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pupukahi Office of the Adjutant General State of Hawaii Department of Defense 3949 Diamond Head Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGEPAIDHONOLULU, HI PERMIT NO. 243 CalendarHawaii Department of Defensepupukahi: harmoniously unitedVol. 33, No. 33949 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495Winter 1998 People Life support sergeant wins NGB awardpage 3 People Counselor awarded employee of the yearpage 3 Veteran P.O.W. shares Vietnam storypage 7 December 25, Friday Christmas Day, federal and state holiday. January 1, 1999, Friday New Years Day, federal and state holiday. January 3, Sunday HING Youth ChalleNGe Programs new class checks in, Barbers Point Naval Air Station. January 23-24, Saturday-Sunday Molokais Kiowea Park pavilion/ parking lot construction for Hawaiian Home Lands by 298th Engineering Detachment over four months. January 18, Monday Martin Luther King Day, federal and state holiday. February 15, Monday Presidents Day, federal and state holiday. Great Aloha Run, Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium, DOD and HING volunteers. March 26, Friday Kuhio Day, state holiday. April 2, Friday Good Friday, state holiday. May 9-15 Hawaii Military Week. May 15, Saturday Armed Forces Day, open houses and displays at various military bases around the state. By 2nd Lt. Jeffrey D. Hickman and Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. Lum Helicopters, hummers used in Molokai, Waianae, Pearl CityFirefighting, evacuation missions When we were needed, we were there, the first words to the National Guards theme song has rung true this year. From the firefighting missions to the recent civilian evacuation during a hostage standoff, Hawaii National Guard members have been there to assist the community. The Hawaii Army National Guard has helped county fire departments with the following brush fires:Month Location FiresFebruaryPuna, Hawaii2 JulyMakakilo, Oahu1 AugustMolokai1 September Waianae, Oahu1Hawaii Guard assists with Pearl City standoffHawaii National Guard vehicles were pressed into service to assist civil authorities with a hostage standoff in Pearl Citys Pacific Palisades, Oct. 30. At the request of the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), the Hawaii Army National Guard dispatched an M-88 armored recovery vehicle and two kevlar (bullet-resistant material) humvees to the police staging area at Pearl City High School. The HPD was the lead agency on scene and the military vehicles were used in a defensive role. Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson, the adjutant general, tasked the Hawaii Guards Counterdrug Office to coordinate the assistance with HPD. Lt. Col. Gervin Miyamoto and his staff were on the scene for the two-day standoff. The humvees transported 30 of the grade school students from The Childrens House, a private school, to safe locations where they were reunited with their parents. The humvees also evacuated three area residents, who needed medical attention, from their homes. The armored recovery vehicle was available if it became necessary to evacuate police negotiators and/or civilians from the area. Tech. Sgt. James Young video stillA Hawaii Army National Guard CH-47D Chinook helicopter from Company C, 193rd Aviation, dumps a 2,000 gallon load of sea water on a fire raging on Molokai in August. The view is looking down from an opening in the belly of the Chinook. TorigoeBy Capt. Charles J. Anthony & Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. LumHawaii Guard provides direct support to Gulf Crisis, Bosnia See FIRE page 7 Air Guard deploys in support of U.S. military buildup against IraqForty-eight members of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard, deployed Nov. 12 in support of OperationPHOENIX SCORPION III, the buildup of U.S. forces in Southwest Asia. Three KC-135 Stratotankers left Hickam Air Force Base to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, where they refueled U.S. Air Force bombers flying to the Persian Gulf area. The 203rd aircraft are capable of refueling all Torigoe, an intelligence analyst with the battalion, is heading a three-person team from HQ & HQ Company, Military Intelligence Detachment 1, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade. The two other members are from the Georgia Army National Guard. The Big Island soldier graduated from the University of Hawaii at Hilo with an administration of justice degree in Fall 1993. Since joining the Guard as a Waiakea High School senior in November 1990, Torigoe has deployed for annual training to Camp Rilea, Ore. and Australia, as well as to Schofield Barracks and Pohakuloa Training Area. Hes expected to return in time to deploy with the brigade to Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., in June 1999. Since 1996, seven Hawaii Guard soldiers have been mobilized for 270-day deployments to support the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. So far, four public affairs journalists and two field artillery radar operators have served in the Bosnian theater. One journalist served in Germany. capable of refueling all types of U.S. Air Force fixed-wing aircraft in midair. The refueling squadron has participated in similar operations before. In September 1996, the unit refueled B-52 bombers that were flying across the Pacific for Operation DESERT STRIKE. The 203rd has also deployed twice to Europe to refuel NATO aircraft patrolling the Bosnia no-fly zone.Bosnia boundSgt. Dean M. Torigoe, 25, from 2nd Battalion, 299th Infantry, Hawaii Army National Guards intelligence section (S2), deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in October.
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00 pupukahi Winter 1998 http://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htm 2Command NotesMaj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson The Adjutant GeneralOahu federal employees cost of living allowance upEffective Oct. 25, the cost of living allowance has increased from 22.5 percent to 25 percent for federal technicians and personnel on Oahu only.Commissary privileges increasedNational Guard and reserve troops will be authorized 24 visitation days to the commissaries as of Jan. 1999. The same restrictions also apply. Troops must have served a good year previous to issuing of commissary card in January. Much credit must be given to our professional organizations, the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) and the Enlisted Association of the United States (EA NGUS), as well as the support of our Congressional members.HNGEA messageSenior Master Sgt. Carl J. SimmonsPresident ElectThe Hawaii National Guard Enlisted AssociaGuard Enlisted Association 26th annual membership meeting was held Nov. 12.Newly elected officers are: Senior Master Sgt. Carl J. Simmons, president ; Sgt. 1st Class David Aponte, vice president ; Staff Sgt. Jan De Rego, secretary ; Senior Master Sgt. George Stibbard, treasurer ; council members: Sgt. Maj. Bert Yanagida, Senior Master Sgt. Ed Omine, Senior Master Sgt. Steve Cid, Master Sgt. Takao Wada, Sgt. 1st Class David Ferriera, Staff Sgt. Americo Morris and Staff Sgt. Donna Kim.On behalf of all the newly elected officers of HNGEA, we would like to thank the membership for your vote of confidence that entrusts us to administer the affairs of your association. We would also like to thank those members of the previous administration for their selfless commitment and continued support. Although our term does not officially start until Jan. 1, 1999, we have already begun to plot our course for the future.The pupukahi is funded and published bimonthly by the State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, 3949 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495. Phone (808) 7334258, fax (808) 733-4236. It is an offset publication. Views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Departments of the Army and Air Force. All photos are Hawaii National Guard photos unless otherwise credited. Circulation: 7,500.Gov. Benjamin J. CayetanoCommander in ChiefMaj. Gen. Edward V. RichardsonThe Adjutant GeneralCapt. Charles J. AnthonyPublic Affairs/Education OfficerStephen M. LumEditor/LayoutDeborah M.S. Murray Associate Editorhttp://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htme-mail: webmaster@dod.state.hi.us3949 Diamond Head Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495 State of Hawaii Department of Defense pupukahi: harmoniously unitedpupukahi Congratulations go to the Hawaii National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Programs lead counselor, Wallace Mitsui, the 1998 recipient of the Adjutant Generals Award. Mitsui was presented the award at the semiannual employee recognition luncheon. He was also recognized by Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano at the 28th annual Distinguished State Service Award ceremony in September. Mitsui is a 32year veteran of the Department of Education. He came out of retirement to lead a team of counselors who oversee anger management and parent to parent courses and give the military qualification exam. He has been instrumental in pursuing initiatives which give Youth ChalleNGe corpsmembers opportunities beyond the fivemonth residential phase, including job shadowing and college enrollment. Incidentally, the Youth ChalleNGe Program graduated its ninth class, Dec. 12, at McKinley High Schools newly renovated auditorium. (See Mitsui photo on page 3) I want to thank everyone who helped make the Hawaii Army Museum Society breakfast at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Oct. 23, such a great success. I accepted the Ihe Award, presented by the museum society, on behalf of all of the men and women of the Hawaii Guard for their community service. The breakfast highlighted many of theHINGs accomplishments and community service programs over the past several years. Winning the award was truly a team effort. Each and every member of the HING deserves the recognition.Fund-raising successI want to extend my appreciation to everyone who helped make the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and Aloha United Way (AUW) campaigns so successful. The campaigns were conducted at nearly the same time. The CFC received $157,420 in pledges from the Army and Air Guard, making it the best CFC fund drive ever. The departmental AUW total was $17,171, well above our target of $14,200. The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, was also the States overall coordinator for this years campaign and I was the States AUW campaign chairman. State government has pledged more than $621,000 so far, and once the total amount is tallied from the States retirement system, we should meet our goal. Monies pledged will go to help over 65 local charitable organizations serving more than 450,000 people in Hawaii.Federal funds approved for construction, Counterdrug programsThe U.S. Congress has included $3.6 million for the Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Program in the Fiscal Year 1999 authorization bill. That amount is an increase of more than $2.2 million, compared to last years budget. Congress also authorized $5.1 million in the FY1999 authorization bill for the Hawaii Air National Guards Base Civil Engineer Maintenance Complex. During December drill, theHIANG dedicated new sections of its 203rd Air Refueling Squadron and 204th Airlift Squadron Maintenance and avionics facilities at Hanger 17 and Hanger 35. The air refueling and airlift operations facility inside Hanger 13 is scheduled for completion in February 1999. Over the past few years, we have built the 154th Aircraft Control Squadron facility at Barking Sands on Kauai, and the Aerospace/ Ground Equipment (AGE) facility, the Fuel Cell/Corrosion Control facility and the Consolidated Support facility at Hickam AFB. With the expansion of the air control squadron on Kauai, we are looking to make additions to the facility at Barking Sands. The Hawaii Army National Guard is slated to begin construction on several projects. $5.2 million has been approved for construction of Phase I of the 298th Regiment, Regional Training Institute facility at Bellows Air Force Station. Construction can begin in early 2000 and take about a year to complete. Phase II of the RTI facility is on the priority list of future military construction projects. Planning is underway for the renovation of Building 117 at Barbers Point Naval Air Station. Units scheduled to move into the facility are the U.S. Property & Fiscal Office, Combined Support Maintenance Shop #1, Organizational Maintenance Shop #1, and Company B, 29th Support Battalion. The master plan is about 25 percent complete for the Maui Consolidated Readiness Complex in Puunene. The complex will be part of Maui Countys semi-industrial park and will include an armory, organizational maintenance shop and helipad.Veterans not forgottenVeterans Day activities at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl and at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe went very well, thanks in part, to support from the State of Hawaii, Department of Defense. Of particular note: the 199th Fighter Squadrons F15s performed a flawless missing man flyby during the Punchbowl ceremony, and the 111th Army Band added greatly to the solemn nature of the Governors Veterans Day ceremony in Kaneohe. Both ceremonies provided an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of our Korean War veterans. Beginning in 1999, we will be marking the 50th anniversary of the Korean War with commemorative events here in Hawaii and across the country. The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, has pledged its support for these events so that we may honor our veterans in the manner which they so rightly deserve.Refuelers in Gulf missionFinally, I want to give credit to the members of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron who deployed Nov. 12, on only 14 hours notice, in support of the U.S. buildup against Iraq. The 203rd deployed 48 personnel to the Pacific region to refuel U.S. Air Force aircraft heading to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation PHOENIX SCORPION III. The refuelers played an important part in the U.S. Air Forces global reach mission, by allowing U.S. bombers to quickly get within striking distance of Iraq.Departmental News As the president of HNGEA, I will work with the council to explore alternatives in building a better and stronger organization. The strength of our organization reflects on our ability to influence decisions on matters of national defense and the quality of life for the men and women of the Hawaii National Guard. Of primary importance to matters of national defense is our ability to secure funds for first line equipment, weapon systems and other readiness enhancements for the National Guard. It is also our ability to provide for service, professional men and women, soldiers and airmen. When we talk about quality of life, we are addressing a broad spectrum of initiatives that relate to employer and family issues, to providing adequate facilities in the workplace. We are talking about benefits and incentives to recruit and retain quality personnel in the National Guard. In alliance with the officers Hawaii National Guard Association, our efforts at the state level have resulted in the passage of legislation providing for the $1,750 tax exemption and funding for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). Support of our parent organization (EANGUS) at the national level recently contributed to passage of the FY99 Defense Authorization Bill, which included increases in basic pay and other special categories. It included improved retirement benefits and expanded commissary benefits. These are a few of the many benefits our organization has realized over the years. Our continued success in securing legislative support at both the state and national level hinges upon the strength of our membership. With your support, we will achieve the following goals: Membership representative of the majority of the enlisted force. Visibility of initiatives supported by twoway communication. Committee chair appointments will be announced, and work will begin to establish expectations as we develop our strategies and tactics to achieve these goals. Personnel interested in serving on any of the standing or special committees of the association should call one of the members of the council or you can contact me at 733-4228. Your participation will be the cornerstone that will build a better and stronger organization for our future. Your assistance is most appreciated.
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http://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htm Winter 1998 pupukahi 00 3Senior Master Sgt. Gary Pang of the Hawaii Air National Guards 154th Operations Group life support section has been selected as the Outstanding Air National Guard Life Support Senior NCO of the Year. Since June 1994, Pang has served as technician supervisor and life support superintendent. He oversees the life support sections for the 199th Fighter Squadron, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron and 204th Airlift Squadron. The three life support sections are responsible for land and water survival training and the operational readiness of equipment like parachutes, harnesses, helmets, protective mask, and life support vests (flares, weapons, radios, life vests). Pang is responsible for the development and management of programs and committees such as: Life Support Quality Assurance Program: which identifies and corrects equipment problems prior to aircrew use and motivates each individual to perform at his/her best. Life Support Quality Council: which helps to improve the working relationships between the life support and maintenance personnel. Manpower and equipment cost-saving programs. The superb and realistic water/land survival training that deploying aircrews received prior to their combat mission over Bosnia-Herzegovina was consistent, or better, than what the crews needed, said Lt. Col. Edwin Vincent, refueling squadron commander. Vincent said hed always remember the training he received from Pang. He had to actually use that training when he ejected from an F-4 Phantom in the waters around Hawaii in the s. WERE IN GOOD HANDS Senior Master Sgt. Gary Pang (right) oversees the packing of the life support vests by Senior Airman Joseph Salvador, Senior Airman Nathan Oda and Master Sgt. Jason Higashionna. Pang, from the 154th Operations Group, is the Outstanding Air National Guard's Life Support Senior NCO of the Year. Life support personnel Salvador and Olds are from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, and Higashionna is from the 204th Airlift Squadron. They are packing the vests which include flares, weapons, radios and life vests. Pang wins National Guard life support awardStory and photo by Tech. Sgt. James YoungPangs distinguished Hawaii Guard career started in March 1970. He attended the Life Support Technical School and was an honor graduate. He was then assigned to the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. After a number of years as a traditional Guardsman, he was hired as a life support technician with the 199th. Pang has received seven certificates of recognition for outstanding performance and was nominated for the HIANG NCO of the Year Award in 1997. We are very proud of his recognition as the National Guards best Life Support NCOIC, said Col. Peter Pawling, 154th Operations Group commander. I am only the custodian of this award for all of the life support personnel here at the 154th Wing who made life support what it is today, said Pang. Hawaiis Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson is the first adjutant general to be honored with the Concord Minuteman Plaque. The plaque was presented by Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) at their 27th annual conference held in Savannah, Ga., Aug. 17-19. Master Sgt. Blaine D. Ross, president of EANGUS, led a crowd of 3,000 attendees, including Army and Air Guard members, auxiliary members, state senior enlisted advisors/command sergeant majors, adjutant generals, National Guard Bureau and retired guests. Representing Hawaii at the conference were Staff Sgt. Jan K.N. DeRego, national secretary of EANGUS, retired Tech. Sgt. Bertram T. Narita, Area 7 chairman of EANGUS, and Sgt. 1st Class David Aponte, current president of the Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association (HNGEA).Award capsulized serviceThe award credits Richardson for his visionary leadership, success and growth of the Hawaii National Guard, new mis-National enlisted association honors RichardsonBy Staff Sgt. Jan K.N. DeRego154th Logistics Squadron; National Secretary, EANGUSsions, community awareness, and support of state and national enlisted associations. Since assuming command, Richardson implemented joint Army and Air National Guard and State Civil Defense planning, training and emergency response readiness exercises. He directed and managed the disaster preparation, response and recovery effort following the devastation on Kauai and Oahus Waianae coast by Hurricane Iniki. Iniki was the most destructive storm to hit the State of Hawaii. At $2.6 billion, it was the third costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Richardson initiated modernization of Hawaii Guard aircraft, support equipment and facilities. Modernization, coupled with joint training, has enhanced the Hawaii National Guards ability to respond to contingency operations and natural disasters. Also, under his tenure, veterans and Hawaiis youth needs were addressed with programs and events such as the Korean-Vietnam Memorials construction and dedication, the Hawaii National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, Drug Demand Reduction, Na Koa Ku Makani (drug-free event) and Children & Youth month activities. Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. LumWARRIOR RECOGNITION Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson (right) accepts the Ihe award from Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano (center) and retired Maj. Gen. Herbert E. Wolff, Hawaii Army Museum Society president. The Ihe award (a spear made of koa wood supported by a block of kauila wood), was presented to the Hawaii National Guard at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Coral Ballroom, Oct. 23. The award symbolizes the warrior who is in constant readiness for any demand of service to the chief.Deborah M.Sanders MurrayEXECUTIVE RECOGNITION Wallace Mitsui, Hawaii State Department of Defense employee of the year, poses with Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano, Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono and Col. Orlan Peterson Jr., the deputy adjutant general, at the Distinguished State Service Awards ceremony held in September. Guard family recognized for service to communityHONOLULU HALE MAHALO (picture on the left) Councilman John Henry Felix presents Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson, the adjutant general and his staff with a City and County of Honolulu certificate honoring the soldiers and airmen of the Hawaii National Guard for their community service at home and throughout the world. Deborah M. Sanders Murray
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00 pupukahi Winter 1998 http://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htm 4Hawaiis 111th Army National Guard Band weathered freezing winds and snow to perform for native Alaskan veterans in October. At the invitation of Alaskas adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Jacob Jake Lestenkof, to Hawaiis adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson, 33 multitalented Hawaii Guard musicians performed at five events during a seven-day deployment up north. Gen. Lestenkof first heard the band during the end of World War II commemoration ceremonies held, September 1995, in Hawaii. The general was so impressed that he said we need to get the 111th up to Alaska some day. Convention guest speakers included U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) via satellite from Washington D.C. and Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Togo D. West Jr. Major performances included a parade/flyover ceremony and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 32nd annual Alaska Federation of Natives conventions salute to native Americans held in Anchorage. Three thousand of the 10,000-member federation attended the convention. Another 1,000 Indian and Eskimo adults, elders and youth participated in the In Service to Their Country celebration. More than 100,000 Alaskans viewed the event via live broadcasts on public television. Bundled in themo-underwear, battle dress uniforms, lined field jackets, hats with flaps down, two pairs of socks and boots, and white-gloves, the warm weather Hawaiians braved the breezy streets of Anchorage, as they a led parade of 2,000 veterans to the veterans memorial parkstrip. The 111th provided music for the wreath laying and missing-man flyover ceremony. Following the ceremony, Lestenkof presented Hawaii Guard bandmaster, Warrant Officer Curtis Y. Hiyane, with the Alaska National Guards Commendation Medal. All of the deployed musicians were awarded the Alaskan medal.Seeds of friendship planted at school and remote Indian villageThings didnt quiet down for the energetic musicians. Two days were spent getting ready to perform in front of intimate crowds (more than 300) from the Northern Lights ABC School (Kindergarten to 7th grade/gifted and talented students) and the remote Denaina native American fishing village of Nondalton. Nondaltons (in native American Nuvendaltungu Nildela, meaning Come Sing with Us ) villagers opened their hearts and homes to welcome the Hawaii visitors who flew 150 miles inland via two twinotter aircraft. The village, which is accessible only by invitation, was the setting for an exchange of cultures, of pineapples and salmon, and Hawaiian and native American music. Pulling yeomens duties was Sgt. Ronald Batula Jr., who in addition to primary driver/tour guide/Hawaii Guard Band plays for Alaskan veteransBy Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. Lum Sgt. 1st Class Wayne T. Iha photosALASKA WELCOME Musicians from the Hawaii National Guards 111th Army Band open the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage, Alaska, in October. PROUD TO BE AMERICAN Hawaii National Guards 111th Army Band sing Lee Greenwoods patriotic song at the Alaska Federations In Service to Our Country salute to native American veterans. TASTE OF ALOHA The musicians of the 111th Army Band share their spirit of Aloha with a hula for the children of Northern Lights ABC School in Alaska. WE WERE THERE Sgt. Samuel L. Hesch, a tuba player with the 111th Army Band, sings the National Guard theme song when we were needed We Were There at the native American convention saluting Alaskan veterans. Jr., who in addition to primary driver/tour guide/ logistician and musician duties, blew hundreds of balloons, making balloon toys for all of the children of Nondalton. Batula, who is J.R. the Clown after hours, said he enjoyed bringing smiles to the down-to-earth kids of Nondalton. In the Six-Miles Lake village, the Hawaii soldiers got to see a Russian Orthodox Church, have a snowball fight with the youngsters, slide on toboggans, and talk story with fishermen/hunters and their families. After five days in the United States most northern-western-eastern state, Hawaiis 111th Army Band packed up their musical and cold-weather gear, wished Alaska Chamaii (Eskimo for Aloha) and flew south for the winter. BALLOONY TUNES Sgt. Ronald Batula Jr. (below), a brass musican with the 111th Army Band, blows balloon toys for the youth of the native American village of Nondalton, Alaska. Batula made more than 50 balloon toys in the remote village on the coast of Six Miles Lake. Hawaiis Army National Guard aviation intermediate maintenance (AVIM) received $1.4 million in equipment in September that will enhance its ability to better service its own and active duty aircraft. The technology is called nondestructive inspection (NDI). Some of its features are the use of the radiographic x-ray to look for seepage of water into the parts of the aircraft, bond mass tester to find imperfections in welded areas and ultrasound to test for subsurface cracks. This technology has a high degree of accuracy, said Sgt. Michael C. Pray, powertrain technician and supervisor at Company B, 193rd Aviation at Wheeler Army Airfield. ThatBy Spc. Wendy M. Hirasaenables personnel to inspect aircraft faster than before. These techniques of inspection were modified for Army aircraft and is not only more accurate but is also a faster process that allows them to work more efficiently. The Army is moving towards becoming a more professional aviation community through technology used in the civilian aviation field and the other Armed Force services, said Pray. The new NDI equipment is housed in one of the 193rds nineNewly acquired equipment improves aviation inspectionstechnicians are scheduled to be qualified in all aspects of NDI. This sets them apart from other units because they will be both power train and NDI job qualified. They are also the only Army National Guard AVIM to fix active duty and National Guard aircraft in the U.S. Spc. Mike N. Stribling paved the way by becoming the first NDI qualified personnel in 2nd Lt. Jeffery D. Hickman photosShop Portable Air Mobile (SPAM) units are the work stations that house the aviation maintenances x-ray inspection equipment. housed in one of the 193rds nine new Shop Portable Air Mobile (SPAM) units. SPAMs are airconditioned work stations that look like trailer containers and can comfortably seat four technicians. The units can expand to double their normal size and be broken down in an hour to be ready for airlift or transport by a tractor trailer A team of four powertrain technicians are scheduled to be first NDI qualified personnel in June 1997. He said that the new equipment and added job qualification allows them to do more of the work themselves and also receive job orders from others. And this saves money. Pray, Sgt. Michael G. Rodriguez and Sgt. Manny J. Ramirez are scheduled to attend the NDI school in Spring 1999. Sgt. Michael G. Rodriguez and Sgt. Manny J. Ramirez pull maintenance on a helicopter blade.
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http://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htm Winter 1998 pupukahi 00 5Serving your country sometimes comes with a big price tag. For one member of the activated Hawaii Army National Guard, the price would be serving a nearly four-year tour of duty in the Hanoi Hilton. Little did the Hawaii-born Thomas T. Horio know what the future would bring. The McKinley High School graduate enlisted in the Hawaii Guard in 1967. The Nuuanuraised soldier went on to attend Universities of New Mexico and Hawaii.Carries on Guard legacyLike his father, he joined the Hawaii Guard to serve his country. His father was a member of the Guards 299th Infantry Regiment of Maui and later, like most of the JapaneseAmericans, a member of the famed 100th Infantry Battalion during World War II. Horio, a member of the 227th Engineer Company, was activated along with 3,600 other 29th Infantry Brigade soldiers, May 13, 1968.Imprisonment recalledShortly after arriving in Southeast Asia, Horios firebase guard post was overrun by the Viet Cong, and he was captured. Instead of torturing us, the North Vietnamese forced us to read communist literature. We read it; it was the history about Cambodia when the French occupied French Indochina and about Ho Chi Minh. For some reason, they left us alone after that. At night, they would clamp our ankles in socks to prevent us from escaping. We were not allowed to exercise because the North Vietnamese wanted to keep us docile so we wouldnt try to escape. But we maintained our sanity and kept the faith by exercising when the guards couldnt see us. The only other thing we could do was pace and talk to each other. Our optimistic conversations always included discussions about what we were going to do when we got home. We never lost faith. Our hopes for release hung on the success of the Paris peace talks that began on Jan. 18, 1969. The talks were still under way when Ho Chi Minh, Vietnams president for more than 30 years, died on Sept. 2, 1969. Not long after Ho Chi Minh died, and after about five months in POW camps in Cambodia and Laos, we started on a month-and-a-half 350-mile trip to Hanoi. One prisoner died, or was killed, enroute because he was too sick and frail to endure the journey. The guy weighed about 200 pounds when he was captured; he got so skinny, you could pick him up with one arm. On the way to Hanoi, a guard escorted him down a trail, and we never saw him again. We think they killed him. I fell ill during the journey, too, but luck was with me again. I contracted malaria and spent about a month in a North Vietnamese field hospital. They made us carry all the food, and one day, I just passed out. All I remember was falling. The enemy soldiers showed compassion for me the rest of the way to Hanoi. I got to ride part of the way, and I arrived on Christmas eve 1969. I joined the others in Hanoi at what American POWs dubbed The Plantation, about two miles from the infamous Hanoi Hilton. The Plantation was my home until I was moved to the Hanoi Hilton about seven months before being released in March 1973 during Operation HOMECOMING.They stuck me in a room with six other enlisted guys. I had no idea of how many Americans were incarcerated in the camp. All I knew was the enlisted and officer prisoners were separated, and the officers were mostly pilots. Camp food wasnt very nourishing, bland, meatless, watery soup and a piece of bread twice a day. Summer brought a flavor change pumpkin soup in the morning and pumpkin soup at night. There wasnt any lunch. We prisoners got another flavor change at the end of summer pumpkin soup with maggots. On Christmas and the Vietnam Tet holidays, the communist captors were magnanimous. They treated us American captives to a half bottle of Vietnamese beer, candy and fruit. I traded my candy and fruit and got everybodys beer, except for one guy, it was great! Christmas 1972 was a hairraising, scary time for us. American bombs started falling and exploding around Hanoi. The North Vietnamese told us to dig foxholes through threequarter-inch concrete floors in our cells. We spent about a week-and-a-half trying to cut through the concrete with entrenching tools; they didnt give us any picks or sledge hammers. We went down about seven feet. We could hear the missiles all around us. Once we saw a B-52 U.S. bomber go down in flames. We were right in the city where the bombs were exploding, but none of them hit the POW camp area. I think they knew where we were. Other than the bombings, the scariest time in my area was when a prisoner had frequent seizures. There wasnt anything we could do. The doctor would come, but only gave him aspirin. A big morale boost came when the prisoners managed to steal enough metal wire and used it to fashion a crude communications system throughout the POW garrison. The garrisons were built by the French in rows like townhouses. The mortar inbetween the bricks were soft, so it wasnt too hard to make holes through to the next room. Every time we got information from Col. Guy (Air Force Col. Theodore W., the camps senior American prisoner and an F-4C pilot shot down in 1968), wed relay it from room to room through the holes in the wall. We hid behind mosquito nets over our bunks when the guards came by at night. The enlisted prisoners were given the task of emptying slop buckets for themselves and the officers. They learned to use the distasteful job to their benefit. Col. Guy used toilet paper to put messages in the top of the lids, which gave us another way to communicate. I thought to myself, this cant be true; this is like Hogans Heroes (the television comedy show about WWII POWs in Germany). Meanwhile, the North Vietnamese were hell-bent on making the prisoners protest the war. They wanted us to write letters of protest to our congressmen and other dignitaries. They even offered to establish communications with our families if we protested the war. We had to keep pretty tight to encourage each other not to fall for those kinds of things, he said. About five months before our release, the officer and enlisted prisoners were allowed to mingle and have recreation time together. Until then, we were only allowed to mingle with prisoners in our own rooms. One of the officers was a doctor who was shot down on a medical evacuation mission. He talked to the guys about their problems, but he didnt have any medication. The North Vietnamese anticipated the war would end and started feeding us more and gave us new clothes and shoes. They also let prisoners mingle and do recreation and exercise, but they guessed wrong. The peace pact wouldnt be signed until Jan. 27, 1973. The four-year ordeal melted more than 40 pounds off of me. When I was captured, I weighed 190 pounds and had a 34-inch waist. It shrunk to less than 27 inches.POW releasedAfter our release, we spent three days being examined and debriefed at a hospital in the Philippines. I was then transferred to Tripler Army Medical Center. When my escort officer in the Philippines asked me what was the one thing I wanted to eat, I said, beer and vanilla ice cream. I chased the beer down with raw fish and clams, with a chuckle. My escort officer attended my wedding when I married the former Phoebe Inabe of Maui, in 1974, and the first thing he did was give me a bowl of ice cream.Returning to normalcyThomas wasted no time using his GI Bill benefits to finish his education. Discharged from the Army in April 1973, he returned to the University of Hawaii for summer school that June. He graduated with a bachelors degree in medical technology in 1976 and worked at Tripler Army Medical Cen-Former Guardsman shares his Vietnam P.O.W. storyCompiled by Sgt. 1st Class Aaron R. PollickHIARNG Historian Section ter from September 1977 to January 1980. He accepted a job with the Internal Revenue Service and went to the mainland five years later. A branch chief in the IRS Delaware/Maryland collection division in Landover, Md., Thomas quipped, Now Im licensed to take blood and money. The couple has two sons. Brant, 19, is a freshman at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. Ross, 17, is a junior at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Va.Vietnam flashbacksAfter attending a couple of POW reunions, Thomas decided to keep a low profile. I try to forget some of the things that happened to me, he said. So I dont go to many functions any more. The only one I keep in contact with is Nat Henry, the guy who had seizures in the camp. He lives in North Carolina. He was one of the five guys left after his unit was ambushed. Thomas luck is still holding. I dont have malaria relapses anymore. When I returned, they had developed a cure for the type of malaria I had. He said he also feels lucky because he doesnt suffer flashbacks or any other severe, belated reactions to his captivity. I attribute a lot of my mental survival to being a Buddhist, he said. Buddhism taught me to have peace of mind within myself. That, in combination with exercise, kept me going. I also have a personality where I dont react emotionally to a lot of things. Im more conservative. If there was one word that helped, it would be faith, we never lost faith. Reference: Thomas T. Horio, American Forces Press Service by: Rudi Williams, Hawaii Army National Guard historical files, news articles and The Honolulu Advertiser. HorioThomas T. Horio collectionSpecialist 6 Thomas T. Horio (third from the right), 227th Engineer Company, Hawaii Army National Guard Vietnam POW poses for his first photo after his release and return to Hawaii in 1972.
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00 pupukahi Winter 1998 http://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htm 6Goodwill fishing tournament draws 16 teamsFor the second year, the 154th Wing held its summer goodwill fishing tournament off Hickam Harbor, Aug. 22. The Hawaii Air National Guard teams fished from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. An awards banquet was held at the Consolidated Support facility, following the fishing day. Awards were based on largest fish caught. Mahalo to sponsors and donators: Matsu Lures, Wayne Matsumoto, Zutt Lures, Dale Zuttermeister, Shiroma Lures, Ron Shiroma, Kade Lures, Wayne Kadekawa, Screen Man, Danny Viloria (cellular phone), Dwight Miura (ground crew refreshments), George Kaneshiro (coolers), Larry and Sachi Honda (cash), Pacific Marine (lures), Hanapaa Hawaii (gift certificates), John Lee (ground crew lunch/refreshments), Mike Hironaka (banquet pupus), and KGU Radio Station Mahalo to the volunteer committee and ground crew: Rodney Tokuda (radio/rules), Gary Soma (radio/rules), Wayne Kadekawa (rules), Dale Zuttermeister (prizes/ rules), George Kawaguchi (setup), Napua Sugai and Lester Matsushima (advisors), Pam Goya (publicity/ booklet), Ivan Mineshima (finance/banquet), Kaipo Sing (radio, setup), Danny Ardo (radio, setup), Billy Chang (posters), Harvey Maeda (weigh master), Rose Vendiola (finance), Dan Kiyohiro (radio), Robyn Montera (radio), Suzette Momohara (weigh master), and George Ganeko (setup)Winning Teams:Flips and Dale: Dale Zuttermeister (captain), Rudy Villanueva, Robert Cabilan, Edmund Billena, Roberto Carlos and boat owner, Buddy Obrian Da Winnas: Edward Tang, Wayne Higa, boat owner and captain Ritchie Kunichika owner and captain, Ritchie Kunichika Wai Kane Ono: Kenneth Johnson, Wallace Kakemoto, Ricky Torrijos, Dwight Miura (captain), Kirk Liu, Philip Chee, and boat owner, Jonathan Johnson, Same Smell II: Dave Dyas (captain), Ed Pickering, Pat Oka, and boat owner, Kevin Kahauolopua Renegades: Dwayne Fong, boat owner and captain, Takao Wada, Stan Good, Terry Goto Morning Sun: Lester Matsushima (captain), Herbert Honjo, Team/Catch Boat CaptainFirst Place:Flips & Dale JR III Dale Zuttermeister 35lb OnoSecond Place:Da Winnas Musubi Ritchie Kunichika 28.5lb SailfishThird & Fourth Places Tie:Wai Kane Ono Jessica J. Dwight Miura 27.5lb Ono Same Smell II Strippers Dave Dyas 27.5lb SailfishFifth Place:Renegades Paulina N Dwayne Fong 26.5lb AkuSixth Place:Morning Sun Janie K. Lester Matsushima 22.5lb Aku Total fish caught: 11 Aku; 2 Sailfish; 1 Mahimahi and 3 Ono First fish caught of the day for the second year in a row, was Lucky K, Capt Frank Kobayashi.and boat owner, Lionel KeahiOther Teams:The High Road: Gary Soma, Billy Chang, and boat owner and captain, Frank Kobayashi Day Dreamers: Damon Pescaia, Mike Perry, Henry Rabaino and boat owner and captain, Suafilo Su-u-lyn: Owen Uehara, Melvin Ige, Grant Kushi, Kurt Uehara, and boat owner and captain, Ken Uehara Triple L: Rena Sunaoka, Garrick Hiramoto, Dwayne Caspillo and boat owner and captain, Leighton Tsubota Keikilani: Grant Kaneshiro, Craig Arakaki, Aaron Silva, and boat owner and captain, Gerald Gono NaiA: Joseph Rayray, Norman Kaleo, Michael Fisher, Ian Kaikaina, boat owner and captain, Byron Ariz Roxy M: Jason Koga (captain), Rex Koga, Eric Correa, Rolando Espinosa, and boat owner, Shawn Meador Recyle: Steve Oka (captain), Mike Kang, and boat owner, Howard Sato Wrong Heads II: Edward Essman, Wayne Kadekawa (captain), Robert Garcia, and boat owner, Alfred Batalona Green Bottles: Mark Bustin (captain), Mark Peleholani, Kent Yamaguchi and boat owner, Guy Takemoto Mahalo to all of our sponsors, supporters, volunteers and participants. Although not many fish were caught, a lot of fun and goodwill was enjoyed by all. This past September, the Hawaii Army National Guards Hanapepe Armory was converted into a shooting gallery for 26 Garden Isle teen-Guard soldiers assist in Kauai teen sports shooting campBy 2nd Lt. Jonathan M. Shiromaagers participating in a Kauai Shooting Sports Camp. The Guard has always been supportive in our efforts to help young men and women learn more about responsible marksmanship skills, said Zig Look, one of the organizers of the camp. We all know that the Guard has the knowhow when it comes to weapon qualifications and thats why we know we can always count on them. And the Hawaii Army Guard concurs. Aside from providing the facilities, two soldiers also served as instructors. 1st Lt. Gary Hardy and Staff Sgt. Lance Peters, with the Colorado and Minnesota Army National Guards respectively, were on hand to help the youths improve their shooting. Its a good program that has a potential to benefit the Darrell Enoki photosKEEPING THE YOUTH INFORMED Hawaii Army National Guard recruiter, Staff Sgt. Charles Sherman, briefs the teenagers attending the Kauai Shooting Sports Camp held at the Guards Hanapepe Armory. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS First Lt. Gary Hardy and Staff Sgt. Lance Peters, with the Colorado and Minnesota Army National Guards, instruct camp attendees on the proper posture for firing a rifle. AIM . FIRE Royal Cacal, a student at Kapaa High School, takes aim at targets set up at the Hanapepe Armory indoor fire range. Hawaii Army Guard, said Maj. Bryan Suntheimer, the Hawaii Guards marksmanship coordinator. Some of our recruiters go to these camps to talk to the young people about the Guard and how the Hawaii Army Guard provides a lot of training opportunities when it comes to weapon marksmanship. The camp focused on intermediate level junior shooting with air rifles. The young shooters were exposed to topics like position mechanics, goal setting, shot tactics and shooting opportunities. Like the Army Guard, safety is stressed above everything else, said Look. Fortunately, Guard soldiers provide excellent role models, so the teens get a firsthand look at how careful soldiers are when it comes to handling a gun.Sports newsSweeping all the divisions in this years tournament were the three teams fielded by the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron based at Wheeler Army Airfield.Open1st169th ACWS (Kilohana), HIANG 2nd154th LS, HIANG 3rd487th Field Artillery, HIARNG 4th154th Avionics, HIANGOther ParticipantsHIANG: 201st CCGP; 292nd CCSQ; 154th ACS HIARNG: HHC 29th SIB; 29th SPT Bn; Co A, 193rd Avn Bn; Co B, 193rd Avn Bn; CECATMasters1st169th ACWS (Kilohana), HIANG 2nd154th ACS, HIANG 3rdHHC 29th SIB, HIARNGOther ParticipantsHIANG: Master Blaster; Wanna Bees HQ STARC: 29th Spt Bn; 193rd Avn Bn; Co D 2/ 299thCo-Ed1st169th ACWS (Kilohana), HIANG 2nd193rd Avn Bn, HIARNGOther ParticipantsHIANG: 154th SPTG HIARNG: HQ STARC #1; HQ STARC #2; 29th SPT Bn; 12th PSC; CECAT Hawaii National Guard Softball TournamentEarhart Field, Hickam Air Force Base Sept. 25-26
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http://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htm Winter 1998 pupukahi 00 7 Awards and Recognition continued from page 8Spc. Carl N. Sobrado Jr., CECAT (Medical) Spc. Lemaluai Tauilo Jr., Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Antone Tavares IV, 103rd Troop Command Spc. Marlon T. Utrera, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Candy K. Williams, 12th Personnel Service Det. Pfc. Lorraine L. Bejer, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pfc. Robert A. Buen, 12th Personnel Service Det. Pfc. Fernando W. Fernandez, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pfc. Ruel S.P. Idio, C. C, 193rd Aviation Pfc. Juliius C. Jaralba, 12th Personnel Service Det. Pfc. Shane S.L. Okamura, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Pfc. Tony M. Ortiz, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pfc. Rosanna M. Pavez, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pfc. Victor K. Shibata, CECAT (Medical) Pfc. Warren T. Sabangan, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pfc. Victor B. Villaluz, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Pvt. Richard T. Alonzo, 12th Personnel Service Det. Pvt. Shane M. Basham, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pvt. Gemmarie C. Grande, 12th Personnel Service Det. Pvt. Farrah L. Salas, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pvt. Jason H. Sanborn, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pvt. Corey M.D. Siu, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pvt. Kristi M. Sunada, CECAT (Medical) Pvt. Tiadalii T. Lutu, HQ STARC Pvt. Benjamin T. Wadahara, 103rd Troop Command Pvt. Frank T. Degele III, CECAT (Medical) Pvt. Donald C. Dowd, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Pvt. Nathan K. Fernandez, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Air Force Achievement Medal Master Sgt. Dennis H. Mishima, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (3rd OLC) Master Sgt. Jose Salvador, 154th Logistics Sqd. (2nd OLC) Master Sgt. Wallace S. Y ara, 154th Maintenance Squadron Tech. Sgt. Albert P. Aki III, 154th Maintenance Squadron, (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Debbie K. Apo, 154th Wing Tech. Sgt. James W. Barnes, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Alberto Batis, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (2nd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Mark A. Bustin, 154th Maintenance Squadron (2nd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Michael A.K. Cadang, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (4th OLC) Tech. Sgt. Russell Ducosin, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tech. Sgt. David J. Franks, 154th Medical Squadron Tech. Sgt. Richard Gabriel, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Anthony G. Guerrero, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Victor C. Ioli, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (2nd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Wayne M. Kadekawa, 154th Maintenance Squadron (2nd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Daryl H. Kanayama, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Tech. Sgt. Karl J. Kaneshiro, 154th Medical Squadron (2nd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Miles T. Kaneshiro, 291st Combat Communications Squadron (3rd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Norman J.M. Kaleo, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (2nd OLC) Tech. Sgt. George K. Kawaguchi, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (3rd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Wayne M. Kadekawa, 154th Maintenance Squadron (2nd & 3rd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Keaunui Jr., 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (3rd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Carl F. Leota, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Tech. Sgt. Adrianne M. Martinez, 154th Logistics Squadron Tech. Sgt. Michael J. McGann, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Miles K. Moriyama, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (3rd OLC) Tech. Sgt. Jason H. Nunogawa, 154th Medical Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Michael H. Parilla, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Andrew D. Partika, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Ramos, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Jon Y. Tengan, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Tech. Sgt. Scott E. Yerxa, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey A. Yokono, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Kellyann M. Ardo, 154th Wing Staff Sgt. Karl E. Brueggemann, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Sean S. Chun, 154th Medical Squadron Staff Sgt. Byron C. Cristobal, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st & 2nd OLC) Staff Sgt. Scott M. Cummings, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (2nd OLC) Staff Sgt. Jerry R. Dagulo, 154th Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. Edward T. Essman, 154th Maintenance Squadron (2nd OLC) Staff Sgt. Michael L. Fisher, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Randall A. Fukunaga, 154th Maintenance Squadron (initial & 1st OLC) Staff Sgt. George L. Gascon, 154th Aricraft Generation Squadron (2nd OLC) Staff Sgt. Rex A. Godinez, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Staff Sgt. Paul T. Maeda, 154th Aircraft GenerationSquadron Staff Sgt. Kevin G. Manning, 154th Medical Squadron (2nd OLC) Staff Sgt. Michael Y. Matsuura, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Staff Sgt. Curt N. Mutobe, 154th Wing (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Rodney C.M. Ng, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Darren D. Oganeku, 199th Fighter Squadron Staff Sgt. T racey T. Ohigashi, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Staff Sgt. Nancy T. Quemuel, 154th Medical Squadron (2nd OLC) Staff Sgt. Wendell K. Reyes, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Monika J. Russo, 154th Medical Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Marina L. Talisayan, 154th Medical Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Alan K. Tanaka, 154th MaintenanceSquadron Staff Sgt. Harold E. V anepps, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Robert J. Valdez, 154th Logistics Squadron Staff Sgt. Steven W. S. Wong, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Sgt. Leslie M. Lunasco, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Senior Airman Sandra K. Akana, 154th Medical Squadron Senior Airman Christopher A. Ardo, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Senior Airman Yvonne J. Rushing, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron (1st OLC) Senior Airman Eric E. Holt, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Senior Airman Gregory A.Y. LumHo Jr., 154th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Wanda M. Murray, 154th Medical Squadron Senior Airman John K. Ota, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Senior Airman Richard D. Pida, 154th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman William S. Salavea Jr., 154th Wing Senior Airman Leeann S. Tranvuong, 154th Maintenance Squadron (1st OLC) Senior Airman Cheryl S. Woodring, 154th Medical Squadron Senior Airman Robert L. Yashiki, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron (1st OLC) Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal Lt. Col. Edward N. Pickering, 199th Fighter Squadron Maj. Darrell Y.H. Chung, 199th Fighter Squadron Maj. William C. Ladd, 154th Wing Maj. Chris K. Sakamoto, 199th Fighter Squadron Capt. Wade Y. Okaneku, 199th Fighter Squadron Capt. Adrian L. Kinimaka Jr., 199th Fighter Squadron Capt. Stan W. Hong, 199th Fighter Squadron Hawaii National Guard Commendation Medal Sgt. 1st Class Michael A. Galow, HQ STARC Sgt. 1st Class Antonio LopezPerez, HQ STARC Staff Sgt. Manuel E. Viduya, HQ & HQ Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Spc. Brandon K. Stevens, Co. D., 2nd Bn., 299th InfantryThe use of National Guard personnel and vehicles for this operation was approved by Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano and the National Guard Bureau in Washington, D.C.Chinooks fight Waianae coast fireTwo CH-47Ds loaded with fire buckets were dispatched from Wheeler to assist in fighting a brushfire on the Waianae coast, Sept 30. The fire, which started at the Lualualei fence line, spread to Waianae Valley Road, endangering residential areas. Hawaii Army National Guard Chinook helicopters completed 25 waterbucket drops, totaling 50,000 gallons of water.Fire rages in MolokaiFirefighting has almost become a full-time mission for the UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47D Chinook helicopter crews of the Hawaii Army National Guard. Two Blackhawks from Hilo and three Chinooks out of Wheeler Army Airfield were launched to assist civilian authorities battle the huge brushfire on the southern part of Molokai in August. The fire, which was as large as four miles by six miles, burned more than 15,000 acres in three days. When the mission was over, the Hawaii Guard helicopters made 399 water drops, dumping more than 570,000 gallons of water on the Friendly Isle. Maui County officials requested the aerial support after the brushfire began to threaten homes on Molokai. The county followed the procedures set up through our assistance to civil authorities agreement by making the request to the governors office, who tasked the adjutant general to use his resources to fight the fire. The Hawaii State Department of Defenses Hawaii National Guard and State Civil Defense, who were already on standby alert, were pressed into action. That was one of the biggest fires we have helped to fight, explained Lt. Col. Gary Hara, facility commander of the Hawaii Guards Army Aviation Support Facility #1. Homes and properties were in the line of the fire, so some of the drops that were made were in very close proximity to the homes. A Chinook causes a 200 mph rotor wind when it hovers, so they cant perform spot drops like the smaller helicopters. The winds generated could damage homes so fast runs above the fire line are done by the Chinooks to drop their water. The strategy, teamwork and precision that it takes to execute a perfect water drop are amazing. The pilot flies the helicopter and needs to judge approach, speed, other aircraft, smoke, terrain, as well as location of fire, wind and ground obstacles. The copilots responsibilities include assisting the pilot with the flight instruments and the radio. One of the crew chiefs helps with the clearing of the aircraft and does cabin and ramp checks every half-hour. The other crew chief is located at the right cabin door, and his duties include helping the pilot with approaches to the fire lines and he gives the countdown to the flight engineer (3-2-FIRE continued from page 1 Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. LumSTANDOFF SAFETY Hawaii Army National Guard hummer and M-88 recovery vehicle are staged at Pearl City High School awaiting requests by Honolulu Police Department for assistance during 24-hour hostage standoff, Oct. 30. The hummers safely evacuated 30 students and three adults needing medical attention across police lines. 1-release!). The flight engineer is the one who actually releases the water from the bucket, but he can only see directly out of the bottom of the helicopter, so communication and timing are crucial to get the water to fall on target. Each Chinook is capable of carrying 2,000 gallons of water in an external water bucket. These fully loaded buckets weigh 16,000 pounds. Blackhawks are capable of handling 660 gallons of water at a time. The water buckets hang about 100 feet below the belly of the aircraft and are filled in the ocean and a reservoir. As for the drops, one-third of the water in the bucket is dropped on the fire; and, the remaining two-thirds are dropped where fire is going to burn. The fire looked like it was going to destroy some houses, so we needed to kill it before it got there, said Chief Warrant Officer Wayne Umeda of Mililani. It really created a sense of urgency. After three days of flights from Hilo and Wheeler, the air support from the National Guard was no longer needed. The Chinooks flew to U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe to hot refuel. The hot refuel minimized the downtime but was tough on the flight crews who were able to rest only when the mission was complete for the day. It was about a 20-minute flight to Kaneohe with the tailwind and a 30-minute flight back, recalls Staff Sgt. David Burkhart of Mililani. The first day was bad (fire wise); it was an emergency situation, intense, but we took care of that and by the third day, we were searching for places to drop. p Our men did an excellent job performing water drops, but it was the total effort that made it a success. The people on Molokai helped and when they landed at 8 p.m., another crew was preparing the aircraft for the next days flight the maintenance and refueling, said Hara. We also had a slice of people on the mainland for training so we were already running shorthanded, which meant longer hours for the people we had on hand. Everyone did a great job. After battling the elements and averaging 133 drops a day for three days, having no maintenance problems with their aircraft and working shorthanded, Umeda was able to sum up the last thought he and his comrades had when they landed their last aircraft. The satisfaction that we got the job done.
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00 pupukahi Winter 1998 http://www.dod.state.hi.us/pao/pupu.htm 8Members and units of the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard were recently presented with awards in recognition of their outstanding performance.Headquarters: HQ State Area Command: STARC Combat Enhanced Capability Aviation Team: CECAT Reconnaissance & Interdiction Detachment: RAID Oak Leaf Cluster: OLC Company: Co. Detachment: Det.Legion of Merit Col. Michael E. Rawlins, HQ STARC Meritorious Service Medal Lt. Col. Kyle E. Breedlove, 154th Communications Flight Lt. Col. Bruce H. Ellinwood, 154th Operations Support Flight Lt. Col. Edward N. Pickering, 199th Fighter Squadron Maj. Kevin K. Abe, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Chief Master Sgt. Iris T. Kabazawa, 154th Mission Support Flight Sgt. Maj. Robert T. Nishioka, HQ STARC (1st OLC) Chief Master Sgt. Kenichi Sonan, 154th Logistics Squadron Sgt. Maj. Charlene H.M. Takesue (1st OLC) Master Sgt. Clifford D.Duro, HQ & HQ Company, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade Senior Master Sgt. Robert N. Nagao, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Galen A. Nakahara, 201st Combat Communications Group Sgt. 1st Class Parker K. Kaneakua Jr., 298th Regiment Master Sgt. James A. Aea, 204th Airlift Master Sgt. Colosse Eliapo Jr., 154th Wing Master Sgt. Gemi Pascua, HQ Hawaii Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Amy A. Aguil, Co. A, 29th Support Battalion Staff Sgt. Walter M. Figueira Jr., HQ & HQ Co., 29th Support Battalion Staff Sgt. Manuel E. Viduya, HQ & HQ Det., 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Michael J. Machado, HQ & HQ Co. 29th Separate Infantry Brigade Staff Sgt. Celso B. Tadeo, HQ & HQ Co. 2nd Battalion, 299th Infantry Tech. Sgt. Kevin K. Y oda, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Army Commendation Medal Lt. Col. Mark Chun, Det. 4 (Medical), HQ STARC Lt. Col. Raymond Jardine Jr., HQ, 103rd Troop Command (4th OLC) Lt. Col. Marjorie C.L. Penebacker, Det. 4 (Medical), HQ STARC (2nd OLC) Lt. Col. Charles K. Sakamoto, Det. 4 (Medical), HQ STARC (2nd OLC) Maj. Gary W. Littlefield, 103rd Troop Command (1st OLC) Capt. Tonnie Casey, CECAT (Medical) Capt. Erik S. Iwanaga, Co. C., 193rd Aviation 1st Lt. Joseph C. Laurel, Co. C, 193rd Aviation 2nd Lt. Jeffrey. D. Hickman, HQ STARC 2nd Lt. Roy J. Macareg, Battery C, 1st Battalion., 487th Field Artillery Chief Warrant Officer Peter Beckner, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Chief Warrant Officer John Sharkey, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Chief Warrant Officer Andrew J. Speese Jr., Co. C, 193rd Aviation (3rd OLC) Chief Warrant Officer Timothy K. Hurley, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Chief Warrant Officer Raymond E. Gurczynski, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (3rd OLC) Chief Warrant Officer Michael E. Vidrick, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Chief Warrant Officer Wayne Umeda, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Warrant Officer Curtis Y. Hiyane, 111th Army BandAwards and RecognitionHawaii Army National GuardJanFebMar HQ, STARC, HIARNG 9-106-76-7 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate) 9-106-76-7 2nd Battalion, 299th Infantry 8-106-76-7 227th Engineer Company 9-105-76-7 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery 8-105-712-14 Battery A, B, and C 9-105-712-14 29th Support Battalion 9-105-76-7 103rd Troop Command 9-106-76-7 Co. B (AVIM), 193rd Aviation 9-10, 23-246-76-7, 13-14 Co. C (Med. Lift), 193rd Aviation 9-105-76-7 HQ, Hawaii Air National Guard 9-106-76-7 154th Wing 9-106-76-7 201st Combat Communications Group 9-106-76-7 Listed below are the inactive duty training dates for all Hawaii Army and Air National Guard units. Dates for subordinate units are the same as their parent headquarters, unless otherwise indicated. All dates are subject to change. Training ScheduleSgt. Maj. Charlene H.M. Takesue, HQ STARC (3rd OLC) 1st Sgt. Joseph S. Penn, HQ, 103rd Troop Command 1st Sgt. David C. Wallace, Co. B. 193rd Aviation Sgt. 1st Class Robert W.K. Chang, 111th Army Band Sgt. 1st Class Melelini Fiso, 103rd Troop Command (2nd OLC) Sgt. 1st Class Mark M. Furutani, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. 1st Class Dennis J. Hara, HQ & HQ Det., 103rd Troop Command (1st OLC) Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Kahawai, CECAT (Medical) Sgt. 1st Class Eugene S.B. Kim, 103rd Troop Command Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Lawrence, Det. HQ, 103rd Troop Command (1st OLC) Sgt. 1st Class Steven J. Santiago, CECAT (Medical) (1st OLC) Sgt. 1st Class Ruben Y. Segawa, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Marshall G. Harvest, Co. C., 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Russell M. Ige, Co. B, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Ronald S. Kobayashi, CECAT (Medical) Staff Sgt. Catherine R. Kula, HQ STARC (-) attached to 298th Engineer Det. (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. William Kupau, Co. C. 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Lambert T .L. Lum, 111th Army Band Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Lum, CECAT (Medical) (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Robert W.J. LumKing, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Lawrence Mochizuki, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Sterling Ohia, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Richard D. Santos, HQ STARC (1st OLC) Sgt. David L. Asentista, 111th Army Band Sgt. Ronald Batula Jr., 111th Army Band (3rd OLC) Sgt. Maria-Victoria C. Cajandab, 12th Personnel Service Det. Sgt. Wayne S. Chinen, 111th Army Band Sgt. Nalani K. Coen, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Elizabeth F. Correia, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Sgt. Eric Crisostomo, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Darlene A. DeRego, 103rd Troop Command Sgt. Steven Flores, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. SueAnn M. Kauanui, 12th Personnel Service Det. (2nd OLC) Sgt. Julie Ann H. Lo, 298th Engineer Det. Sgt. Reginald K. Nakata, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Donald J. Noguchi, 111th Army Band Sgt. George R. Paasch, RAID Sgt. Stephen Padasdao, HQ Det., 103rd Troop Command Sgt. Manuelito Ramirez Jr., Co. B, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Dean Matsuda, RAID Sgt. Steven E. Moses, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Jason P.T. Aono, 103rd Troop Command Spc. Lashell Y. Davis, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Matthew DelaCruz, 298th Engineer Det. Spc. Juvy G. Guico, HQ & HQ Det, 103rd Troop Command (2nd OLC) Spc. Joaquin Favela, Co.C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Stuart B. Ho, 103rd Troop Command Spc. Ben A. Kamalii, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. James M. Kimoto, 111th Army Band Spc. Jacob L.K. Magarro, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Douglas T. Motonaga Jr., 12th Personnel Service Det. Spc. Adrian S. Munalem, 111th Army Band Spc. Norman T. Nakai, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Eugene P. Palyo, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Davis F. Perez, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Fredrick T. Schaben, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Roberta J. Textor, 111th Army Band Pvt. Sheldon A. Gaison, HQ STARC Air Force Commendation Medal Maj. Glenn C. Kagawa, 154th Air Control Squadron Maj. Myles M. Moriguchi, 154th Air Control Squadron Maj. David C. Snakenburg, 154th Maintenance Squadron (2nd OLC) Maj. Cris S. Thomas, HQ, 154th Wing Chief Master Sgt. Lowell J. Agena, 154th Air Control Squadron. Senior Master Sgt. Gayle Y. Tom, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Robert E. Kawamura, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Gordon T. Kireto, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Seiichi Tsutsui, 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Clifford K. Tsuyama, 154th Air Control Squadron Master Sgt. Edgar W. Alexander Jr., 154th Wing Master Sgt. John Botelho, 154th Mission Support Flight Master Sgt. Fred M. Higa Jr., 154th Logistics Squadron Master Sgt. Dahna N. Kikuyama, 292nd Combat Communications Squadron Master Sgt. Dan T. Kiyohiro, 154th Logistics Squadron Master Sgt. Alvin W. Robinson, 154th Air Control Squadron Master Sgt. Frankie D. Saligumba, 154th Air Control Squadron Master Sgt. Dexter J. Takashima, 154th Air Control Squadron Master Sgt. Francis T. Takara, 154th Air Control Squadron Master Sgt. Dennis K. Takemoto, 154th Air Control Squadron Master Sgt. Harold T. Uyeda, 154th Air Control Squadron Master Sgt. Daphane M.K. Ventura, 292nd Combat Communications Squadron Master Sgt. Vance H. Yamamoto, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Norman Arizo, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Douglas W. Brandt, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Joseph D. Briones, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Alfredo J. Cacatian, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Andy Dumbrique, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Nolan Faildo, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Wilbert J. Fermion, 150th Aircraft Control & WarnIng Squadron Tech. Sgt. John M. Gebauer, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Nelson T. Hashimoto, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Dwayne T. Higashi, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Ainsley H. Hori, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Bruce S. Kurata, 154th Logistics Squadron Tech. Sgt. Kekichi Matsuoka, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Tech. Sgt. Leilani D.M. Moniz, 154th Wing Tech. Sgt. Rex I. Nakamura, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Gilbert D. Peter, 154th Logistics Squadron Tech. Sgt. Gay V.K. Ross, 154th Maintenance Squadron Tech. Sgt. Keith R. Said, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Bruce Y. Takekuma, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Jose D.T. Tapuro, 292nd Combat Communications Squadron Tech. Sgt. Carolina S. Togami, 154th Mission Support Flight Tech. Sgt. Clayton T. Ueno, 154th Air Control Squadron Tech. Sgt. Michael Z. Zheng, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Staff Sgt. Salvador S. Baltazar, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Staff Sgt. Charles A. Barney, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Staff Sgt. Glenda Buis, 154th Mission Support Flight Staff Sgt. Sabrina A. Carreiro, 154th Mission Support Flight Staff Sgt. Steven M. Carvalho, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Kriste A. Cruce, 154th Wing Staff Sgt. Rafael N. Delasierra, 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron Staff Sgt. Benjamin J. Domingo, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Balthazar R. Dulduloa, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Chad A. Fujii, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Renato B. Gabriel, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Hye C. Harper, 154th Mission Support Flight Staff Sgt. Robin J. Hoyohoy, HQ Hawai Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob J. Kamibayahi, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Randal S. Kobashikawa, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Wayne K. Kolii, 154th Mission Support Flight Staff Sgt. Nicholas Murragin, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Clayton L. Nueva, 154th Logistics Squadron Staff Sgt. Dale A. Pigao, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Lisa L.K. Schweitzer, 154th Wing Staff Sgt. David K. Shimogawa, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Christian M. Smith, 154th Wing Staff Sgt. Darryl L. Tsuyama, 154th Air Control Squadron Staff Sgt. Darryl L. Unciano, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Edwin H. Bugarin, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Chad C. Dusenberry, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Daniel C. Finchum, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Levi K. Ingram, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Alex A. Mendoza, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Jason T. Peralta, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Jerry R. Raquel, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Jason H. Visitacion, 154th Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Roy Y. Yokotake, 154th Air Control Squadron Army Achievement Medal Maj. Ronald L. Abregano, 103rd Troop Command (2nd OLC) Maj. Kent N. Tsutsumi, HQ STARC 1st Lt. Edibert Castro, Det. 4 (Medical), HQ STARC 1st Lt. Stanley T. Garcia, Co. B, 193rd Aviation 1st Lt. David M. Reid, Company B, 193rd Aviation Chief Warrant Officer Oliver R. Kaloi, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Chief Warrant Officer Michael T. Robertson, Co. B, 193rd A viation Chief Warrant Officer Andrew J. Speese Jr., Co. C, 193rd Aviation (2nd OLC) Chief Warrant Officer Richard F. Schiavoni, 298th Engineer Det. Chief Warrant Officer Michael E. Vidrick, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Chief Warrant Officer James D. Crockett, CECAT (Medical) (1st OLC) Chief Warrant Officer Martin Esposito, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Maj. Leighton Y.C. Siu, HQ STARC Master Sgt. Charles L. Pieters, HQ STARC (5th OLC) Sgt. 1st Class Aaron R. Pollick, HQ STARC (5th OLC) Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Sambrano, HQ STARC Sgt. 1st Class Ilaisa S. Taito, HQ STARC (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Rowena N. Balmiero, HQ STARC (4th OLC) Staff Sgt. Romeo C. Corpuz, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Larry M. Hara, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. David T. Kiyuna, HQ STARC (2nd OLC) Staff Sgt. Derrick M. Kusuda, Co. B, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Resurreccion Lagoc-Williams, HQ STARC (4th OLC) Staff Sgt. Robert W.J. LumKing, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Eric T. Ogata, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Staff Sgt. Howard F. Ortiz, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Staff Sgt. Sonny M. Patoc Jr., 298th Engineer Det. Sgt. Maurice R. Agricula, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Gabriel Akiona, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Paul H. Asato, CECAT (Medical) Sgt. Brian J. Conant, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Eric T. Crisostomo, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Joseph P. Fritz, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (2nd OLC) Sgt. Jill R. Gau, Co. C, 29th Support Battalion (1st OLC) Sgt. Ralph L. Galan, CECAT (Medical) Sgt. Francis L. Guerrero Jr., Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Steve Hayseldon, 103rd Troop Command Sgt. Sueann M. Kauanui, 12th Personnel Service Det. (1st & 2nd OLC) Sgt. Kenneth K.K. Kawaahau, Jr., HQ STARC (2nd OLC) Sgt. Thomas M.L. Kualii, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Lynn M. Kuda, 111th Army Band Sgt. Arthur L. Larson, 298th Engineer Det. Sgt. Keith I. Nakahara, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. John J. Ornelas, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Anthonio C. Paguyo, 298th Engineer Det. Sgt. Gilbert C. Pascua, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Ricky A. Pattioay, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Alfred A. Soberano, Co. B. 193rd Aviation Sgt. Bryan A. Treu, Co. B. 193rd Aviation Sgt. Catherine A. Walker, Co. B, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Sgt. Franklin S. Wannomae, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Sgt. Keith C. Yamasaki, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Raynor D. Agpaoa, Co. C, 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Spc. William C. Ancheta Jr., !2th Personnel Service Det. Spc. Renee D. Askew, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Joseph S. Baxa, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Melchor K. Bontog, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Danielle J. Britton, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Dustin M. Caabatu, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc., Gary A. Costales, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Francis H. Fau, Co, B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Dean P. Guzman, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spf. Claudia HernandezSmith, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. James M. Higa, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Marc W. Hodges, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Julius C. Jaralba, 12th Personnel Service Det. Spc. Douglas G. Lundy, 12th Personnel Service Det Spc. Luke J. McCarthy, Co. C. 193rd Aviation (1st OLC) Spc. Roy. H.C. Matsumoto, 12th Personnel Service Det. Spc. Carlito A. Miguel, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Douglas T. Motonaga Jr., 12th Personnel Service Det. Spc. Johnny S. Nakamoto, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Nichole Y. Nishijo, 298th Engineer Det. Spc. Eugene P. Palyo, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Michell R. Pascua, 12th Personnel Service Det. Spc. Michael A. Rodriguez, Co. B, 193rd Aviation Spc. Kevin H. Sakai, CECAT (Medical) Spc. Analu H. Sin, Co. C, 193rd Aviation Spc. Sierra Sobeira, HQ & Co. A, 325th Field Support Bn.AWARDS continued on page 7
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