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Three commanders at one of the Air Force‘s lead pilot training wings were relieved of command Wednesday after incidents of dangerous behavior and fostering a threatening environment at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, were reported up the chain of command.
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), relieved Col. Charles Velino, commander of the 47th Flying Training Wing, along with the operations group commander and the flying training squadron commander, the service said in a release.
Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge
This undated photograph shows Lt Col Ronald Silva, MSgt Daniel Easter and Col John “Saigon” Lee. MSgt Easter was awarded his Master Recruiting Badge in Col Lee’s office.
Saigon was the 154th Composite Group commander. He came off active duty and served many years before his retirement in 1989. He continues to reside in Kaneohe.
Dan was one of the original recruiters in the Hawaii Air National Guard. He retired and returned to the continent. (does anyone know more about Dan today?)
Ron Silva was the Director of Personnel and ran the Consolidated Base Personnel Office (CBPO).
From the Kaiser Health News website
For years, most pharmacists couldn’t give customers even a clue about an easy way to save money on prescription drugs. But the restraints are coming off.
When the cash price for a prescription is less than what you would pay using your insurance plan, pharmacists will no longer have to keep that a secret.
Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Hawaii Island residents of an increase in air activity over the Hilo area from Thursday, November 1, 2018 through Saturday, November 3, 2018 as the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) will be operating and repositioning four F-22 Raptors at the Hilo International Airport.
HIANG will be continuing their initiative to conduct logistics capabilities training in case the aircrafts will be diverted to alternate air fields in the Hawaiian Islands.
During this time, a viewing exhibit of the F-22 Raptors will be open to interested members of the public, on Thursday, November 1, 2018 and Friday, November 2, 2018, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The aircrafts will be located on the ramp on the east end of the terminal.
To view a map of the exhibit, please click here. Attendees may enter through Gate 1 and parking will be available in the public parking lot.
Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge
This photograph was taken in the mid-1960s. It shows some the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group’s F-102 Delta Daggers parked on the flightline. The 154 FIG received the Deuces in 1960 and flew them until 1976.
The aircraft makings had changed from the original “Hawaii Air Guard” to what you see in the photograph. Eventually the “FC” markings were removed leaving “U.S. Air Force”. The aircraft’s tail flash shows the old round Air National Guard shield.
In the background, you can see the the earthen berm was already in place. The berm was removed several decades later to allow for the ramp expansion.
From the Consumer Reports website
W hy is good posture important as we age? It’s not about vanity; proper posture can bolster your health and boost your quality of life.
You don’t need to stand or sit straight as a board. Good posture just means your vertebrae are aligned, you’re not bent or twisted, and your muscles and ligaments aren’t straining.
It’s something everyone can work on, and improvement brings significant rewards.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for sharing this article with Retiree News
Congratulations to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye on his recent retirement from his State of Hawaii position!
He sent in this old photograph of the 2-299th Infantry Battalion Fulltimers to Retiree News and provide these comments.
I came across this when I was clearing out my office. Not sure when that was published.
Many familiar faces including then-MAJ Stanley “Ed” Toy and then-MSG Wendall Hatami. Can anyone provide the year of this document and who was the M-Day commander of the battalion at the time of the photograph was taken?
Thanks to Bob for being a continuing contributor to Retiree News
From the Military Times website
Getting adequate sleep is increasingly rare among the active duty military population, as frequent deviations from the body’s natural circadian rhythms due to a demanding operational tempo pit personnel in an ongoing struggle against the ever-persistent sandman.
To combat the sleep deprivation unique to this demographic, service members often turn to energy drinks, a prominent component of combat deployments that has become as paramount to mission success as any piece of protective gear or weaponry.
C-17s on the Long Beach facility production line | US Air Force photograph | click to enlarge
As part of the Air Force’s push to boost its number of operational squadrons to 386 total, and the service may need additional C-17s, the head of Air Mobility Command said Friday.
The service’s expansion plan, which was named “The Air Force We Need” and unveiled this September, called for one airlift squadron and 14 tanker squadrons to be added by 2030.
At the time, service leaders from Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to AMC Commander Gen. Maryanne Miller, said more work would need to be done in order to determine the mix of aircraft needed to get to the 386 squadron goal, which is 74 more than the service has now.
Special Thanks to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph and comments to Retiree News.
Robert Inouye photograph | click to enlarge
I took this picture during our 1998(?) Annual Training in Pōhakuloa Training Area. We were training up for 29th Separate Infantry Brigade’s Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) exercise in 1999.
The Firebase concept was reminiscent of the Vietnam Artillery Firebases since the JRTC scenario was similar to that in Vietnam – low intensity warfare/static artillery positions. This training was a departure from the Move and Scoot training we were used to with the Soviet and North Korean scenarios.
The 227th Engineer Company had a Blade Team attached to the 1-487th Field Artillery with dozers and Small Equipment-Excavators (SEEs) to build these star-shaped firebases both during the pre-JRTC train-up and during the JRTC exercise. COL(Retired) Stanley Keolanui was the Commander at that time. I was his CSM and also in charge of directing the Blade Team to the different positions.
From the Yahoo Finance website
Ever since Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced in October 2017 that it intended to start flying to Hawaii, U.S. air travelers and investors have both been eager to learn more about its plans. Over the past year, there has been a slow trickle of information, but the carrier still hasn’t confirmed exactly which routes it will operate, how often it will serve them, and when the flights will start.
However, during its recent third-quarter earnings call, Southwest Airlines provided the most detail yet on its Hawaii plans. What Southwest said could have important implications for Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) and Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK), which will be its two main competitors in the West Coast-Hawaii air travel market.
#FunFactFriday During Afghanistan and Iraq deployments, these paper coin gift certificates, also known as POGS, were issued in place of nickles, dimes and quarters at Exchange Services. #KnowYourMil pic.twitter.com/LkYipOlZ7P
— SC Military Museum (@scmilmuseum) July 20, 2018
POGS originated in Hawaii. They were milk bottle caps used for a local children’s game. These two references provide more information and memories.
