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COM NDER ' S COR ER HISTORY® IWhat ' s happeni ng s i n ce the l s t t i me y ou we re he re . . . F L E r

44 o f aur t r oops wi l l be de par t i ng f or Cl a k AB, Phf l i ppi ne s on ri day , 2 1 Oc obe rtill 5 Nove ber We intend to deploy with 4 aircraft (This is HANG's first av rsedepl oyment & our Pl ans Of f i ce r , Capt Cl i n t Chruch l l , has s pe a he ade d w i t i ng t he p ant o be us e d ) Lt Col one l Larr Cabri nha wi 11 be t he mi s s i an commande r f or t hf shistorical e ent

The CCTV/ v i de ot ape progr i s cur re nt l y e i ng s t udi e d f o r be com ng ope r at i ona l ;Thi s wi l l he l p us i n t r ai n i ng . - e s pe c i al l y f or s p l i t U A's . Your ccm ande rs arel o oki ng f nt o i mpr ov i ng our upgr ade t r i ni ng pragr am. CDC ex a s s houl d e t ak n oavoid excessive ti e in training

Fl y i ng wi s e , Lt Pi cke ri n g be ca e mi s s i on re ady & our re t urn ee f rom W50 t r n n g ,Lt Lau, is proceeding with his checkout p ogram . Lt Lau used to tur w enches be oree l e c t i ng t o be c ome a We apons Sys t e s Of f i ce r . Maj or Ye e & Cap ts Mat s ui , Chow & Sakahave compl e t e d t he i r BFM/ ACM che ckout ( adv nce h dl i ng of the ai r c raf f or comb tm ne uve r ng) .

Capt s ai h as be en work i ng wi t h t he f ood s e rv ce pe rs onne l t o mp OVe our c ni nghal l s e r v ce s ., Soup & s andwi ches & a s al ad b ar wi l l be cus t o er apt i s I L y ou l i kewha t i s be i n g s e rve d . . . t e l l t hem

TSgt Rod Cor e a & the j i t ori al cr ew h ave embarke d on a p r r am a f be aut i cat onof t he a e a wi th p l a t s , I f y ou have 3de as on h i s s ub e t . l e t y nur om ande rknow. We ' re l o ki n g f or pe op _e wi t h

"gre en t umbs " .

Ins t e ad o f a June en c ampment , an al l 154 th t ra ni n g camp dat e wi l l be a noun ce dne x t mant h .,

The 154th is hosting this year s HANG ards B nquet to be held at the PearlIarb or Of f f ce r ' s Cl ub , 17 Novembe r 1978 I f y ou h aven ' t dane s o ye t , ge t y ourt i cke t s f o a m hi n g e ve nt (guar a t e e d by Ma Mat us e c)

The H G OH A pe r f or e d at t he Beve r l y Ma or El de r l y Room on 20 Oct 78 TheRoy al Guar d h as al s o bee n bus y part i ci pat f n g at t e Roy al Ma s ol e u f or Pri nce s sKaf ul a i on 16 Oct 78

Fi na l l y , m y t hanks t o a11 t he Guards en wh o donat e d bl o od f or Sgt Geo ge We l a .He i s n at h o .



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o f t od ay ' Gua r d a r e t h e mode rn m n u t emen o r i gi n a l l y f o un d n t he No r t h an d a tRe g me n t s o f t h e Mas s a c h us e t t s Bay Co l ony o Oc t ob e r 7 , 16 36 . Ti e a d ag a i n , o rmo e t h an t h r e e c en t u r i e s , t h e e v e r p r e s e n t n e e d f o r c i t i z e n s o l d i e r s an d ai r me ni n ou r c o un t ry ' s de f•e n s e .

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Eac we ekday e ven i ng , be twe en 5 : 30 a d 7: 00 P. M. , the Tr adewi nds an d the Ti kiHous e h ave a c l ub c ard drawi ng . I f y our c ard i s dr and i f y ou are pres e nt ,y ou ca wi n be twe en $100 nd $300 .

O ce y ou are an e s t ab l i s he d e be r , y ou may u e t he p ri vat e part y room at t heTr adewi nds o r t he Ti k i Hous e . A me e t i n g r oom i s al s o av a l ab l e f re e o f ch argeat the Tradewinds.

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OPERATING HOURS HANGE AT HT AM APB TOYL ND

The H ai i Are Exch aa ge has annou ce d a ch an ge i n t he ours of ope rat i on at t heHi ck am Ai r Force B s e Toy l and .

Ef f e ct i ve i mme di at e l y t he Hi ckam Toy l an d wi l l cos e an h our e ar l i e r t han us u l -The new s t ore hours are Monday - Fr i day , 10 :00 a .m. - S :00 p .m ; Sat urday ,9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m .; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m . The new hours of operacionwi l l c ont i nue t h rough Oc t obe r 30 .

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i n h o u r s i s due t o l a ck o f c us t ome r t r a f f i c i n t h e s t o re dur i n g t h e l a t ho u oope r at i on . Howe ve r , be gi nn i n g Oc t ob e r 31 , t h e ope r a t i n g h o urs a t t he Hi ck am Toy an dwi 1 1 re v e r t b a k t o i t s f o rme r h o ur s .

Fo rme r ope r at i n g hours f o r t he Hi ck am Toy l n d we re on day - Fr i day , 10 : 00 a •m. -6:00 p .m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p m

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"I woul d l i ke t o pe rs o l l y t hank thos e i ndi vi dual s t hat have donat e d b l ood o rMSg t Ge orge We l a ( re t i re d) , a f o rme r me be r of t h e 154 TFG. The re we re 63 Hawa iAi r Guardsmen a d pe rs ons c l o e t o t he HANG th at con t ri but e d bl ood t u a re t i re dmembe r o f our un i t . I t i s a good f e e l i ng t o know t h at pe op l e i n t he Guard s ha res o much c once rn f o r MSgt Ge orge We l a . "

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J S H . . DANG F.1)GAR W. ALEXANDER

15 4 Sup p l y Sg u a d r onLI BERT E . I\ . F YAP LI NO FERN NDEZ I V CALVI N Y . K . CHONGJ ED M. '1' A J OHN F . HER AN GERALD S , KAMOEWARRE W. K . CHi NG E WARD L . SCH I TZER J R MI CHAEL I . HI RON KABALD I N I . YAM SHI RO ROBERT G. LUCAS RONALD K. I ZUTSUK ITH P

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154 Con s o l i d a t e d Ai r c r a f t Ma i n t e n an c e Sc u a d r onWALLACE T ' ANG DAV D C. F . LEONG RONALD COZO(; 1YLEN T REDOBLE DANI EL M TENGA URBAN A. CAI RES J RJ OH K. L . WAHI NEKAPU ARLES R. CALVAN DOUGLAS Y . ABEHENRY T . HAS 1 KE J A S S . YA. AMOTO ED UNC G. FROSTJ H S . K CHUN WALLACE S . YARA

15 4 Comb a t Sup p o r S u a d r onAD t Y . AKI DENNI S I KAGI HA A FRANK R. FARLFY

199 eather FlightWI LLLAM COFI ELD J R NEI L S . MURAKA GREG R. STAFFELBACH

20 1 Co b a t Com u i c a t i on s Gr o upFTMER R. L ONEY AX M P . VALENZi ELA PASUCA T , ARTEROT)ONALD T . 5 . KI M

16 9 Ai r c r a f t Con t r o l & Wa rn_i n S u a d r on

HARI LD K. . L M'I CHAEL M. NI SHI i A

154 C v l Engineering FlightPATF C . TANGONAN

USP &FODANI EL K . C. AU

S t a t e Cus t o d i an sGLENN . CA.STRO J OSEPH W. E . GAGNE

Other ponorSTANTEY S . 1 . K1M Mi CHA: L F . STEI NHI LBER THOMAS J . CAMBRADONALD C. HiTRLBt ' EARL J . KI DDER THOM

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Co lon e l J ohn S . W . L ee •Comm and erHq 154 TFG , HANGH ickam A B , HI 96853

Dear J ohn

J u s t a s h o r t no t i.n' b e t we e n 'I'DY t r i p s t oex end to you nd all the memb ers o f t]e54th congra tula tions from PACA F as youcelebrate National Guard Day . .

I know from persona l experien ce the highca lib r personnel yo u have in the Un it . Itlw ay s a p leas re to fly w ith such pro -fessionals , and I hop e to spend mo re tim e• w ith t em in the future .

Sincerely

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L Gen era l , USC ander in Chie f , PA CAF

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CO BAT S GL DEPLOYMENT - 2 7 Oc t - 5 Nov 78

The 154 T wi l l b e de p l oy i n g o u r F- 4 C a i r c r a f t t o Cl a r k A r B s e , Ph i l i pp i nI s l an d s f r o rn 2 7 Oc t t h r u 5 No v 7 8 .

Th e p u r p os e o f t h i s de p l oy rn e n t i s t o a l l aw o u r a i r c r ews an d e n l i s t e d p e r s onn eto participate in the PACAF Weapons Systems Evaluation Program (W EP ) which

s c n du c t e d b y t h e l s t Te s t Sq u a d r on ( Comb a t Sa ge ) a t Cl a r k Ai r Ba e .

Th i s de p l oyme n t wi 1 1 a l s o gi ve o u r a i r c r ews , m n t e n c e an d s upp o r t p e r s on r l

a ch an c e t o c r o s s - t r a i n wi t h a c t i v e USAF un i t s , a n d p i ck up n ew i de s an d

t e ch n i que s t o i mp r ove t h e mi s s i on e f f e c t i ve n s o f t h e 154T FG ( o r v i c e ve r s j

Th i s i s t h e FI RST O ERSEAS DEPLOYME NT t h a t t h e e n t i r e 154 TFG w l l b e n vo l v di n an d t h e s u c c e s s o f t h i s un de r t ak i n g wi ] 1 de pe n d 1a r ge y on t h e e f f o t s o i

e a ch p a r t i c i p a n t , as we l l as t h e f n c t on a l p r o j e c t o f f i c e r s ,

Th e M s s i on Comman de r i s Lt Co l Lawr e n ce Ca r i n h a , 19 9 TFS Comman de an d h i ss e c on d n c omman d i s Ma j o r M k e Ti ce , 19 9 TFS Ops Of f i c e r . Th e Mi s s i on NCOLi s C g t Hi os h i Go f r om 15 4 CAM Sq We ap on s Con t r o l Se c t i on : The con t n ge n ci s comp os e d o f 13 o f f i c e r s , 31 en l i s t e d , 44 a g g r e g a t e .

Present travel it nerary (local time) :

Le av e Hi ck am AFB 10 0 0 , Fr i , 2 7 Oc t .Ar r i v e An de r s e n AFB, Guam,

1 3 30 , S a t , 2 8 c t .Le av e n de r s e n A B , Cu am, 0 8 30 , Sun 29 Oc t .r r i v e Cl a r k B , R , 1000 , Sun , 2 9 Oc t .

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Le ave Cl a r k AB , RP , 0 8 30 , Sun , 5 Nov .Ar r i v e An de r s e n AFB , Gu am, 1 330 , Su , 5 Nov .Le ave A de r s e n A , Gu am, 0 60 0 , Mon ,

6 No v .Ar ve Hi ck am AFB, 1 7 30 , Sun , 5 Nov .

GOOD LUCK TO THE TE ':';:

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Ou Roy a l ( ua r d r e c e n t l y p a t i c i p a t e d i n t h e 5 6 t h Ma u Co un t y Fa Pa r a deI n a 1e t t e r t o t h e Ad j u t a n t n e a l , I r v i n e K . R ch a r d s , C a r man , h e p i . _his thanks Lo the Royal Gua d

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" Mah a l o Nu Lo a r om t h e 56 t h Ma u i Co un t y Fa i r P a r a de Ch a r rn a n an d Comm C'C ePe r s on s , f o z h e p a r t i c i p a t on o f t h e l l l t h d an d t h e OY L CU DS .

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" I t wa s an e o t h e mos t s u c c e s s f u l P a r a de s a d a l l o f Ma ui e n j oy e d i t v e ry : :I t wa t h r ou gh y o u r Kok u a , an d co op e r a t i on t h a t h e l p e d t o mak e h i E n t oo f t h e b i gge s t on Ma ui . . .

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