Last year, Stephen Lum of the department’s Public Affairs Office completed a photo gallery recognizing the eighteen individuals who served as Hawai‘i’s adjutants general through the years. Each photo includes short biography of officer. This photo gallery is in the hallway outside the Adjutant General’s office here at the State Headquarters.
Special thanks to Steve for another superb job.
To share Steve’s hard work, we will post one of the photos each week. This week’s photo features Hawai‘i’s thirteenth Adjutant General, Major General Arthur Ishimoto.
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Funeral services for Colonel Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara are set.
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 Location: Hosoi Mortuary, 30 North Kukui Street Time: Visitation 1630-1800; Services begin at 1800 Attire: Civilians & retirees: Aloha Military: The family requests Class A Service Dress uniform The family requests no flowers. The burial will take place in Hilo and will be limited to the immediate family. For more information, contact Colonel Glen Nakamura glen.nakamura@us.af.milA MetLife survey estimated that seniors older than 60 have lost nearly $3 billion a year to financial abuse. And surprisingly, much of this abuse is not from strangers. http://ow.ly/sMg63
It’s the start of the tax season. The Defense Accounting and Service (DFAS) mailed out the 1099Rs for your National Guard retirement right after the New Year. You can sign up to download your 1099R from the DFAS website – www.dfas.mil. The Office of Personnel Management will mail out 1099Rs for civil service retirements at the end of January. You can also get your 1099R from OPM at their website – http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/.
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By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2014 – TRICARE military health plan service centers will end administrative walk-in services in the United States on April 1, Pentagon officials said today. While the 189 facilities will stop taking walk-ins, beneficiaries can accomplish any administrative task online or by phone, said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren. TRICARE service centers overseas are not affected, Warren said. Read more http://ow.ly/sysvM
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The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act changed the review process for awarding the nation’s highest military honor for valor in combat. Specifically, the bill lifted a long-standing restriction that prevented a service member from earning multiple Medals of Honor, even if the award was deserved more than once.
All military services also now have three years from the combat action to recommend an individual for the MOH, and five years from the date of the action to present the honor, according to the NDAA. Previously, time limits varied among the services, evoking criticism by some members of Congress who questioned the MOH review process for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
However, the bill also approved a waiver to this rule, authorizing the MOH to be awarded to 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing, who as commander of Battery A, 4th United States Artillery, gallantly fought to his death on Gettysburg’s Cemetery Ridge on on July 3, 1863—the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division is now providing Hawaii’s 2014 homeowner and motor vehicle premiums comparison guides through its website, cca.hawaii.gov/ins.
Consumers will be able to review and compare sample premiums from insurance companies licensed in Hawaii. This marks the first year that the Insurance Division is publishing rate guides for three types of major annual insurance purchases – health, homeowner and motor vehicle policies.
On January 17, 1994, TSgt Eddy Compoc died during a Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) Fun Run at Bellows AFS.
Eddy enlisted and spent 10 years on active duty with the Air Force. He joined the HIANG as a staff sergeant in the Consolidated Base Personnel Office (CBPO) when it was part of the 154th Combat Support Squadron. (For those too young to remember, the CBPO is the predecessor of the current Military Personnel Flight (MPF), now part of the 154th Force Sustainment Squadron.)
He worked fulltime in the CBPO as an administrative specialist but later took a job in the civilian sector and transitioned to a drill status billet.
Eddy returned to technician status when he was hired as an administrative specialist with the then 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron. He later transferred to a fulltime finance technician position in the Comptroller Office.
Eddy was a proud graduate of Kahuku High School – class of 1957. He was one of their staunchest football supporters. Many will remember the large Kahuku logo – the large black “K” in a bright red circle – on his old gray metal government desk.
Eddy was also a diehard volleyball fan and player. He was a regular at the Rainbow Wahine games when the Nā Wahine played in the old Klum Gym on the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa campus.
This is a reprint of an article from Retiree News, when it was an electronic newsletter. Darryl Ho, the retired chief master sergeant who was the NCOIC of the CBPO provided the information in the article. Thanks again to the Chief.
Congratulations to Colonel Keith Tamashiro, who just received his Federal recognition for his promotion to brigadier general. Keith serves as the Assistant Adjutant General – Army, and the Director of the Joint Staff, Hawai‘i National Guard. In civilian life, he works for the Department of Human Services. Send congratulations to keith.y.tamashiro.mil@mail.mil.
Retiree News will post information about his pinning ceremony when the information becomes available.
Dec. 16, 2013
Ernest Yasuyuki Sawada, 84, of Pearl City, a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away on December 16, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Glenn, daughter Lori Tasato, sister Betty and two grandchildren.
Erskine Bowles was chief of staff under President Clinton. Along with former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), he co-chaired the commission on debt reduction that issued the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles report in 2010. The men issued a revised plan in 2013 (see details on the new plan here). They co-chair the Moment of Truth Project and co-founded the Campaign to Fix the Debt to bring their recommendations to the American public.
In this exclusive interview in the January issue of Kiplinger Magazine, Erskine Bowles discusses his mission to rein in our nation’s debt. Small changes now can avert a crisis, he says, but time is running short. Read more http://ow.ly/suK3w
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Col Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara passed away last night, apparently from a heart attack. He recently retired after a long Hawai‘i Air National Guard career. He was a pilot with the 199th Fighter Squadron most of his career, but served as the 154th Maintenance Group commander on his last assignment. A skilled fighter pilot and leader who always had a special smile. Aloha Pumehana!
Retiree News will post more information about services when it becomes available.
Last year, Stephen Lum of the department’s Public Affairs Office completed a photo gallery recognizing the eighteen individuals who served as Hawai‘i’s adjutants general through the years. Each photo includes short biography of officer. This photo gallery is in the hallway outside the Adjutant General’s office here at the State Headquarters.
Special thanks to Steve for another superb job.
To share Steve’s hard work, we will post one of the photos each week. This week’s photo features Hawai‘i’s twelfth Adjutant General, Major General Valentine A. Siefermann:
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