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Since the mid-1980s, the 201st Combat Communications Group conducted a service dress uniform check. This annual check, usually during the December UTA, insured members had a complete uniform that fit properly.
This photograph was taken on December 3, 1989. From left-right: James Townsend, Galen Yoshimoto, Miles Tamura, Pamela Bowers, Miles Aoki, and David Gilbert.
James, a technician, retired in the early 2000s as a colonel and the commander of the 201 CCG. He continued his service to the Guard as the training officer at HQ, Hawaii Air National Guard. He retired from the state several years ago and is enjoying his retirement.
Galen, a technician, retired in 2005 as a lieutenant colonel as the commander of the 154th Mission Support Fight. He went on to serve as the state staff officer for MG Robert Lee. He later was part of the public information team at State Civil Defense. He retired last December.
Miles was a Traditional member who had come off active duty. He was a communications officer and retired in the middle 2000s as a lieutenant colonel several years ago.
Pamela came off active duty when her active husband was assigned to Hawaii. She left when his tour ended. We understand she completed her career in the Air Force Reserve. Her father-in-law was the late Col. Francis A.I. ‘Miki’ Bowers Jr.
Miles was the 201 CCG’s mobility officer. In civilian life, he was the owner of Rainbow Tire in Mapunapuna. He served until his mandatory separation date (MSD) in the early 2000s. Miles passed away earlier this year.
Dave was a weapons system officer (WSO) during the HIANG’s F-4 Phantom era. When the 154th Wing converted to F-15 Eagles, Dave came to the 201 CCG as a communications officer. He served until his MSD in the early 2000s.
From the everyday Health website
Whether you love hot peppers or can’t take the heat, here’s some interesting intel about the fiery produce: They may help protect your heart from high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
From the Military.com website
The Hampton Roads area in Virginia, which includes Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Suffolk and Chesapeake, is home to several military installations. And it’s not hard to find local and regional businesses and attractions that offer military discounts in this area highly populated with military families.
Retiree Sightings:
We ran into Sandy Hashimoto in the Hickam commissary. She retired from the Human Resource Office (HRO) in July 2015.
Through her years of service, Sandy helped Guard technicians as they retired from Hawaii National Guard. She shared her Sandy extensive knowledge of the retirement rules and procedures with technicians as they processed their retirement packages.
Thanks again to Sandy for her service to all the technician retirees.
While visiting the Guard Headquarters at Diamond Head, we met Thomas Mau. Tom was a Hawaii Air National Guard officer who spent his entire career as a weather officer. When he retired, he was lieutenant colonel and the commander of the 199th Weather Flight.
Currently, Tom continues his civilian career with the Navy. He was at Fort Ruger for an offsite VTC training class. He indicated he has a few more years before he can retire.
Great seeing Tom – first time since he retired several years ago.
From the Military Times website
More than 95,000 people visited the military exchanges’ VetVerify.org website in its first month, seeking to register for the new veterans online shopping benefit that starts Nov. 11, officials said.
All honorably discharged veterans will have access to the online exchanges as of that date. VetVerify is the first step in the eligibility process.
From the everyday Health website
Some people treat their bodies like a Ferrari; others, like a clunker. A Ferrari body is given a healthy diet with the right mix of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, salts, vitamins, and soluble and insoluble fiber — all requirements for avoiding indigestion. “If you’re missing any of those, it’s a problem,” says Benjamin Krevsky, MD, MPH, director of gastrointestinal endoscopy and professor of medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Getting the right fuel enables the body to work more efficiently. And when you’re having indigestion, which includes symptoms like nausea and bloating, what not to eat becomes just as important.
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Lieutenant Sheldon Smith, KC-135 Stratotanker co-pilot, checks the aircraft flight panels during a Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) Exercise over the islands of Hawaii. The aircraft and crew are members of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard at Hickam AFB, Hawaii.
From the Wired Magazine website
The clocks read zero when the lights went out.
It was a Saturday night last December, and Oleksii Yasinsky was sitting on the couch with his wife and teenage son in the living room of their Kiev apartment. The 40-year-old Ukrainian cybersecurity researcher and his family were an hour into Oliver Stone’s film Snowden when their building abruptly lost power.
“The hackers don’t want us to finish the movie,” Yasinsky’s wife joked. She was referring to an event that had occurred a year earlier, a cyberattack that had cut electricity to nearly a quarter-million Ukrainians two days before Christmas in 2015. Yasinsky, a chief forensic analyst at a Kiev digital security firm, didn’t laugh. He looked over at a portable clock on his desk: The time was 00:00. Precisely midnight.
From the MedMD website
If you’ve ever had the chickenpox — and almost all adults have — there’s a good chance the virus is still at large in your body. The varicella zoster virus can lie dormant for decades without causing any symptoms. In some people, the virus wakes up and travels along nerve fibers to the skin. The result is a distinctive, painful rash called shingles.
The first symptoms of shingles appear one to five days before the rash. What to know about early warning signs
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From the Ozy Magazine website
The skies were clear, and, judging from the overcoats in the crowd, the weather not too warm. More than 15,000 people had showed up at League Park for a good cause. The turnout on July 24, 1911, wasn’t the biggest in the brief history of the concrete-and-steel fireproof ballpark, but those in attendance had paid handsomely for the privilege. Tickets cost anywhere from 25 cents to $1, nearly double the price of a standard ticket to see the Cleveland Indians, called the Naps at the time in honor of the team’s biggest star, Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie.
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The State Department of Defense’s Public Affairs Office asked Retiree News to publish this request for information. The collection of information is always tedious, but we need to preserve our Hawaii National Guard history. While the call is to the general officers, it is a call to family and friends who have any information. This especially critical for those who have passed. Mahalo for your support.
Calling all Hawaii National Guard General Officers. The Hawaii DoD Public Affairs Office is compiling a data base to include the name (including middle/”nick” names); all ethnicities (e.g. Hawaiian, Chinese, Irish, Portuguese); schools attended (high school & college); positions served and dated of service (e.g. commander of Hawaii Army National Guard from mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy); wars served in; if they passed/when and where they are buried.
We have much of the information, but there are many holes.
The following are the ones without complete information
BG John E. Aiona Jr.
BG Wilhelm A. Andersen
BG James R. Carpenter
MG Michael B. Compton
MG Edward L. Correa
BG Ann M. Greenlee
BG Samuel M. Fuller
BG Robert B. Maguire
BG Allen M. Mizumoto
BG Ryan T. Okahara
BG Stanley J. Osserman Jr.
MG Peter S. Pawling
MG Albert P. Richards Jr.
BG David M. Rodrigues
BG Michael R. Roman
BG Braden K. Sakai
BG Frederick A. Schaefer III
MG Valentine A. Siefermann
BG David P. Silva
BG John. H. Soper
MG Robert. L. Stevenson
BG James K. Terry
MG Michael H. Tice
BG Edwin A. Vincent Jr.
LG Benjamin J. Webster
BG Martha N. (St. Louis) Wong
If you have any related information, we would welcome it.
Contact the Hawaii DoD Public Affairs Office at the following email: hi.dod.pa@icloud.com
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Senior Leaders changes: The following is a short summary of Hawaii National Guard senior leader changes coming in the next few months.
Today, COL Mark Young will become the commander of the 298th Multi-Functional Training Unit. He relieves COL Stuart Tomasa who will be assigned militarily as the Construction and Facilities Management Officer for the HIARNG.
Col Brian Buhler will leave his position as the Hawaii Guard’s Human Resources Officer to become the Vice Chief of the Joint Staff. The Vice Chief position is currently vacant.
Assuming the HRO position October 15 will be LTC Laura Soares. She currently serves as the Executive Officer, Hawaii Army National Guard.
On October 14, COL Neal Mitsuyoshi will become the commander of the 103rd Troop Command. He replaces COL Roger Pukahi, who will be assigned militarily as the State Army Aviation Officer.
Effective October 15, BG Kenneth Hara will become the Commander, Hawaii Army National Guard in M-Day status. The general will continue as the fulltime Deputy Adjutant General.
The current commander, BG Keith Tamashiro will continue as the Ground Component Commander. General Tamashiro is projected to retire on December 31, 2017.
On November 1, COL Moses Kaoiwi will become the Hawaii National Guard Director of the Joint Staff, transitioning his current position of Chief of the Joint Staff. The command will initiate paperwork to effect his promotion certificate to brigadier general.
Additionally, COL Roy Macaraeg will return from Washington, DC to take command of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He relieves COL Moses Kaoiwi effective November 1. The Change of Command ceremony is planned for November 5.
In November, SGM Elva Schaben will become the Command Sergeant Major of the Hawaii Army National Guard. She will replace CSM Leonard H. Ventura who is retiring.
Congratulations to all!
From the Samantha Brown website
The Minneapolis-St. Paul area is known for its lakes, weather, and of course, accents (ya sure you betcha!). But did you know the Twin Cities has one of the most robust dining scenes in the country? From Vietnamese food and James Beard Award-winning cuisine to inside-out cheeseburgers, you won’t leave this northern destination with an empty stomach.
