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The Air Force might be the youngest branch of the U.S. military services, but it doesn’t lack for memorable moments and famous members. In celebration of the service’s birthday on September 18, we present this Air Force History quiz — see how well you can score!
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In an effort to extend its F-15 business, Boeing unveiled a new upgrade package for the F-15C design — one specifically targeting an air superiority gap left from the decision to cut production on the F-22.
The new design, part of an effort dubbed “F-15 C2040” by the company, would double the number of air-to-air weapons carried by the F-15C from eight to 16 while adding conformal fuel tanks for enhanced distance.
Harry Victor Martin, 78, of Hilo, an Isemoto Contracting Co. employee, Yamada & Sons Construction Co. supervisor and Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away in Hilo Medical Center on September 4, 2015. He was born in Hilo.
He is survived by wife Beatrice, son Victor S., daughter Laurie L., six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 8 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Mass: 10 a.m. Burial to be held at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 4. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information in an obituary published Monday.
Special Thanks for Gordon Lau, a retired crew member who now lives is the Great Northwest, for submitting another great article.
Information from Social Security
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17 September 1908: Orville Wright brought his Wright Flyer to Fort Myer, Virginia to demonstrate it to the U.S. Army Signal Corps. A crowd of approximately 2,500 spectators had gathered to watch the flight.
Lieutenant Thomas Etholen Selfridge, U.S. Army Signal Corps, wanted to ride along with Wright and asked to go first. Lieutenant George Sweet, U.S. Navy was scheduled for the first flight, but he and Wright agreed to let Lieutenant Selfridge go. The two men aboard the Wright Flyer made four circuits of the field approximately 150 feet above the ground. The starboard propeller broke and struck the guy wires supporting the rudder. As the rudder rotated sideways, it caused the airplane to pitch nose down.
Honoring Lt Selfridge
In April 1917, The War Department named Selfridge Field near Mount Clemens, Michigan in honor of Lt Selfridge. The field was on of the thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I. Selfridge Field later became Selfridge Air Force Base and in 1971 became Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Selfridge ANGB is home to the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard and a host of active duty, Army Guard and Army Reserve tenant units. There are streets named after Lt Selfridge on several military installations, including Maxwell and Lackland Air Force Bases. Battery Selfridge in the Hawai‘i Air National Guard compound at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam honors Lt Selfridge. The battery is part of O‘ahu’s coastal defense system built in the early 1900s.Several Hawaii Air National Guard members deployed to Halim Air Base, Indonesia for the Subject Matter Expert Exchange – SMEE 2015.
The information the Chinese gathered from hacking includes all the information on your SF-86, the security clearance application.
A private industry IT security firm tells Fox News that personal data stolen over the span of several high-profile U.S. cyber breaches is being indexed by China’s intelligence service into a massive Facebook-like network.
According to CrowdStrike founder Dmitri Alperovitch, Chinese hackers are using information gained from the breaches of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, as well as intrusions into the Anthem and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield health insurance networks, to build a complete profile of federal employees in what the company calls a “Facebook of Everything.
Being ready for a disaster is more than storing water and supplies. You also need to be financially ready. Starting early and having adequate insurance, a plan to pay your bills and access to your important records and accounts will help you get back on your feet faster and avoid problems with your credit when you need it most.
The Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK), a joint publication from Operation Hope and the FEMA Citizen Corps, can help you prepare now.
Retirees are facing a double whammy next year: no inflation adjustment in their Social Security benefits and a whopping 52 percent jump in certain Medicare premiums.
The Medicare premium hikes will hit only 30 percent of beneficiaries: those who are not protected from a “hold-harmless” provision in federal law that prohibits any premium hike that produces a net reduction in Social Security benefits. But the increases suggest strongly that the recent trend of moderate healthcare inflation is ending.
From the This Day in Aviation website
15 September 1948: Major Richard L. Johnson, U.S. Air Force, Air Materiel Command, set a new Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Speed Record flying the sixth production North American Aviation F-86A-1-NA Sabre, serial number 47-611, over a 3 kilometer course at Muroc AFB, California (now Edwards AFB). The air temperature was 70° F. (21° C.) with very little wind. Making four consecutive passes at an altitude of 75-125 feet (23 to 38 meters), the Sabre averaged 670.981 mph (1,079.84 kilometers per hour). The slowest pass was 669.830 miles per hour and the fastest was 672.762 miles per hour (1,077.987 and 1,082.705 kilometers per hour, respectively).
Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 23 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. Dennis was a member of the 297th Air Traffic Control Flight, as it was named in 1992.
He was 46 and died during the storm cleanup on Kauai’s North Shore when the truck he was driving flipped as he tried to avoid live power lines.
Dennis was buried the Hawai‘i State Cemetery in Kāne‘ohe.
The photograph above shows Dennis received an award from Colonel Melvin Morris, the 201st Combat Communications Group commander. The photograph was taken in 1990.
Tomorrow is the last day for registering for the 2015 DOD Retirement and Service Award luncheon.
See the attached flyer for more information: 2015 DoD Retirement Service Flyer
As of September 10, the following retirees and service award winners have confirmed their attendance.
Employee of the Year (Adjutant Generals Award), Team of the Year and Manager of the Year Nominee’s:
Ryan Hirae, Cathy Inouye, Lloyd Maki, Debbie Harada, Sinaitaaga Atanoa, Kelly Braun, Steven Sigler and the HI-EMA Disaster Assistance & Recovery Center (DARC)
40 Years of Federal Service winner
Russell L. Bishop
30 Years of Federal Service winner
Robert J. Dekine, Harlan N. Fujioka, George L. Gascon (tentative), Gary K.I. Hema, Nathan H. Koide, Bennett V.L. Labuguen (tentative), David F. McCulloch, Anne M. Salvador, Adrian Y. Tanaka, Daryl M. Yamamoto (tentative), Kelvin K. Yoda, Jeffrey A. Yokono
State Retirees attending
Jennifer Aina, Lester Stigar
Federal Retirees attending
Kathryn Arizo, Aaron Kito-Hong, Willie Ray, Marjean Stubbert, Rudy Villanueva, Eric Wada, Darryl Wasada
HIARNG AGR Retirees attending
SSG Rosanna Buss, MSG Domingo Tubana, SFC Eugenia Gansit, SSG George Paasch, SGM John Andoe, SFC Ferdinand Penaflor, SFC Lonenoa Faoa, MAJ Jeffrey Kawakami, SGM Michael Ramirez, SFC Linford Ramos
HIANG AGR Retirees attending:
SMSgt May Agcaoili, MSgt Glenda Buis, CMSgt Ray Duropan, Lt Col Jesus Figueroa Jr., SMSgt Yolanda Guss, TSgt Laurie Murphy, SMSgt Ted Pablo, MSgt Grant Suzuki
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Leslie Walker “Les” Stewart Jr., 70, of Wahiawa, a retired chief of Army casualty and mortuary affairs and the Army Mortuary, and a U.S. government embalmer, passed away on August 18, 2015. He was also and retired Army sergeant first class and Hawaii Army National Guard command sergeant major. He was born in Honolulu.
He is survived by wife Haroldine “Dee”; stepsons Derwin, Dustin and Dwight Gilman; hanai son Daniel Gilman; daughters Celeste Pagan and Carice Carrizosa; stepdaughter Darnell Maluyo; hanai daughter Deidreana Maluyo-Gilman; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Services: 11:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Online condolences: oahumortuary.com.
