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Year: 2019

Ka Ho‘okele Explorers Program Visit the 154th Wing

March 16, 2019

High-school students toured an F-22 Raptor static display as part of the Ka Ho‘okele “The Navigator” Explorers Program. The annual mentorship program provides hands-on learning about all kinds of aspects of the aviation industry. #Mentorship #KaHookele #199thFS #HIANG #F22 pic.twitter.com/iNCRntZ6LU…

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Webmaster Comments: 19.03.16

March 16, 2019

Update on yesterday's post. Check Six: 169 AC&WS Celebration Randy Tom emailed that he believes the photograph is from 1984. The squadron did move into the Hawaii Regional Operations Control Center (HIROCC) on June 29, 1984. This photograph could have been taken…

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Check Six: 169 AC&WS Celebration

March 15, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph This undated photograph show Lt Col Donald O'Day, commander of the then-169th Aircarft Control & Warning Squadron. The inscription on the cake is July 14, but the year can not be made out. Don retired…

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Taps: George Joy Update

March 15, 2019

Edward Richardson, the retired Adjutant General, asked this information about George Joy’s services be posted. Services will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Mililani Memorial Park, Mauka Chapel. Services will begin at 5:00 pm following visitation. Burial…

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Air Defense Mission Breaks Ground on New Facility

March 14, 2019

From the 154th Wing website Representatives from Pacific Air Forces, 154th Wing, 15th Wing, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for the new F-22 Aerospace Control Alert (ACA)…

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Taps: Miles Nakamura

March 14, 2019

Miles Tadashi Nakamura, 63, formerly from Kapolei, HI passed peacefully, amidst family members, on January 5, 2019 at Porter Hospice, in Colorado. Survived by his mother, Anne Nakamura, wife, Lucille, and sons, Kekoaalii, Dustin, Keli, and Alika. Daughter Nicole (Jayson)…

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Retiree Update: Former 201 CCG Members Sighted

March 13, 2019

Janine Orbando photograph Former 201st Combat Communications Group member Janine Obando who recently retired from the Florida Air National Guard shared this photograph. The photograph was taken at Walt Disney World with Gina and Gordon Kim who work Washington D.C. All…

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Joint Army/Air Guard CBRN Exercise

March 12, 2019

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii National Guard Photograph This weekend, our Airmen teamed up with their Hawaii Army National Guard counterparts for a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense exercise. The joint team was evaluated…

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Check Six – 1970s: After Drill Parties

March 11, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows an after drill parties in the old radar dock. Shown are (l-r) Roy Matsuoka, William Akiona, and James "Bubba" Tachihata. These parties ranged from wing wide, or squadron events. This one appears like a…

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Taps: Thomas S. Ito Update

March 10, 2019

Brigadier General Thomas S. Ito (Retired) born in Honolulu, Tom was a graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute and the University of Hawaii. He served for 37 years in the Hawaii Army National Guard (Artillery) and National Guard Bureau (Army), including 6 years…

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