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This photograph was taken at the DOD Retirement & Service Award Luncheon. The luncheon was held at the Hale Koa Hotel on September 22, 2006.
The photograph shows Irvin Yoshino, Preston Nishie, and Rob Lee.
Irvin come to the Hawaii Air National Guard in the early seventies after serving in the Air Force. He served in the 154th Wing’s maintenance complex units his retirement. He retired as a chief master sergeant and was one of the recent retirees honored that day.
Preston served with the then-169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron in the Operations Branch. He was a member of the squadron for many years. When he retired he was the NCOIC of Operations and a chief master sergeant.
Rob was the 154th Wing Commander Chief Master Sergeant at the time of this photograph. in 2010, he became the Hawaii National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader. After his retirement, he worked in Governor Ige’s office and later at the State Department of Transportation. He currently is the Honolulu Station Manager for Southwest Airlines. Read the earlier Retiree News post.
Three great Chiefs who served in the Hawaii Air National Guard.
From the Wired Magazine website
Let’s be honest: A lot of tech is meant to stoke desire for something that you never even knew you wanted (An AI camera? Yes, please! A robot that coos when you pet it? Gimme!) But if you’re shopping for a robot vacuum, it’s usually because you really, really need one. Whether you’re drowning in dog hair, need to lighten your chore load, or just want to spend a little more time with your family, we have a robot vacuum for you. Updated March 2019: We added several robot vacuums, such as the Roborock E20, added new info to the writeups, and cut a few older units.
AT&T and Comcast are partnering to authenticate calls made between the two networks, letting customers know when there’s a genuine caller — not a spammer — on the phone. It won’t cover every call AT&T and Comcast customers receive, but it’s a step in the right direction to battling the scourge of robocalls.
AT&T says the deal is likely the “nation’s first” to authenticate calls between two providers through the SHAKEN/STIR (which stands for “Secure Handling of Asserted information using toKENs” and “Secure Telephony Identity Revisited”) protocol. The protocol lets consumers know when a call they’re receiving is actually being placed by the displayed number listed on caller ID. AT&T and Comcast said they hope to have the system up and running for customers later this year.
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Special Thanks to Michael Guerrero for sending this photograph to Retiree News. His comments in the email. “My grandpa Technical Sergeant Howard Guerrero radar Radar shop, Hawaii Air National Guard.” The other airman in the photograph is unidentified.
Because his fatigue uniform has a white name tag, this photograph was taken in the late 1950s or the early 1960s. The Air Force was transitioning from the 1515 uniforms which were fatigue uniforms styled like aircrew flight suits.
Michael send another photograph which we will post next week.
Good financial advisers and smart investing DIYers have something in common when it comes to building a portfolio.
They both put a high priority on risk tolerance and how it applies to asset allocation.
After all, a diversified blend of stocks, bonds and cash is the well-established path to reaching your retirement goals. It helps you grow and protect your nest egg and retire with the money you need … right?
Well, yes. But if that’s your only focus, you’re likely neglecting another crucial piece of long-term portfolio planning: tax efficiency.
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Would like to submit a “retiree” photo of SMSgt Ronald Izutsu, 154th Wing Contracting. We both attended CMSgt Rolland Tang‘s memorial service. SMSgt Izutsu was a longtime friend of CMSgt Tang and I was part of the Honor Guard team that rendered military honors for CMSgt Tang.
SMSgt Izutsu was also my first supervisor when I joined the HIANG in 1986.
Special Thanks to Darrell Bactad for submitting this photograph and comments to Retiree News
Darrell serves as a personalist with the 204th Airlift Squadron. He has been a member of the Air Force Honor Guard, providing military honors for ceremonies and funeral services for many years.
From the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page
Hawaii Army National Guard Photograph
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, hold a deployment ceremony at the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Readiness Center in Kalaeloa, Hawaii on March 17, 2019. This will be the Battalion’s third deployment.
Major General Arthur “Joe” Logan, The Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii, cordially invites you to attend the 2019 State of Hawaii, Department of Defense Annual Retirement & Service Award Luncheon on Friday, 12 April
2019 from 1100-1300.
Location: Hawaii Okinawa Center, 94-587 Ukee Street, Waipahu, 96797
Cost: $30 per person. Payment of Cash or Check (Payable to: DoD Awards Fund)
RSVP and PAYMENT deadline is 27 March 2019
Military: Uniform of the Day
Civilian: Aloha Casual
List of Retirees Official E-invitation
The official e-invitation has a list of unit contacts for RSVPs and payments. Because there is no contact for retirees, retirees planning to attend contact Joey Mariano, 808-672-1248 or joey.c.mariano.mil@mail.mil
Airmen from 154th Civil Engineering Squadron take time for a rare group photo at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The deployed HIANG airmen seldom have an opportunity to be together since arriving for deployment. Stay safe guys and mahalo for all you’re doing! pic.twitter.com/XjaUOUagtd
— Hawaii Air National Guard (@HiAirGuard) March 18, 2019
The Hawaii Air National Guard continues to deploy small teams with specific skills to locations worldwide.
Major League Baseball teams are showing their appreciation for service members, both past and present, with military discounts on 2019 game tickets. Many teams also hold military appreciation days to honor those who have served our country.
From the Consumer Reports website
This phenomenon—acute tinnitus—usually fades away after a couple of days.
But imagine that ringing, or a similarly annoying noise, lasting for a prolonged period of time, waxing and waning but never disappearing completely, and sometimes getting worse.
The pūpūkahi is the State of Hawaii Department of Defense monthly newsletter. Printed versions of the pūpūkahi were the “command information” newsletter for decades until suspended in 2009 due to budget cuts. Since 2009, e-newsletters have been posted on the State DOD website.
Read the July-September 2002 pūpūkahi
Some of the stories featured in this issue:
– 154th Wing units deploying to the NATO Air Meet 2002 in Norway
– Steve Logan becoming the third Logan brother promoted to lieutenant colonel.
– The rededication of the Brigade’s pokahu
– 154th Wing units deploying to Operation CORONET OAK in Pureto Rico
There are many familiar soldiers and airmen in the photographs and mentions in articles.
From the Task and Purpose website
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It may be one of the most important Air Force installations in the continental United States, but Offutt Air Force Base has proven no match for the full fury of the Missouri River.
As record flooding swept through towns across the Midwest, floodwaters had swallowed at least thirty buildings at Offutt as of Sunday and damaged another 30, the 55th Wing announced, including the headquarters of the 55th Wing, 55th Security Forces Squadron, 97th Intelligence Squadron, and 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron
And while the 55th Wing said that Air Force personnel worked round-the-clock to shore up facilities with 235,000 sandbags and 460 flood barriers “to minimize damage as much as possible,” floodwaters were so intense that they eventually abandoned a frantic sandbagging effort.
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