You are cordially invited to attend a retirement ceremony honoring MSgt Eric Daido of the 204th Airlift Squadron. The ceremony is set for Saturday, April 6, 2013, starting at 3:00 pm. The location is the C-17 facility, Building 2140 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Reception to follow in the Heritage Room.
Reference the e-invite. http://tinyurl.com/crmjojc
Contact Capt Preston Kahikina, the 204 AS Exec Officer for more information. His contact information is 808-449-1223 and preston.kahikina@us.af.mil
The Hawaii Army National Guard recently held its annual Best Warrior Competition. The winner in the Soldier category (ranks of private through specialist) is SPC Alex J. Kahihikolo. The winner in the NCO category (ranks corporal through sergeant first class) is SGT McFizgerald T. Alcantara. Congratulations to both Soldiers. They now move on to the regional competition at Fort Carson, Colorado which starts on April 1.
Link to video coverage of the HIARNG competition. http://tinyurl.com/cpdm3n5
For more about the Best Warrior Competition, go to: http://tinyurl.com/8dm6lb4
The Kaua‘i Veterans Council will honor the Hawai‘i National Guard – Army and Air – during the Kaua‘i Veterans Day activities in November. Noberto Garcia, is the Commander of the Kaua‘i Veterans Council. The council is made-up of the various veterans organizations on island – including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Purple Heart, 100th/442nd, Vietnam War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans, Korean War Veterans, POWs/MIAs, and USMC.
On Saturday, November 2, 2013, there will be the Annual Veterans Parade in Kapa‘a starting at 10:00 a.m. In the evening, there will be a Celebration Party in in Līhu‘e at the Kaua‘i Veterans Center.
Monday, November 11, 2013, the Annual Veterans Day Memorial Service at the Kaua‘i Veterans Cemetery in Hanapēpē. There will be a mid-morning start.
According to Myron Dobashi, who submitted this information for posting, more details will follow, but the Council needs volunteer help now for planning these events. Contact Aida Cruz at the Kaua‘i Veterans Center – 808-246-1135 or kauaiveteranscenter@gmail.com
Apple App Store on line offering TSP App not sanctioned by TSP — A free iPhone App, TSP Funds, currently being offered through the Apple App store asks TSP participants for their account login information. This app is not being offered through the TSP and the TSP does not recommend using this application to access your TSP account. Providing this information could result in a security risk to your account.
Fox News taped the interview on Friday and it will air on Monday, March 18, 2013.
Chief Master Sergeant Denise Jelinksi-Hall, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief, National Guard Bureau will appear on the Fox News Channel program Fox & Friends at approximately 7:45am EST. Chief Jelinski-Hall is the first and only female Senior Enlisted Advisor to a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The segment is being filmed as part of Women’s History Month. If you have time, please consider tuning in to hear from the Chief.
Our National Guard Technician force is looking at being furloughed as part of the Federal Furlough that is coming down. Our active duty counterparts will not be furloughed because this may degrade the readiness of our military forces. Our National Guard Technicians are not only here to ensure mission readiness for the country, but also for the security of our state. Furloughing the National Guard Technicians will have a serious impact on what we are able to do, not only for the Nation, but for our states as well.
For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/a3ddvv2
This is a photo of then LT Theodore “Ted” Daligdig on the right, taken in sometime in the early 1960s. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Can anyone identify the other two soldiers in the photo?
Ted served many years in the Hawai‘i Army National Guard and retired as a colonel and the Kaua’i island commander. Ted currently serves as the manager of the Kaua’i Civil Defense Agency.
The Air Force leadership established a senior-level task force to determine the best mix of Active Duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Command units in order to meet current and future Air Force requirements within available resources. Lt. Gen. Michael Moeller, who oversees strategic planning and programming issues on the Air Staff, will lead the Total Force Task Force, or TF2, which will include senior leaders from the Active Duty component, Air Guard, and Reserve who will work in coordination with the Air Guard and Reserve leadership, states the Air Force’s March 1 release. The results of TF2’s work will inform the Air Force’s planning process for Fiscal 2015 and beyond, states the release. “We are taking the right steps to bring our Air Force together as one team in order to collaboratively answer one of the most important questions we face as a service: ‘What is the most effective balance of capabilities between the Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve?'” said Moeller.
The Thrift Board published a fact sheet addressing some of the questions you may have about your TSP contributions if you are furloughed as a result of sequestration. It also details alternatives for accessing your TSP funds should you face financial hardship as a result of being furloughed.
The Thunderbirds’ full 2013 season has been canceled and… Read more: http://tinyurl.com/d33e8jb
