2014

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard's Sentry Aloha Team recently wrapped up their largest and most successful aerial exercise to date . This event integrated over ten different flying squadrons, including units from Ohio, Massachusetts, Alaska, California, and Georgia, along with the...

Robert Davis continues to serve in the Hawai‘i Air National Guard – 39 years and counting. He remains a member of the 154th Civil Engineer Squadron and retire next year at age 60. In civilian life, Bob worked as a...

James Toshiyuki Minato, 92, of Hilo, a retired director for the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workers Compensation Division, an Army veteran who served in World War II and a retired Hawaii Air National Guard captain, passed away...

In the mid 80s, the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1 Battalion, 299th Infantry (Maui) were training at the Pohakuloa Training Area when this photograph was taken. click on photograph to enlarge MAJ Thomas E. Weeks, LTC Edward R. Cruickshank (Cdr),...

The State of Hawaii House of Representatives honored the Small Business Administration's State of Hawaii 2014 Awardees. Among this year’s awardees was Raymond Jardine, Jr., a retired Hawaii Army National Guard colonel. Representative Cliff Tsuji introduced House Resolution 210 which...

The National Guard Education Foundation added nine names last month to its Medal of Honor Gallery at the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The nine men who earned their nation’s highest award for valor were members of the Hawaii National...

The Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1 Battalion-299 Infantry (Maui) went to Fort Lewis, Washington for training in September 1983. With Mount Rainer in the background, some of the soldiers took time to have a photograph taken. TOP: MAJ George T....

Yesterday, the Hawai‘i State Legislature met in joint session for the Hawai‘i Medal of Honor ceremony.  The Legislature awards the medal to honor members of the armed forces with Hawai‘i ties who were killed in action while serving America in...

Seichi Yamamoto, 95, of Honolulu, a retired National Guard supply sergeant and an Army retiree, passed away on February 23, 2014. He was born in Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i. He is survived by brother Kelly and sisters Claire Kubota and Geraldine Omori.

Carl K. Tanaka, 54, of Honolulu, a National Guard veteran, passed away on March 4, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Howard Masaru and Helene F. Tanaka, brother Craig and sister Laurie Ann Kepa.