Colonel David Molinaro retired on December 1, 2014, his mandatory separation date (MSD). Dave joined the Hawai‘i Air National Guard in the early 90s, coming off active duty. His last ...
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On November 4, 1946, the four original units of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard received Federal recognition. These units were: the 199th Fighter Squadron, 199th Utility Flight, Detachment C, 199th ...
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On Friday, August 15, 2014, Retiree News reached one of the three major goals set for 2014. Retiree News published its 1000th post – Check Six: Hawaii becomes the 50th State. It has ...
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Sam Wong, retired Chief Master Sergeant, emailed corrections and additions to the webmaster’s comments post. * Retiree News reported Ramona Fujimoto was a member of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, when ...
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Dave Howard, who commanded the then 201st Combat Communications Squadron in Hilo, provided feedback on an “unknown” in an earlier post. Dave is retired and lives in Florida. http://wp.me/p3639O-1np “I ...
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Retiree News received it’s 50,000 hit sometime yesterday. Mahalo to everyone who loged on to check the Retiree News website over the past 15 months. Your support is appreciated. The ...
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Congratulations to Col Suzanne Vares-Lum, who recently started fulltime at the State Headquarters as the Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff. Know she will do a great job! Ran into ...
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The Air Force activated the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron on February 12, 1992. Now in it’s 21st year, the squadron has grown and it’s missions expanded. Many of the original ...
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One year ago today, Retiree News Hawai‘i as a website began with it’s first posting. A year later, the website approaches 575 postings with over 40,000 views. While the majority ...
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National Guard Birthday Commemoration: there’s still time to register and send in your checks for the celebration. For more information http://wp.me/p3639O-X6 Walter Kaneakua has left Senator Mazie Hirono’s staff, where ...
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