The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on Ford Island has become a major attraction for residents and visitors. In the linked video, you can learn more about the origins of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum with board members Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf and Clinton “Church” Churchill. The museum has come a long way from the beginnings in the early 2000s. Church was one of the four founding directors and served as the Chairman for more that 20 years. He remains on the board, serving as the treasurer.
Think Tank Video: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum The section featuring the museum begins at 2:58
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Clinton “Church” Churchill joined the Hawaii Air National Guard in the 1960s. He served as a fighter pilot in the 199th Fighter Squadron, flying F-102A Delta Daggers, F-4C Phantoms and F-15 Eagles. His last assignment was the Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard, retiring in 1996.
Clinton “Church” Churchill joined the Hawaii Air National Guard in the 1960s. He served as a fighter pilot in the 199th Fighter Squadron, flying F-102A Delta Daggers, F-4C Phantoms and F-15 Eagles. His last assignment was the Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard, retiring in 1996.
After retirement from the Air National Guard, he set up Acroflight Inc., an extreme air-tour company.
In civilian life, Church started at Gaspo (now known as Airgas) after he arrived in Hawaii. After a few years, he moved to the Campbell Estate, and soon served the Chief Executive Officer. Later, He became
the Chief Trustee of the Campbell Estate until it was dissolved in 2007 in accordance with James Campbell’s will. Church continued to serve overseeing the estate’s final disposition over the next few years.
He served as a board member for the Bank of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific Health, and an Executive Board Member and Past President of the Boy Scouts of America – Aloha Council.
This photograph show two retired chief master sergeants from the 201st Combat Communications Group. In the photograph are Walter “Furu” Furuyama and Walter “Sugi” Sugiyama.
Furu was the maintenance superintendent of the 293rd Combat Communications Group. Sugi was the group’s training manager. Both had roots in the 109th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron before it’s deactivation.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the June 1987 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* New 154th Combat Support Squadron commander: Alan Fujita
* Let’s Go Fishing tournament
* CAM Sq News & Views
* Sports News
* Promotions: including Robert Dongon, Craig Iwase, Devin Fukunaga
* Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association News
Flag Day, also called National Flag Day, in the United States, a day honouring the national flag, observed on June 14. The holiday commemoratesthe date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag.
This undated photograph shows three members of the Fabrication Shop in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. In the photograph are (L-R) Dale Zuttermeister, Moises Felipe, Yvette Escuadro and Alan Kimura.
Thanks to Yvette Miraflor for her assistance with personnel identification.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the June 1995 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th Operations Support Flight activated
* 101 Critical Days of Summer
* Quality News
* Promotions: including Dennis Takemoto, Derek Gaboya, Gary Jablonski
* Sports News
* MXS News & Views
* Chapter 18, NCO Graduates Association News
Dr. Angel Cunanan was a humble doctor, with so much history behind him. The beloved brother of Hawaii Filipino Healthcare president, and former PMAH President (2003) Dr. Aurora Mariani. He was married to his wife of over 50 years, Eulalia (Loling), until her passing in September 2021.
Originally from San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines, it had always been his dream to be
a doctor and come to America. As a young boy, he had pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge, New York and Hawaii on the wall in his room.
After completing medical school at Manila Central University, he was offered a medical externship in San Francisco. He arrived via cruise ship from the Philippines, and when he visited the Golden Gate Bridge, he kissed it, feeling like this was his dream come true. He stayed with his grandfather in Daly City while completing his externship at UC San Francisco, where the medical director recommended him for internship at St. Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey. He went on to start his residency at Tulane University in Louisiana, and subsequently completed his training with the University of Hawaii Residency Programs.
After residency, he moved to Topeka Kansas to work with the United States Public Health Corps, working as a doctor on American Indian reservation for several years. He moved back to Hawaii to start Family Medical Clinic with sister Dr. Aurora Mariani. He stayed to service the community for over 30 years, ignoring Governor Ariyoshi’s mandate to evacuate during hurricane Iniki. He said he wouldn’t leave because ‘This is when his community needs him the most.’ Always drawn to service, he became a Medical Officer in the Hawaii Air National Guard. He is remembered as a simple and no-frill man, ‘rarely ever spending money on himself, preferring rather to save it for the needs of his kids, his grandkids, and the people of Waianae.’
He is survived by his three children, daughter Josephine married to Jesusito of Hawaii. Oldest son Kilmer married to Myra of California, and youngest son Allan of California. He is also survived by his sister Aurora Mariani and Esther Belizon of Hawaii. Along with his six grandchildren, Stacey, Christopher, Mark, Michael, Emily, and Allyson. There are also many beloved family members residing across the US and Philippines.
Services will be held at Diamond Head Mortuary, 535 18th Ave, Honolulu, HI on June 16, 2022 from 3:00-6:00pm.
This undated photograph shows the start of weapons loading prior to aircraft launch. The members of the Weapons Shop worked tirelessly to load aircraft on the tarmac. The challenge of loading weapons increased dramatically during full chemical suit operations.
Unless the 199th Fighter Squadron were doing live missile firing, the weapons load teams download at the weapons when the aircraft returned to base. It is a thankless job.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
Bucket list: Many people want to travel in retirement and are looking for places where they can safely explore and linger. A recent AARP survey revealed the international and domestic spots baby boomers most want to visit. Here are the destinations that retirees say are at the top of their bucket list for future travel.
On Women Veterans Day, we honor all the women who served in the armed forces through the years. We salute the early pioneers who paved the way for the more than 2 million women Veterans living in the U.S. today.
During World War I many women had enlisted as volunteers in the U.S. military services; they usually served in clerical roles. When the war ended, they were released from their duties. The same was true during World War II, when an even greater number of women volunteers served in the armed forces.
Although the U.S. Congress in 1943 had given the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) full army status during wartime, the WAC law was scheduled to expire on June 30, 1948. In anticipation of this event, the leaders of the U.S. Army in 1946 requested that the WACs be made a permanent part of their personnel.
The law limited the number of women who could serve in the military to 2 percent of the total forces in each branch.
Following two years of legislative debate, the bill was passed by Congress in the spring of 1948.
The Women’s Armed Services Integration Act was a landmark piece of American legislation passed in 1948 and signed by President Harry Truman. Under the Act, women were allowed to serve as regular members of the armed services in the United States for the first time. As such, they were subject to the same rules which applied to all servicemembers, and entitled to the same benefits, including veterans’ benefits.
Today we celebrate Woman Veterans Day in commemoration of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948. The act permitted women to serve as full members of the United States armed forces.
Thank you to all the women who served in the armed forces through the years.
The most serious privacy threat to your health data would be a data breach at a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office. You can choose a healthcare provider with good cybersecurity practices. You can make sure they’re ethically committed to respecting your privacy. But beyond that, there’s not much that individual patients can do about this risk.
There are other areas, however, where your own actions can have a more direct impact:
Your Medicare Part B premiums won’t be reduced this year, the government has announced.
After being directed by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in January to reassess this year’s $170.10 standard monthly premium — a bigger-than-expected 14.5% jump from $148.50 in 2021 — the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a report determining that a mid-year correction is not feasible. Instead, any savings that result from lower-than-estimated spending this year will be applied to the calculation for the 2023 Part B premium.
This undated photograph shows three members of the Fuel Systems Shop in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. In the photograph are (L-R) Darryl Loo, Gary Doane, and Ronnie Miraflor.
Thanks to Yvette Miraflor for her assistance with personnel identification of several photographs this week.
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