Military.com has teamed up with PeopleMaven, a startup that creates lists of amazing people, to answer the question: Who are the deadliest fighter pilots in U.S. military history?
Since many activities of current U.S. military pilots are classified, we only considered those with unclassified activities. We started from our list of our list of 30 amazing pilots in U.S. military history, then factored in pilots with confirmed air-to-air kills. Finally, we ranked the fighter pilots from most confirmed kills to least.
Here, then, is our take on the five deadliest fighter pilots in U.S. military history:
Hint: all five are the Medal of Honor recipients
From the Kiplinger Magazine website
You aren’t required to have taxes withheld from your Social Security benefits, but voluntary withholding can be one way to cover any taxes that may be due on your Social Security benefits and any other income.
A portion of your Social Security benefits will be taxable if your income—such as from freelance work, a taxable pension and IRA withdrawals, or nontaxable interest—plus half of your Social Security benefits add up to more than $25,000 if single or $32,000 if married filing jointly (see Calculating Taxes on Social Security Benefits for more information).
Millions of U.S. seniors can now take part in a Medicare program designed to prevent prediabetes from progressing to type 2 diabetes.
Almost half of Americans 65 and older have prediabetes, and many don’t know it. In addition to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, prediabetes puts people at risk of heart disease and stroke, according to the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
“Medicare has expanded its coverage to include diabetes prevention, and that’s really great news,” said Angela Forfia, senior manager of prevention for the American Association of Diabetes Educators
From the Honolulu Star Bulletin archive website
Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 29th Support Battalion show off ukuleles and songbooks they received from Anita Coyoli-Cullen and Shirley Orlando of California.
The soldiers shown above are:
first row from left, Spc. Sandy F. Estigoy of Kalihi, Spc. Jill Mutter of Seattle and Spc. Tara N. Muromoto of Kaneohe
second row, instructor Spc. Jason A. Fujimoto of Kaneohe, Spc. Vatala L. Coleman of Aiea, Spc. LaPetra D. McMoore of Ozark, Ala., and Sgt. Freddie D. Wilson of Ashland, Ala
third row, Capt. Jeffrey D. Hickman of Kaimuki, Sgt. Maj. Bert Hamakado of Honolulu, Spc. Edward K Kam III of Wahiawa and Spc. Ryan C. Valdez of Kalihi.
A recent court ruling may pave the way for reservists employed by the federal government to get back pay if they were deployed for more than 37 workdays.
In a ruling earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C said that a reservist employed by the DOD was shorted of 22 days pay for time that he was deployed in 2013.
From the Military Times website
Commissary officials are lowering prices on popular items, keeping some stores open longer and attacking the problem of poorly stocked shelves as part of an all-out effort to bring military customers back into their stores for their discounted shopping benefit.
They’re looking to regain their customers’ trust as they try to turn around a 20 percent decline in sales over the last five years, said Robert Bianchi, interim director of the Defense Commissary Agency.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for sharing this article.
In the undated photograph, shows three members of the 201st Combat Communications Group (201 CCG). Lt Col Blaine Izuka, SSgt Patrick Bailon and Capt Michael Doolin review situation reports during a Makani Pahili exercise.
Blaine retired after serving the Director of Operations, 201 CCG, for many years. Pat transferred to Hq, Hawaii Air National Guard, and retired after several more several years of service. Mike’s civilian career led him to the continent, but he continued his military service. He retired as a colonel.
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) (formerly known as State Civil Defense) hosts an annual hurricane exercise Makani Pahili (Hawaiian for “strong winds”). This high-profile exercise focuses on improving Hawaii’s overall preparedness for the Central Pacific hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, and includes simulating a major hurricane that causes significant damage and loss of life.
This year’s statewide exercise was cancelled due to the activation of the emergency management agencies, county and state departments and the Hawaii National Guard in support of the Kauai and Oahu flooding and the Big Island Kilauea volcanic eruption events.
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The P-51 Mustangs, pictured above, became F-51s in the fledgling United States Air Force.
In the Hawaii Air National Guard, the P-47N Thunderbolt or “Jug,” flown by the 199th Fighter Squadron became the F-47N Thunderbolt. The HIANG flew the F-47s until November 12, 1953, with the introduction of the first T-33. In 1954, the unit received its first F-86E “Sabre” jet.
Kamehameha Day on June 11 is a public holiday of the state of Hawaii in the United States. It honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi — comprising the Hawaiian Islands of Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi.
While he was king, Hawaii was a center of the fur and sandalwood trade. Pineapples were brought to Hawaii from Spain in 1813 and coffee was first planted in 1818, a year before he died.
In 1883 a statue of King Kamehameha I was dedicated in Honolulu by King David Kalākaua (this was a duplicate, because the original statue was temporarily lost at sea). There is another duplicate of this statue in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.
Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page
Soldiers from the 230th Vertical Engineer Company, Hawaii Army National Guard, team up with local organizations to construct micro-shelters in Pahoa, Hawaii. To date, more than 600 homes have been destroyed by the lava flow. Service members from the Hawaii National Guard teamed up with local organizations to help build micro-shelters for the displaced residents affected by the Puna lava flow.
click on photograph to enlarge. – photo by MSG (Ret) Stephen Lum
The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Logistics Readiness Squadron personnel were recognized at the annual Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board luncheon. The event was held at the Sheraton Waikiki on April 12, 2012.
The Adjutant General, Maj Gen Darryll Wong joined squadron members representing the unit. From left to right:, Lt Col Taison Tanaka, SSgt Jantzen Fernandez, SrA Uyen Tran, First Sergeant Darrell Bactad, SMSgt Margaret Soon, CMSgt Alvin Fritz.
From the We Are The Mighty website
Military installations are built to be self-sustaining. Many have their own water and power supplies, housing facilities, and enough entertainment options to keep troops on the installation. Just off-post, however, you’ll always find the same selection of stores that easily let anyone on TDY know that they’ve found the right place.
Many of these shops are helpful and offer troops better deals than they’d find on-post. Others, however, cater to a troop’s less-than-helpful needs. It’s not to say that all shops off-post are sketchy — but plenty of them are.
Mahalo to all the Soldiers and Airmen who are part of Joint Task Force 5-0. Their support of local government agencies are critical to the ongoing success of the operation.
Commissary/Exchange Merger. As reported in an early post, the merger proposal is moving forward. While exchanges have survived, commissaries have lost their customers to off base competition like Costco. There are a few in Congress who want to eliminate the commissaries. Any change could impact military members and retirees, and bears continued attention
Army Birthday Discounts. Stephen Lum emailed the following information about Army Birthday discounts. On June 14, using your Military Star Card at exchange facility for the following discounts.
10 cents off per gallon at Exchange service stations
15% off at participating Exchange restaurants (Popeyes, Burger King, etc.)
20% military pride apparel & souvenirs
$10 off purchases of $25 or more at exchange concessions
Back to the Future. The recent post about the Air Force eliminating group commanders, is another recycled idea – that might work this time. Before the current group commander wing organization, there were the deputy commander organization. There was a Deputy Commander for Operations, Maintenance, and Support that came into existence a few years after the 154th Wing converted to the F-4C Phantoms. Prior to the deputy commander organization, unit commanders reported directly to the Wing commander. We have another full loop.
From the Thrilliest website
We sent our National Burger Critic Kevin Alexander on a year-long Burger Quest, which took him to 30 cities and saw him consuming 330 burgers. Read on to see what made his curated list of America’s 100 best, and then check out what he learned along the way and watch him gleefully eat his #1 pick.
