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Retirees of the Headquarters, 201st Combat Communications Group meet occasionally for lunch. Around the table in the photograph are: Miles Tamura (in red), Roy Iwamoto, Carl Nakamura, Bacilio “BJ” Juarez, and ...
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HIARNG Generals Entertaining

Posted on Oct 29, 2019 in 2010's, History

Off the 111th Army Band Facebook page After the recent Hawaii Army National Guard Change of Command, BG Kenneth Hara and BG Moses Kaoiwi took the stage to sign with ...
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From the Hawaii News Now website Former University of Hawaii receiver Britton Komine, now a major with the Hawaii Air National Guard, was the pilot who flew the C-17 during ...
Read More Under the Helmet: Maj Britton Komine

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page The Air Force Academy football team played the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors last Saturday, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than ...
Read More Total Force Flyover at the Air Force at Hawaii Football Game

Taps: James “Bud” Placek

Posted on Oct 23, 2019 in Taps

James “Bud” Willard Placek, 73, of Captain Cook, Hawai‘i, died September 18 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Belleville, Illinois, he was an electrical engineer for the Natural Energy Laboratory ...
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Taps: Forrest Fanning

Posted on Oct 23, 2019 in Taps

Forrest Clay Fanning, 73, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died at the Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center on Thursday, August 15, 2019. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and was ...
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This  current photograph of the Hawaii Air National Guard alert facility shows one of the F-22 Raptors standing alert.  The alert facility was dedicated on October 22, 1958. The 199th Fighter ...
Read More Check Six – 1958: HIANG Alert Facility

This undated photograph shows three 199th Fighter Squadron pilots (L-R): George Duncan, John “Moon” Carroll, and James “Kimo” Moncrief. John Carroll’s flight suit appears to be a lighter color because ...
Read More Check Six: Three Deuce Pilots – 59 years ago

This recent photograph shows two Hawaii Air National Guard retirees: Charles Kaulukukui and Elmer Looney. Charles served many years in the then-169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron before retiring. Elmer ...
Read More Retiree Update: Two HIANG Retirees

While doing some research on the internet, we ran across this photograph of someone who looked like Scott Hoadley. We emailed him for his comments provided below: Yes indeed, that ...
Read More Check Six: Scott Hoadley – 34 years ago