Year: 2018

From the Spring 1970 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Redlegs Receive Awards. Eighty-six members of the Battalion were honored with a variety of awards as a Battalion Ceremony held in the Fort Ruger Armory of the 487th Artillery. The Army Commendation Medal…

From the Fall 1969 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Time 0400. The ringing of a telephone disrupts the sound sleep of the Missile Shop Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge. The message - early recall! “JTF-119, COCKED PISTOL”, mass load of all aircraft.…

Henry Benedict Cabral, 89, of Honolulu, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2018. Henry was born in Hilo, Hawaii on March 14, 1929. He retired as the Employee Benefits Director at GTE Hawaiian Telephone and as a Warrant Officer in…

From the September 1965 issue of Hawaii Guardsman In the September 1965 issue of the Hawaii Guardsman, the-Capt John “Saigon” Lee was named the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Outstanding Interceptor Pilot. Saigon went on to serve in staff and leadership positions.…

Retiree News sadly reports the passing of Mark "Sandman" Sandvold. Mark was a pilot with the 204th Airlift Squadron for many years. Retiree News will post information about his services when received. Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to the Mark’s family,…

This undated photograph shows a F-102A Delta Dagger over Dillingham Field with Kaena Point in the distance. During the 1960s, the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group had summer camps at Dillingham.

Retiree News sadly reports the passing of Rolland Tang on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. His long battle with cancer has ended. Rolland is a long time member of the Hawaii Air National Guard. He retired as a chief master sergeant from the…

Earlier this summer, Blossom Logan sent in this photograph of Donna Shimazu with her on a tour in Japan. Both families were in the same tour group. Blossom retired from Hawaii Air National Guard after a long career in the…

Retiree News just posted a photograph of three Hawaii Air National Guard members at the NCO Academy Graduate Association Seminar 33, Reno, Nevada on July 26, 2001. But these seminars are not all business, and everyone has some time for…

Casing of the organizational colors Soldiers of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 1st Squadron 299th Cavalry Regiment held a deployment ceremony in Kalaeloa, Hawaii on August 26, 2018. The 29th IBCT is headed to Kosovo while the 299th…