Year: 2018

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Hawaiian Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard 154th Wing and the active duty 15th Wing are back on the Big Island! This time at the Hilo International Airport for another round of logistics capabilities…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge This undated photograph was taken at the alert pad. It shows L-R: Harold “Shaka” Schatz, Les O’Brian, Jamie Bury, and Richard Dove in front a F-4C Phantom. After the F-4 era, Shaka…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Lt Col Ronald Silva, MSgt Daniel Easter and Col John "Saigon" Lee. MSgt Easter was awarded his Master Recruiting Badge in Col Lee's office. Saigon was the 154th Composite Group commander.…

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Hawaii Island residents of an increase in air activity over the Hilo area from Thursday, November 1, 2018 through Saturday, November 3, 2018 as the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) will…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph was taken in the mid-1960s. It shows some the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group's F-102 Delta Daggers parked on the flightline. The 154 FIG received the Deuces in 1960 and flew them until 1976.…

Congratulations to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye on his recent retirement from his State of Hawaii position! He sent in this old photograph of the 2-299th Infantry Battalion Fulltimers to Retiree News and provide these comments. 2-299th Inf Bn FulltimersDownload I came…

Special Thanks to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. Robert Inouye photograph I took this picture during our 1998(?) Annual Training in Pōhakuloa Training Area. We were training up for 29th Separate Infantry Brigade’s…

Retiree News photograph This undated photograph shows Nan Proctor and then-Donna Hara working on a CPT word processor. Word processors were the cutting edge replacing electric and some old manual typewriters. Nan and Donna were members of the then-201st Combat…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron training office. MSgt Ignacio Gabriel, Jr. was the NCOIC and Carole Fukuda – now Carole Yoshikane – was then a Traditional Guardmember. This photograph was probably…

Russell Toshio Komori peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the age of 73. Russell was born on August 30, 1944 to parents Kenneth "Rusty" Komori and Kae Komori, predeceased. After working for over 30 years in the family…