Fantasizing about an exotic getaway but finding yourself strapped for cash? A “Space-A” seat aboard a military aircraft might be just your ticket to that vacation of your dreams.
Military-owned or -contracted aircraft fly to more places than many people realize, even to areas without U.S. military installations. When all mission-related passengers and cargo are accommodated, empty seats are offered up to eligible passengers on a space-available basis. Read more http://ow.ly/p1JmW
Brigadier General Bruce Oliveira, the Land Component Commander recently announced several Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG) senior command and key staff assignment changes.
Colonel Bryan Suntheimer, the currently HIARNG Chief of Staff, will become the Mobility Assistant, Director, Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance (J4), United States Pacific Command (PACOM). He replaces Brigadier General Martha Wong, who has retired. COL Suntheimer promotion to brigadier general will take place shortly after he assumes his new position on October 1, 2013.
Colonel Stephen Logan, will assume command of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). This will be his M-Day assignment and he will continue as the State Army Aviation Officer (SAAO) as a technician.
Colonel Kenneth Hara, the current 29 IBCT commander and just back from his Afghanistan deployment, will become the Chief of the Joint Staff. The change of command ceremony will be in January 2014, but COL Hara will start his transition to new assignment on October 1, 2013.
Colonel Arthur “Joe” Logan, the Chief of the Joint Staff, will be the next HIARNG G3 Branch, Plans, Operations & Training Officer starting October 1, 2013.
Colonel William “Rusty” Spray will be the new HIARNG Chief of Staff when he returns from his assignment with the 8th Army (Korea) in January 2014. In the interim, Colonel Robert Lesher, the current HIARNG G1, will serve as the Chief of Staff.
Two officers are trading assignments. Colonel Stanley “Ed” Toy will become the Deputy Commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). Lieutenant Colonel Moses Kaoiwi, Jr., the current brigade deputy commander, will assume duties as the J3 Director of Operations & Military Support (DOMS). These new assignments will begin in January 2014.
Colonel Keith Tamashiro remains the Assistant Adjutant General – Army. In his position, he also serves as the Director of the Joint Staff. COL Tamashiro is a M-Day soldier who works for the State Department of Human Services. He has a promotion certificate and will pin on his star in the next several months.
Air Force Magazine is the magazine of the Air Force Association. The magazine is a monthly paper and electronic magazine. Read the September issue http://ow.ly/oXiqm
Major General Alexis Lum appointed the first fulltime State Command Sergeant Major for the Hawai‘i National Guard in 1986. Over the years, four Command Sergeant Majors and two Command Chief Master Sergeants have served in the position. The position is now known as the Hawai‘i National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader.
Earlier this year, Stephen Lum of the department’s Public Affairs Office worked to produce a photo gallery recognizing the outstanding individuals who served as the Hawai‘i National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader. Each photo includes short biography of Senior Enlisted Leader. This photo gallery is outside the Senior Enlisted Leader’s officer here at the State Headquarters.
To share Steve’s hard work, we will post one of the photos each week.
This week’s photo features the third Senior Enlisted Leader – State Command Sergeant Major James K. Kahalehoe, Jr.
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During nighttime construction, motorists are advised to avoid the H-1 Freeway and use alternate routes. Sections of the project area, noted above in red, will see multiple lane closures and full closures.
The state Department of Transportation would like the public to be aware, plan and prepare for a one-year rehabilitation project of the H-1 Freeway from Middle Street to the vicinity of Ward Avenue. The first two nights of the project, Sunday, Sept. 22, and Monday, September 23, will involve a full freeway closure from Likelike Highway to Ward Avenue in the eastbound direction, beginning at 8 p.m. Motorists are advised to avoid the area, if possible. The freeway will reopen at 4 a.m. each morning.
During nighttime construction, motorists are advised to avoid the H-1 Freeway and use alternate routes. Sections of the project area, noted above in red, will see multiple lane closures and full closures. Eastbound drivers on the H-201 Moanalua Freeway will be advised to exit using the airport/Tripler hospital off-ramp (Exit 3) and to use Puuloa Road to Nimitz Highway as an alternate route. From the H-1 freeway airport viaduct, drivers will be directed to exit using the Waikiki/Nimitz Highway off-ramp (Exit 18A) or the Middle Street/Dillingham Boulevard off-ramp (Exit 18B) as alternate routes.
Tuesday night, Sept. 24, through Friday morning, Sept. 27, the freeway will remain open, but will have a one-lane closure in the eastbound direction beginning at 9 p.m., with an additional lane closure at 11 p.m.
Lane closures will be nightly, Sunday nights through Friday mornings. Lane closures will begin at 9 p.m. Full freeway closures will start at 8 p.m. Lanes will reopen each morning at 4 a.m. Additional full freeway closures are scheduled during approximately three months in 2014. More details about the dates of those closures will be announced next year.
The $42 million federal-aid project will address deteriorated sections of the freeway by rehabilitating sections up to 12-inches deep. Other improvements include upgraded highway lighting, glare screens along the median, drainage, the widening of Nuuanu Stream Bridge, and re-striping of the corridor to add a fourth lane. Lane closure and project information is available at H1Rehab.com and on the project information line at 735-7465.
Mahalo to these Retiree News readers who registered to “Follow Blog via Email” last week: Leo Nakano, Mark Roberts, Jim Doolin, Robert DeCoster
Earlier, Retiree News published the links to popular Military Owned Lodging. The following link is to an article discussing the Armed Forces Recreation Centers, like the Hale Koa Hotel. Read more http://ow.ly/oOZd7
The September 2013 edition of National Guard is available online at http://ow.ly/oOYs6
Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 21 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. 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.
Mayor’s Veterans Day Event
– When: Monday, November 11, 1013 – Time: not set at this point in the planning – Where: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl)Governor’s Veterans Day Event
– When: Monday, November 11, 1013 – Time: 1300, with the prelude starting at 1245 – Where: Hawaii State Veterans CemeteryThe military’s reserve components are facing an uphill battle to preserve people, missions and money at a time of shrinking budgets across the force. A reserve advisory board is formally urging the Defense Department to continue the operational use of Guard and reserve units despite the end of the Iraq war and the drawdown in Afghanistan. Reserve advocates say part-time troops offer an affordable way to preserve military readiness.
But that’s meeting stiff opposition from the Pentagon active-duty leadership, especially on the issue of the force mix between active and reserve forces. Many active-duty leaders want the reserves to bear a significant portion of the personnel cuts that may be on the horizon. Read more http://ow.ly/oKQEc
Not long after Kathleen Jasper first got a computer back in 1998 and started using email, the Estherville, Iowa grandmother’s family warned her: don’t open messages from strangers, and don’t fall for scams asking for money.
Jasper, 74, took their advice to heart. That’s why when she got an innocent-looking email not long ago asking if she could help someone out of a jam by wiring money overseas she rightly guessed it was a hoax and didn’t respond. “Those are the ones I’m sure to delete,” Jasper says.
Smart lady. Although not all seniors follow in her footsteps. One of the biggest mistakes seniors make online is being too trusting. Read more http://ow.ly/ok2xj
Major General Alexis Lum appointed the first fulltime State Command Sergeant Major for the Hawai‘i National Guard in 1986. Over the years, four Command Sergeant Majors and two Command Chief Master Sergeants have served in the position. The position is now known as the Hawai‘i National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader.
Earlier this year, Stephen Lum of the department’s Public Affairs Office worked to produce a photo gallery recognizing the outstanding individuals who served as the Hawai‘i National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader. Each photo includes short biography of Senior Enlisted Leader. This photo gallery is outside the Senior Enlisted Leader’s officer here at the State Headquarters.
To share Steve’s hard work, we will post one of the photos each week.
This week’s photo features the second Senior Enlisted Leader – State Command Sergeant Major Clement Y.F. Hew
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Toyota is recalling nearly 781,000 cars to fix suspension components that can break loose, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is the second time that the same 780,584 cars have been recalled in the United States — the 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 and the 2010 Lexus HS 250h — for loose nuts that attach the rear suspension arm to the wheels. Read more http://ow.ly/oK5iY
