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Yol. 35, No. 8 HickamAir For e B se Augu t 6, 1 Ha ii
SENTRY ALQHA VIETNAM ACE by Sg Gaye S kamo o
Another outs ding n ssionwas completed as the F L IE S T H H IA G !
125FighterInterceptorG oup omthe loridaAi National Guard ended
their six days of DissimilarAirCombatTrain- ing with the 199 Tac
cal Fighter Squadron. , .. .,:;:: ..The FANG's six F-16s ar ived
atHicka Ai For e # .
''' Base on July 7 e dy to participate in the Sentry Aloha `" + e i
eswhichincluded theHIANG'sF-1Ss,alongwithF- - -z= - <<-=s fmm
V FA-232, KMCAS and A 4s om VC-1 Bar- .bers Point. ,The training
involved basic lv l fi ghts, advan eed 's " 2 an d 4v4 fi ghts, and
omplex multi- ircr f scenarios. . : ; ;With these rigorous
exercises, the pilots, GCI cont ol e s
andmaintenance people become better skilled in ser i g . the Haw ai
i A ir N atio nal Guard and its m iss ion . Co . S eve Ritchie b ng
i e vi wed by KGMB news tea b f e i
F-15 igh photo by:MSgtRon Biho by:T gtCharles " o "Gravitt
Vietnam Fly ng "Ace"Colonel Steve Ritchie took to Y : the ai in
aHawaii AirNational Guard F-15 Eagle, July. ;, ; , ,
25, 1989 atHickam Ai Fo e Base. ::'.
Ritchie, a olonel in the A Fo e Re erve, fl ew 339= r missions
totali ng over 800 hours of combat and is the only
' <: : ; American pil ot in history to down fi ve MI G-21s. A
1964.. :, .. raduate of the Air Force A demy, Colonel Ri chie gr
duate at the top of his pilot tra ning class and later
<:: ' . :»` be ame one of the most hi hly decorated o icers in
U.S..,, ; :: :;;: m li tary history . He is the winner of the A Fo
ce Cro ss,<;,;: :>;= Four Silver St r , 10 Di tinguished
Flying ros es and 2.'' ' ' : , :. ,. Air Medals.: ` ; ` , , Colonel
Ritchie h sin e be e an accomplished ` . er and business onsult t.
Colonel Ri hi: :' := tc e fl ew
...> .. , . . t ;: .. with the Hawa AirNational Gu rd in one of
the osi
A memberof th 12 F G hows his mov at t e S ntry versat le and fo
midable fi ghter aircraft in the AirFo ce oh Lua . phcoby:MSgi Roy
wa u inventory , t
he F- 1S Eagle.
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154 OMPOS TEGROUPCOMMANDOB EC- COMMANDER S TIVES FISCALYF, R
199
CORNER ' ' 1. A
TT AIN AND MAIN TA N HI GHEST STATE OF by MISSION READ INESS. Col
John S.W. Lee
2 . PLAN AND COORDINATE WARTIME MISSION
' NEEDS W TH PACA AND NGB : PASS ALL IN-Today mar a transition ph e
forone of our illu triou SPECTIONS com n ers: Lt.Co1. a td"S a
"Schatz,Commander 1 3
. MAINTAIN A POSIT I E RECRUIT G ANDTactica FighterSqu dronwho will
stepdown [o welcome the new
unit comm nder. Sha a wilt retire his "G-suit" s of ugu t 20, 1 989
R ET ENT ION PROGRA M : 100% OF UT C TASK ING
a ter flying th ee of t e atest fighter aircraft in the H ANG
inventory : & C AP RA TE OF < 10 F-102, F 4, and the F-15.
I've had t e diseinctplea ure of working 4
. PLAN & IMPLEMENT MAJOR/F JNCTIONAL
and fl ying withSh ka and it simply bri ghtens yourdayjust ing
DEPLOYMENTS EMPHASIZ NG OPT IMUM TRA IN -arvundhim. Hs humility and
sincerity overwhelms you that you I G RESULTS.wou d swear he w from
Ka ihi instead of No Dakota.We have complet ourComman der's
Conference planning and 5. EN COURA( E AN EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL FIT
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have identified k y objectives and activities for fi al year ' o.
They NESS EIGHT CONTROL PROGRAM .a as shown: 6. IMPRUVE POSITIVE
HIANG IMPA ON THE • FAMILY ANDCOMMUN IY.UTAACTNITY
7 . DEVELOP & EMPHASIZE UNIT INIT ATED
FY u a sAT UN Ev AAR oTHERACTNT S QUALITY TRAINING A 'IVIT IES ...
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. R ECOGNIZE DESERVING PERSO[ fNEL
e THROUGH APPROPRIATE AWARDS.1•2 16 21 1•7 OCT GUA" ' " ' " " " ' "
" ' • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9. FOSTER E FECTIVE LEADERSHIP &
MAN- Nov AGEMEN"I' THROUGH RESP NSIBLE DELEGA- , „
, , , , , , , , , , , ; ; , , , , , , , , , , , , T ION OF
AUTHORITY AND PERSONNEL DISCI-
DC PLINE _es 3 EAOx clr s NEwrEloo ANG 10
. PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO PRE -' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' •
` • ' • • • • • • • • ' -'S E • VENT CLASS A MISHAPS WITH
SIGNIFICANT JAN so t a F ORIDAANG 6 2o REDUCTIONS IN CLASS C
MISHAPS.JAN... ... ....... .......... ........ CCAF ALERT EB 9 JAN
COPECH W
1•3FEB Members e rolling in or changing fr om the old ... ... .
...... .......... .... .... catalog to the new (89-90) catalog will
be required to ta e aR EADx 26FEB TEA sPlRr two w ting
courses.
Speech ourses will no longer satisfyAR ACI sPl • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c ommunicatio ns req
uirements but may be applied to R T 2•7 APR COS ATSAGE/ general
educat on equirements .
Co n ac t T Sg t. S teven3 MAR-14APR COPET INDER
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Kamaura or MSg t.
Iris Kabazaw a a t 44 9 -7 794 , fo r m ore
info mation.1AY •6 iF GtT 0APR AR NAA G D 4 1-S AY S-1BMAY
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{s ded Air Force ne s an aut orized ub c tion1-2JUN FA LYDAY for
thc members of the U.S. litary r . Contents of the KU AIL -
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are not n arily the offici f v ews of, or endo ed by the US . JUL
14 15 B 9 13 1 CES O° nment, the D part m nt of D fen e, the D part
ent o the A 0 ACFT EGLWAFB, F
Force or the Ha ai A Nat onal Guard.Th is pub cation is prepared,
edited and p ovided by t e• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .
• . • . • • • • . • P blic A fa s O c of the 15 C posite Group, Haw
i A r Nat on AUG 4•S EADX 0 JUL WATERS RYIYAL
Cuard, ick m Air rce Ba e, Ffawali 96853 5 0 . I one : 9- 90 14AUG
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Co mandcr Col. john SW. ee• • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • •
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NN 'T N Eff ective tober 1, 1989, BDUs will b come the
s off to the fo o ing ind viduals who we e p o- m datory uti ty
uniform. Fatigues may be wo as ted appointed to the ra shown
effective on the optional u iform through September 30, 199 . T
e
es indi ted:
exception to this policy be t e field jacket. is item HQHAWAII AIR
NATIONAL GUAwill conti ue to be wo until scal year 1993 at which g
Viv an C.Toma Aug. 1, 1989time they ill be replaced by BDU fi eld
jackets thro ugh HQ 154 COM G
attrition. MSgt. James H.W. Dang Aug. 1, 1989As a reminder, m
datory c lothing items a e hos SSgt. David J. Grupe Aug. l ,
1989unifo m item which each ember must maint in. p- 150 A S )
tional items are uniform items approved for we by ll Capt. Gle m C.
K gawa Aug. 19, 1 989
A r Force pe onnel. SrA. L Uis ont I Jul.
26, 1989Amn. Nicholas T. Kneidl Aug. 28, 1989CLASS VI ACK GE STORE)
USAGE: 154 CAMS Military Inst llation Clas s VI patr ns may now
charge CMSgt. Melvin M. Taira Aug. 1, 1989their purchases on
Masterca d , VISA, and Discover credit MSg . L rry W.S.K.
Kauleinamoku Aug 1, 1989
c rds at ll stores. P or to this change, not a ll Class VI TSgt. Je
frey Banuilos Aug 1, 1989
stores accepted Maste card or VISA and none ac epted SSgt. Jay T.
Akagi Aug. 1, 1 989
Dis over. In the intere st of convenience, the stock as ort - Jon
P. Amori n Aug. 1, 1989
ment in Class VI stores will be expanded to include - J dy J• Goya
Aug. 1, 1989SSg . Marc Mcndez Aug. 1, 1989acks, pa y supplies, and
similar items . SSgt. Ann N. Parrill a Aug. 1, 1989SSgt. Kev M. Sh
rak Aug. 1, 1989UNIFORM TIPS (Ref. AFR 35-10) Sgt. Edwa T. s an
Aug. 4, 1989TJNAUTHORIZED EAR OF UNIFORM AND I - Sgt. Randall A.
Fukunaga Aug. 4, 19
89 IGNIA: Sgt. Wcndell K. Reyes Aug. 4, 1989Air Force member will
not wear the uniform or ny SrA. Shanna Y. Komatsu Jul. 28, 1989
part of the unifo at a meeting of or sponso d by, an
SrA. c tt S.Oka JuL15, 1989 organiz tion, as iation, movement, or
group that: The
n. Marc K. Yoshida Aug. 21, 1989 attorn ey Gene l of the United
States has named as tot li-
ot T. Ma uura Aug. 9, 1989154 C t r an,
fascist, com unist, or su bversive ; advo ates or TSgt. ilip U. C r
os, Jr. Aug.
l , 1989appmves acts of force or violence to deny others their 154
SV rights under the Constitution of the United States; or see SSgt.
Jay S. Fukumoto Aug. l , 1989to change the United States gove ment
by unconsti tu- SSgt. Ivan S. Sakihara Aug. 1, 1989tion l means;
when participadng in activit es such C. Sha n Tabisola JuL20, 1989
public speeches,
inter ews, picket li nes, ma ches, or 1 4 TAC HOSP
lies; or in any pub ic demonstration not appro ved by t e Col.
Norbe o Baysa Jun. 29, 1989 Ai Force . We ng the unifo m may imply
sanction of
1L Margaret R. ill er Jun. 2 9 , 1989
the use for which the demons ration or activity is con- Step en
T.H. Pe g Jun.
24, 1989 ducted; when fu ering pri v te employment or comm r-
1 Lt.CoL Patrick Y. T naka Aug. l , 1989cial inte ests, if of ial
spon orship ight be inferr d; SSg L re t a K. Baldwin Aug. 1,
1989when engaged in off duty civili an employment; or when it t.
Raymon A. Dongon Aug. 1, 1989would d s redit the Ar d Forces. SrA.
aul K. Bry ant Jul. 30, 1989Any person wi hin t e jurisdiction of
the United States
, ithout authority, wea s a uniform ordistinctive part of a unifo
mof the A ed Services in an attem t to se
NEXT UTA P Po
s amilitary m mber is subject to pen lties Title 1.S.C. 2. SEP
16-17 1989
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pa e 4` August 6, 19 9 Kukall o u ' '
SAVE MONEY / P STOR s HENTRAVELLING
:
` con idere dflying space available ( pace-A) fro mHickam'sMAC
Terminal or Barber oint NAS?
,, ,, by: Chaplain (Capt) My guess is that most of you at least
once gave it some thoughtRobert Nagamine ` >: but then cho e t
commercral ro ute stead. The omme tal
- - -- ro ute is indeed more convenient, but also more expensive.
Let If you feel tired, overw
heh d or lik a candie me give you information about space-A travel
becau e it may being bu t at both ends, I hope you will be going
on
1P you (and consequent y your family) save some money. vacation
soon or at least planning to go on one soon. I Space-A tr vel is a
benefi t available to you a are ently wcnt on one and it wa
great.
The time efore National Guard member. Al l you need to do is bring
yourmili-that wa too many years ago I fe lt like a pilot trying to
tary ID and DD Fonm 1853 to the Hickam MACTenminal or
lan d a plane but unable to find a runway. So,
I hope your Bar ers PointNAS and sign your name on t e waiting
list. DD vacation plans will work out be cause it can he lp you out
a F 1853 is a simple fo m that can be a ui ed fro m your lot. unit,
and it must bc sign d by your commandcr. Also, wh n
A vacation can give you a perspective adjustment. you fly out you
must be in uniform. l f you can afford some
The ability to ee the ig picture g in. Just the prescrip-
time to wait for a flight out, you will be able to save some tion
for people who get iheirminds c loggc:d up with too
money. many unresolved issues.
It is a break from having to deal Last we k a rep sentative at t e
Hickam MAC with the daily or weekly pressures, t r a tempor ry exit
Terminal sharcd wilh me thc following infonmation... Guard rom the
rut you feel you ' r in .
A g od time o f rest and re- membcrdocsn't necd to be on active
duty to t e adv ntage o cuperation, even
if it is for a brie f per , can do wonders. this benc it. Thcrc a
about 3-4 US l ights departing fro
It's whatGod ordered in His divine pl . H encour- Hick m perday. T
e e are quite a number of Guard members
aged us to keep the sahbath. The sabb th principle includ d
currently using it, but mostly offi cer . Perhaps, the
enlisted
a time to rest, as well as worship. mcmbcr don't know rn uch about
it. Thc wait isn't always
And , t he sabbath is as true nci healthy f r us tod y s it
long, hut during June, July and August one can expect a good wait.
(However, while I was t er las[ we k, a C-5 was prep r-was
yesterday. I
f wc follow it, wc shoul l ive lo nger nd ing o leave forTravis A B
with only 8 space-A passengershealthier. Le t's keep that in mind.
And i
f we think we wiil out of a possible 73 seats availablc. ) A person
doesn't need tolose money or valuable time , t
hen we n ay l rnisleading physically wait at the terminal until hi
/ er tum comes up. I f it
ourselves. Our physical or mental health may requ re takes longer
than a day, all one needs to do is call in every day
more attention, an d conse uently more med ical bills and to see
where he/she is on the waiting list. And, rank doesn't
more of our time . give anyone priority on the list. For more infon
ati on, call I ay God provide time for yorrto get away for 9-6833
or 2807. awhile.
. For the majori ty of you, your dependents won't be''= able to
qualify to fl y space-A, so they will need to make:.t..:;
_ commercial a rangemen . Also, if you are on a tight
schedule
:: :2.' :233; `"2C coming back to IIawaii, c nsider the possibility
of fl ying back
, :?' ,< mmercial as an altemative plan.If you have any
questions, don't hesitate to ind the an wers .. .
Inter-island spac -A tr vel is also availablc th ough
r our 154 Composite Group's C-130 aircraft_If youare int res d, go
to' ,
` C- 130 offic and get the light schedule. '<; .' . ; ; : [ hope
that the infor ation above may help you to save:; ;,: : somc money.
I
.
' ` in helpi g f milics , e /she can sign up to be in a family
supportr , =
gro up. Call me ,
C aplain Robert Nagam ine, at ph 449 - 9 153
,The Reverend . ah n Akak hle se the new C-l3QH aircraftduring y55
-343 1 o r 947 -5 8 .ceremoni onb ]uly 16,
19 9 . ` Jic Re.v ka is aj Ec ir: Miyah ra.r.
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': by:T tC rsw ll RoAND IEWS ' Mi i le are i i i ntl 1 ly P P n y
es e y th n c ns abv
an type o f drug. A c ing o the study, only 8 .4 of ser ice
members age l 8 to 55 reported using drugs within the past manth
asby : M Sgt F e H ga co p d with ,19 of civili ns in th samc ge g
ou .NDING: Women service membe e signifi antly mo e Lc yHi gang l !
good o see you a b c foranot er f n- ill cd weekend. than t e r
civilian count p r t s ce one or rn ore pac s ofWell , we ' e down
the h h for t i fis al year, wit e th n 2 cigare s perd y. M e serv
ice members e mo c ce y u e
months to go be ore iscal year 90 begins . Let's work h d to end th
s s a e e s or c ew g to cco .year witha b ng. S me quick nnoun
ements... very one's invitedW F DING: Military per nne under t e
age w 6 are signif antlyh omotion P ty this ftemaon, tacting t 2: 0
p.m.at the CRC. mo e li ely to dri nddri k he vily, whenco p rcd i
h theirMuchpupu's and ` e res me ts', so corne andjoin all the p
omotees civili tage g up.e ebrating their ew upg a e... ALco,
if you're pl nning o attend F N G: Milit ry pe soru e are mo e li
ely an civi ans to ha e t 7t An u l R ognit on Banque , see your w
ccenter superviso nega ive expe ien e asso iated wit al ohol. These
neg tivefor ti et info madon. e Orie l Buffet loo good, lots of
enter- e er en es in lu e s yi g drun for mo e that one day at a
time,tai me t, nd a good oppo t n ty to p nd a social evcning with
our being dr nk on t e ob ormission wor becau e of a hangover. Mo
ecomrades ..... than h lf ( 69 ) of se vice member ncluded in the s
udy eportedNow for ews of the Squ d on... Would like to welcome ba
k Capt aving negative e pe e e with lcohol whi e only 4 1 6 of
civil iarTenry Hudson s he ret to CAM Sq afte spending almost 6
eport h ving this type of e pericnce.months at C anute AFB. He
atten ed the Ai raft Maintenance WH T DOF MEAN? The "Mili
tary/Civili nOf icer's course and says he just barely mi e be ng a
Honor Comparison of lco ol, Drug and Tobacco Use"Repact commis-Gr
d... el ome b k also goes to MSG Henry Ha ui e as he u sioned by
the Dep rtm nt of Defen e on luded t t thes fi dingsfrom his trip t
K d n AB, Okin wa, a
fter oordinating the equip- sugge t t at milit ry o ditions may
foster a ohol abu To fu t er ment mov for our aircraft pri sending
the rp n to K m substantiate this c n lusion th y st t th t n arly
one thi d (30 6) ofHae, Kon . New f ends were m de , much earned
but too lit le t me service membcrs fcel that "drinking is part of
being in t e military ."to en oy t e sights per He ry. Such is thc
lifc of a TDY tr ve e ... on An ev g p c e (35%) say th t t ey fee
that dr nking i e -ge goc to CaptOr ar Faufata of the Av oni Branch
s he our g at p rti anc/or soc al functions .es for Ch nu e A B to
atte d the Aircraft M intcnan Offi e 's B upon h fi dings the D pa
t ent of De en e eour e forabout 3 we ks.
Should be b ck the Crst weck of believ s it will have to inten ify
its effo t o bat a ohol abuse.eptember... o f m Avionics, AB Andy
Yillanueva t rted BMT Fo members in the HIANG, we must be aware
that ome of theJuly and will b k in about 6 months aftc attending
tech condition which support alco l abu e by military e bers s al o
school... he welcome mat goes AB Glenn Ohara (Auto Test present in
our cilivi n job . Base up n t e D D study abou 2 ofStati n) and
SrA Erwin Ramos Weapon Release) as they join th every 3 civili n
wor er have been drunk on the jo and/oc issedNo Ka OI Squ d n...
ongrat Chri Partika a wo b c use th y had a hangover. Using a co ol
n o ation andhe tie the knot with fi nce Kim this month. And
getting mar ed a p p r t es is t e key. .tonight is Sgt A ex K unui
as he ties the knot with fi n e/wife Corina. Good lu k t you
aIL..SSgt JenniferJanet, Admin pe son forthe e M i e Branch,
just gave bi th July 30 to Slb 3oz W Idau hter Phyll i ia Akita'
Jar e Good luck to you nd your I NAT IO NAL G UA Dubby.,, he we ome
m goes to SSGCarl F andSrADan Conner of the Portland ANG as t y wor
alongside ourWeapon
. . . 'peo le for h nd - ng. Be w ishes nd mahalo to SSG Lanc • o o
Luar s he comp e his HOT t ai ing with us . Wife Angie -dy back
home afte spe ding HOTS t ining on our bea hes. G adto have a you
he with u ... ongrats to our newest p motee : CMSgt. Melvyn aira, ,
L, au einamo u, T
Sg Jef ey Banu los, SSgt. Jay Ak gi,
SSgt. Jon Amorin, SSg Jody Goya,
SSgt.ManrMendez , SSgt A n P r l , SSg Kevin Shiraki. ,'Good luck
andbest wishes to you all s youtake on new a ; .. o •/ -• .re p
nsibilities in your w ro les s N 's.... estwishes d good 'luck to
LTCHal Schatz as e reti e Com anderof the 199TFS.Hap You'u bac t vi
it when you have time.......A i to MSG Wayne Som as his name was
inadve tly left
f the of tho e helping out in the Safeway/ oot Beer lo t e forEas e
Sea ,,, omMSGMel Ige, there will be anANGNCOAGABo of Directors
Meeting inc a sroom3 on w ,,, K,'"gu t8 at 2: p.m.... e that's s
the news fornow fo ks o, til , t issue,
'Even if yo ' e right oad, you'll get run over if you 6 - 2 AUGUST
1989
just sit therc. ' Will Rogers) ..........................
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Pa 6 Aug t 6, 1 89 Kuk ll lmo u ' what an F-15 looks like ." His
second co ttment was: "When da we t?„ Ano ther outs t nding
performancel Sentry Aloha exer ,ises
required fuel to support the home F-15' s, F-15's and F-16' s m -
Flori da and F-18 's from Kaneohe Ma ine Corps Air Station. TheI
Fuels team supported a tot of 214 sorties, and 261 requests for
a
tot l of 327,7 i gallons of fuel.By TSg . Li R i g es Tha t ' s a
ll fo r this mo nth !
FROM THE TRENCHE ,Hats o f this month to Sgt. Renee Tavar es
! 5gt. Tavares trans- . /
fe ed to RMS from 1 4 CAMS a traditional guardsman , and w later
hired full-time in the Repair Cycle Section. Renee put
in many . long hours to establish the Due-[n f om Maintenan e and
Await ng
l t h t h e H I A N G
Part Pro gram. Her har d work and per everance have really paid off
. Th c Ei hth Annual HIANG Pr cision Air Rifle Tour a ent willTh
anks for the outsta nding job Renee ! g RMS just keeps gro wing!
The newest member is SSgt. Vie nn
commence during the month of November 1989 . Cu nt members o1
Abbot, a t ansfer fr om t e Air Force Reserves, lorid . Sgt.
M tuel G nd personnel in he Air Force Senio Advisors Office
Boloson is on his way to Lowry Air or e Base for the Inventory
invited to enter. The tournament period is to be omple e by
M nagement Special t course, and SSgt. Debbie Nakac hi j ust got
mber 9. All entry fo ms must be in no later than October 2,
back fro m the Ac ounting Technician Course. Sgt. Lou ie Saker,
who
19 9. For more information, please contact the Mar smanship
works as a technic ian in A ounting and Finance as a Mili t ry Pay
Ch irman, M
Sgt. Ronald Muro na a, 449-7 182, 1 CA RON,
Clerk, j ust got back from Tech c ooL 2 Lt. Jim Kawano
reiurne
d Air Force Ba , HI 96853-5000. from Supply Of icer s hool, and is
curr ntly un tempora AGR duty in the perations Support
Branch.
Th is is t e s me school that awarded Lt.CoL tsui the Distinguishc
Graduate award.
Jim c me E home with his luggage! Congratulations are due to J im
who placed 1 5 4 C i v i l 3rd in a class of highly comp titivc
record brcakcrs! o
- , .Now we have munilions t o ! MSgt. Alfre o Canopin and TSgt. Q
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Eng neer ng Rodney Medeiros vis it d thc 142 Fightcr Intcrccptor
Group in S u a d r o nPort a d for Munitions tr in ng, in prcpar
ation for thc ncw FK6530 .,
q
munitions a ount. So Now you guys an count bullets , r ight? •
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A sea ch has been aunched to find t e long overdue RMS T- •P
Shirt . See your Enlisted Council re presentative fordetails.
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FROM THE POOL • Aloha to Sg Steve Nakano . A ter eight plus years
in the Guard,Steve is leaving Hawaii to pursue his Masters degree
at the University HERE S THE BEEF
of Minnesota . Who nows he might come back to become our • ns or
tion offi cer ! Say hell o to Brandon Sarceda , a recent
Mary knoll gradua e ut do it fast. He will be lea ving for Basic
by: CMS Rodney Co ea
Training in September, and rett as our new Administration Special-
is ANOTHER HONOR GRADUATE....Yes , SrA. Luke
Saka t hi
Fir t time "Papa" is Sgt. Ja on ato. His wife had a son on May J t
retut ed from Sheppar d Air Force Base after completing the
Ap-
30 . First time "grandpa" is MSgt. Ted
Ganade. H is daughter g ve Pre ntice Elec trician Course as an
"Honor Gr duate".
i e at birth to a boy on May l0.
Sheppard, Luke spcnt m ny of his off duty hours in the b e gym FROM
HE PUMP wo king out. It paid off, Luke dropped 15 pounds and
looks in top Back rec:ently from the Philippines are TSgt. Dave
Naito, SSgt.
ha e. Welcome back ! Benny Ca tro,
Sgt_ Clay Nueva and their fear less leader T gt. A an
292 CCSQ Mobility Warehouse pro ject is on track. Ma jor
Kepa . A n led the way dur ng the tecent Combat SAGE deploy-
Keliipuleole and TSgt. Jimmy Taniguchi are leading t e fu t team
o
f
ment. The t am, pre enting the Fuels ar gement Branch,
BEEFER 's who will be crecting the metal frames. A second te m
led
responded to all refuel/defuel and sampling reyu sts despite long
by Lt. Er ik Wong will dep rt on July 29 to help TSgt.
Tan iguchi's hours and less than favorable conditions.
We hear that they were te m inst ll ll the roof nd w ll p nels.
Once this work is done , t
he
oue tanding. T hey even fou d time to spend in M nila r d the Ma ti
electrical team headed by 1 t. Nakano , and T
Sgt' s Kiyohi , an d
an a, s ight ee ing and shopping. Team
Chaperon TSgt. Gary "mango W ku oto will leave for M ui on August 5
for two weeks to in tall
j ui e" Fuj ii rep rt : "F_.very t hing I heard bout Cuels is
true...
but t e electrical systems. lf all goes well, t
his new 400 square foot
wor e. " Mahalo from the guys,
Gary, you helped them keep curfew,
wa house will be c mpleted on Au ust 19, 1 989
. even if it was only by minute ! Welcome back to MSgt. Robert
Dav
is, our ir t ergeant, w ho
Wek ome Back ! SSgt. Michael Veg rejoined t e Fuels Fools recently
c rnplet d the l st Shirt school a Ke sler Air Force Base.
aft a 10 ye r stint with he USMC. Couldn' t live with out the
pain,
Sgt. ' s Kepaa, Tan I
, Lumanlan,
Mike? Welcome also to SSgt. Art hur (?) Sing, w
ho ntly Ratledge are at Nell l Air Force Ba_e atten ding R OTS
(Region l
trans er d fro m CBPO. Af r pushing all thos papcrs e ' s now
Equipmen[ Operator Train ing} course.
They a sc h duled to r turn
.
