Year: 2017

Francis Michael Guigui, born September 14, 1938 in Waialua, and passed away peacefully at home on August 21, 2017, at the age of 78. He graduated from Waialua High School in 1956, served 12 years with the Hawaii National Guard…

Edward Leo Schweitzer III, 64, of Kailua, Hawaii, died in Kaneohe on September 6, 2017. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.; Services: 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2017 at St. Anthony's Church. Eddie was a State custodian…

Twenty years ago, the National Guard Bureau announced the results of the 1997 Air National Guard Majors Promotion Board. The Hawai‘i Air National Guard had a large group of officers promoted at this board. Several of these officers went on to…

Dennis Dalen receiving an award from Colonel Melvin Morris, the 201st Combat Communications Group commander in 1990 Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 1992, Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai. Governor John Waihee mobilized the Hawaii National Guard to…

While shopping in the Navy Exchange, Eric Wong ran into Melvin Asai. Mel came off active duty and served in several positions before becoming the 154th Wing's mobility officer. He always drove great cars that were alway clean. He was…

Allen Kimura and Lester Ho We ran into two Hawaii Air National Guard retirees at the University of Hawaii - Western Carolina football game at Aloha Stadium. Allen Kimura worked in the Structural Repair Shop. When the KC-135 Strotankers became…

Earlier, we posted a photo of OCS Class 09-71 in formation. The photograph did not include some class members. The photograph below was taken a the class Christmas party. Special thanks to Gervin Miyamoto, who provided identification and comments. Third…

Before MSgt Henry “Uncle” Chang became a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, he served on the fighter flightline. This photograph shows him on a F-4C Phantom in the early 1980s. In the early-1990s, he transferred to the 204 AS,…

The 154th Wing fighter flightline is filled with aircraft shelters for more than a decade. One of the biggest benefits for sheltering the jets is corrosion prevention. As much as the shelters protect the exterior of the airframes, some of…

Deogracias “Deo” Agbayani, Jr. was a man of great integrity with a strong work ethic, was intelligent, wise, and of most humble character. He was musically talented, and an avid sports enthusiast who loved tennis and fishing. He was an…