CMSgt Robert Santos provided Retiree News the following photographs and comments.
Mahalo & Aloha to SMSgt Nathan H. Koide who has faithfully served our nation and state in USAF, the Air Force Reserves and HIANG for 39 years and 10 months. He is officially retired as the KC-135 Inspection Section Supervisor.
SMSgt Koide continually improved the KC-135 periodic scheduled Inspection process with constant reduction in resources while performing twice as many inspections as his Air National Guard counter parts. SMSgt Koide has mentored many with his no nonsense approach and always doing the right thing for the right reasons.
Congratulations and Happy Retirement!
From the Military Times website
New research linking veterans’ high blood pressure with wartime exposure to chemical defoliants could dramatically expand federal disability benefits for tens of thousands of Vietnam-era troops.
The findings, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, conclude that “sufficient evidence” exists linking hypertension and related illnesses in veterans to Agent Orange and other defoliants used in Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea in the 1960s and 1970s.
DC-9s on the ramp at HNL in the early 1970s. Hawaiian briefly named their aircraft “DC-9 Royal Fan Jets”. pic.twitter.com/E81Z0ZgdVq
— Hawaii Aviation (@HawaiiAviation) November 10, 2018
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It first flew and entered airline service in 1965. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.
DC-9-based airliners including the MD-80, MD-90 and Boeing 717 later followed in production. With the final deliveries of the 717 in 2006, production of the DC-9/MD-80/90/717 aircraft family ceased after 41 years and 2441 units built. (Wikipedia)
From the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page
Mahalo Hawaii Air National Guardsmen for volunteering today and taking the time to serve others at Lanakila Meals on Wheels.
When ailing adults can no longer manage their own affairs, responsibility shifts to family members often unprepared for the job – and unable to agree on medical care, finances and other sensitive areas.
While families of the rich and famous fight over multimillion-dollar estates, disputes among the rest of us – amid the pain of losing a loved one – can be equally bruising.
L’aéroport de Kiwirok en Indonésie 🇮🇩 est l’un des seuls aéroports au monde à posséder une piste incurvée ✈ ! #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/fykU6D7oAm
— The Travelers Club (@zeTravelersClub) October 26, 2018
Really wanted to see a video of a landing on this runway
Capt. A. “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander, performs a vertical climb in a F-35A LII during the Bell Ft. W Alliance Air Show Oct. 14, 2018 in Ft Worth, TX. The F-35A L II’s F-135 single-engine contains 43,000 lbs of thrust. (U.S.A.F.📸Sr Airman Alex Cook pic.twitter.com/osxfn7cTwa
— Jai J (@kadonkey) November 17, 2018
Kosovo Force (KFOR) 25 Soldiers enjoy a Thanksgiving luncheon on Camp Bondsteel November 22, 2018. Command teams, staff officers and senior non-commissioned officers served Thanksgiving lunch to Soldiers, civilian contractors (both U.S. and local nationals), and their families while music and conversations filled the air.
The Deputy Adjutant General and Commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard, Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, and HIARNG Command Sgt. Maj. Elva A. Schaben, visited from Hawaii also served meals and dined amongst the guests.
When you get to the KFOR Facebook page, scroll down as view other posts with HIARNG Soldiers
From the Dr. George PC website
This map shows the track of Iwa and location during the period of its highest intensity near Kauai. Click on photograph to enlarge.
Iwa begun developing as a low pressure trough near the equator in early November 1982. Slowly, it begun to gain strength and to move northeastward. Early in the day on November 19, it had organized into a tropical storm but later that same day – as it moved over warmer waters (partially because it was an El Nino year) – it gained strength and reached Category 1 hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS). At that time it was about 500 miles southwest of Hilo, Hawaii.
Iwa continued moving in a northeastward direction towards Kauai. On November 23, its wind speeds reached a peak of 90 mph with sustained winds ranging from 80-90 miles per hour and gusts up to 100 miles an hour (160 km/h). Its central pressure is not known. The following day, November 24, the eye of hurricane passed approximately 25 miles north of the northwestern coast of Kauai. However, its radius of maximum winds was right over the island, causing maximum destruction.
Iwa continued in a northeastward direction losing energy and intensity. It became a tropical storm again on November 24 and dissipated on November 25, 1982.
More from the Wikipedia article about Hurricane Iwa
There was a Hawaii National Guard mobilization, but there is little documentation of the response.
AncestryDNA and 23andMe are the world’s most popular DNA tests. Combined, the companies have tested the DNA of more than 15 million people, according to the International Society of Genetic Geneology.
They also both cost $99, unless you elect for 23andMe’s $199 Ancestry + Health service to get info on potential health risks and genetic traits in addition to ancestry. So, what’s the difference? We took both tests to find out. You can read our full reviews of AncestryDNA and 23andMe, but below we break down the primary differences between the two kits.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Does your favorite pair of jeans fit more snugly around the waist with each birthday? Is your favorite dress a little tighter with each passing year?
Research suggests that many people gain weight as they advance in age from young adulthood into middle age. Between ages 29 and 39, women typically gain about 7 pounds, and men put on an additional 15 pounds, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Conversely, losing weight in your 30s and 40s is more difficult than when you’re a young adult. (Men and women tend to put on little or no weight after age 40 and lose weight in their 70s, according to HHS.) For a variety of reasons, it’s tougher for men and women to drop pounds as they transition from young adulthood into middle age than it is to shed weight during young adulthood, experts say. The factors behind middle-age weight gain are biological and related to lifestyle.
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
No one knows when the first western Thanksgiving feast was held in Hawaiʻi, but from all apparent possibilities, the first recorded one took place in Honolulu and was held among the families of the American missionaries from New England. According to the reported entry in Lowell Smith’s journal on December 6, 1838: “This day has been observed by us missionaries and people of Honolulu as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God. Something new for this nation.”
Lawrence Tabudlo photograph | click to enlarge
Legacy Award Banquet
Hawai‘i United Okinawa Association presented its 2018 Legacy Award Banquet October 14 at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort.
In the photograph: (L-R) Ryan Okunaga, Chris Taylor, Rich Kiyabu, Marvis Gushiken and Kent Billings.
Kent Billings served as the Senior Enlisted leader for the Hawaii Air National Guard.
It happened #OTD, 21 Nov 1952, at #EdwardsAirForceBase!#military #aviation #history #B52 #bombers pic.twitter.com/e3PK8O15Hl
— Edwards AFB (@EdwardsAFB) November 21, 2017
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s. The bomber is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons, and has a typical combat range of more than 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial refueling
There is currently an initiative to reengine B-52s and extend the bomber’s service life, maybe to the 2050s.
