwork got done in days instead of weeks.
On February 27, 2010, there was a retirement party for Colosse Eliapo at the Navy Marine Course. Attending were many of his family, friends and co-workers. In this photograph are (L-R) Bradley Ebisuya, Colosse Eliapo, Brian Tom.
Colosse enlisted in the Hawaii Air National Guard in the late 1970s; serving as a administrative specialist in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. He later cross trained into the budget section in the comptroller’s office, serving until his retirement. Sadly, he passed away in 2015.
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 all qualified deceased veterans at the request of the bereaving family and for all indigent veteran funerals in Hilo.
Several members on the team are retirees of the 291st Combat Communications Squadron. Pictured left to right: Stephan Kitagawa, Lazaro Joaqiun, Jesse Del Mar, Cyrus Wilson, Chaplain Charley Mapa, Harvey Motomura, Commander/Bugler Jeno Enocencio, Alison Yano and Paul Austria.
Special thanks to these Honor Guard members who support funeral honors for our veterans.
From the Kaiser Health News website
Pneumonia. Heart problems. High cholesterol. Betsy Carrier, 71, and her husband, Don Resnikoff, 79, relied on their primary care doctor in Montgomery County, Maryland, for help managing their ailments.
But after seven years, the couple was surprised when the doctor informed them she was opting out of Medicare, the couple’s insurer.
Patients can lose doctors for a variety of reasons, including a physician’s retirement or when either patient or doctor moves away. But economic forces are also at play. Many primary care doctors have long argued that Medicare, the federal health insurance program for seniors and people with disabilities, doesn’t reimburse them adequately and requires too much paperwork to get paid.
Attached is today’s COVID-19 Daily News Update issued by Hawaii State Department of Health.
There is a large amount of speculation regarding COVID-19, please rely on OFFICIAL sources for accurate information. We added a long term post on the maroon bar above titled “COVID-19 Information.” The post includes links to the Hawaii Department of Health, the CDC and the FEMA websites.
This is the organization emblem graced the wall in the stairwell to the 199th Fighter Squadron in the then-new Hickam hanger. Although undated, this photograph was probably taken in early 1962. Construction of the new hanger (Building 3400) ended on November 6, 1961 and the dedication was held on February 17, 1962.
The photograph shows the originator and designer, Maj Kurt Johnson, briefing Capt Melvin Yen about the construction of the wall mounted sculpture. Johnson spent over 40 hours constructing the brass, steel, copper and enamel mosaic. The red, yellow, black and gold design is worth $1,000.
This photograph was taken by Ignacio Gabriel, who served as the unit photographer. Gabe later became as the training NCOIC in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
199th Fighter Squadron Emblem
Blazon: On an Air Force golden yellow Hawaiian shield, oval and pointed at the extremities, and bordered black, a stylized Hawaiian idol black, eyes, nose. mouth and markings voided of the field, malo red, above four shock waves radiating from middle base point upward flanking the idol, two on either side, red and black.
Significance: The Hawaiian shield, representing defense, bears a stylized Hawaiian idol as the combat symbol of this squadron. The emblem carries on the historical tradition and spirit of the former emblem as it retains a similar color scheme as well as Hawaiian idol design. The red and black shock waves adapt the design to modern concepts. The red, black, and cello colors are traditionally used for. the feather capes and helmets which the Hawaiian kings and chiefs of old wore in battle.
The emblem was designed by Captain Kurt E. Johnson and updated the earlier 199th Fighter Squadron (SE) emblem approved October 11, 1951. This emblem was approved on September. 18, 1961
Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, just above Senior Master Sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer rank. The official term is “Chief Master Sergeant” or “Chief”.
Although the Air Force had been an independent service since 1947, the rank of chief master sergeant did not come into being until the authorization of the Military Pay Act of 1958. This act established the pay grades of E-8 and E-9, but without specifying titles for those pay grades. It wasn’t until late 1958 that the title chief master sergeant (and the accompanying rank insignia) was decided upon.
The original Chief Master Sergeant rank insignia (1958–1994) consisted of 2 chevrons on top, 3 stripes in the middle, and 3 rockers on bottom.
By Federal law, roughly one percent of the Air Force enlisted force may hold the rank of chief master sergeant.
Retiree News found a list of the assigned Hawaii Air National Guard Chief Master Sergeants as of February 20, 2002. A lot of recognizable names on the list.
HIANG Chief Master Sergeants as of February 20, 2002
The first Chief Master Sergeant in the Hawaii Air National Guard was Robert Choi, a charter member of the Air Guard since it’s Federal recognition in November 6, 1946.
From the Air Force Magazine website
The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed the creation of a reserve component for the Space Force in new legislation but wants more evidence that a Space National Guard is necessary as well.
The committee this week approved its version of the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill 25-2, and the legislation could head to the Senate floor for a vote by the full chamber as early as next week.
When Congress approved the new Space Force in the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, it stopped short of adding a Reserve and National Guard like those that accompany the Air Force. Reservists and Guardsmen already regularly handle space missions as part of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, and service leaders are pushing for those roles to continue.
From the National Museum of American History – This article was written in 2013
For this month’s episode of the History Explorer podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with slack key guitarist Reverend Dennis Kamakahi. Before I began preparing for our interview, I had never heard of the Hawaiian musical style. This is not to say that I had never heard slack key playing before, I just didn’t realize that it was a style with a name and with deep roots in American history.
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