Year: 2018

Arthur Ishimoto served as the Adjutant General from January 1, 1982 to April 7, 1983. He enlisted in the Army in 1944 and served as an interrogator and translator in General Douglas MacArthur’s intelligence section during World War II.  After…

Several topics today: BG Kenneth Hara's new assignment What's going on with the commissaries Janine Obando retires -More photographs Congratulations to BG Kenneth Hara. He will become the G3 operations officer at U.S. EightArmy in Korea. It is a dual…

The 199th Fighter Squadron flew F-102 Delta Daggars from 1960 through 1976. The 1973 photograph above shows a TF-102, the two seat trainer on the Hawaii Air National Guard ramp. The then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group had two trainer aircraft over…

In the Spring of 1977, the air traffic control elements of the 201st Combat Communications Group had a joint ATC training. Information with this photograph indicate it was held at Barking Sands. The airman in the photograph in unidentified -…

During the Hawaii Army National Guard deployment to Afghanistan.... U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts was fairly nonchalant about the U.S. military helicopter he was in having to make an emergency landing in a snowstorm in the mountains of Afghanistan. Two Black…

From the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Disaster relief. Check! Search and rescue. Check! Become a honorary Mississippi State Deputy? Check! Patriot South 18 is underway in the Gulfport Miss., area and our 154th Security Forces Squadron Defenders are…

Photo: Peter Clark, Ann Greenlee and Kristof Sills. Also pictured are the many current and former Hawaii Air National Guard pilots working and flying for Hawaiian Airlines. - click to enlarge photograph System Chief Pilot for Hawaiian Airlines Peter Clark,…

This photograph shows Dillingham Field in the middle 1960s. After the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group converted to F-102 Delta Daggars in 1960, some of the annual summer camp training was done at Dillingham Field. After hour activities included barbecues, music…

Pictured L-R: Ted Daligdig, Theodore Balocan and Command Sgt. Maj. James Jimenez Postmaster Theodore Balocan, U.S. Postal Service, Kapa’a, Kauai, was presented with a Patriot Award Dec. 15 in recognition of his continued support provided to a U.S. Army National…

Wallace “Wally" Kawakami, 71, of Aiea, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2017. He was born in Honolulu. Wally enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 1967. He was part of the 1968 call up of the 29th Infantry…