Year: 2019

James Itamura served as a Staff Judge Advocate (JAG) in the Air Force and later in the Hawaii Air National Guard. This undated photograph from his Facebook page shows him in uniform as a captain. He retired as a lieutenant colonel as…

This undated photograph shows Arnold Iaea at Officer Candidate School (OCS). Arnold went on to serve in many command and staff positions with the Hawaii Army National Guard. He retired as a colonel a few years ago. This photograph was…

Recently, the Hawaii National Guard hosted the Chair of the House Finance Committee, Representative Sylvia Luke and her committee staff to a tour of the 154th Wing. Luke and other staff members were given a HIANG Welcome Brief in the Daniel…

HIARNG Photograph by SGT Tinisha Mellein-Fortson Colonel Loren D. Penney is pinned to his current rank during a promotion ceremony held on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, December 23, 2018. Multinational Battle Group-East (MNBG–E) Commander Colonel Roy Macaraeg hosted the ceremony. Penney is currently deployed overseas to…

This photograph of Herbert Padello was taken in 2000 when he and his wife renewed their wedding vows. As the formal part of the party evolved to entertainment, Herbert picked up his guitar, and started singing. Herbert served many years…

Retiree News photograph There was an Aloha Party for CMSgt Denise Jelinski Hall on January 16, 2010. She had served as the Hawaii National Guard's Senior Enlisted Leader for several years. General Craig McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, had…

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Special thanks to Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph.  Today is the 35th Annual Great Aloha Run. The GAR began in 1984 and the 1-487th Field Artillery has provided the starting cannon. Thanks to Keith…

Lionel Yoshimichi Iseri, 79, of Kaneohe, Hawai‘i died on February 7, 2019. He was born in Ka'u Pahala, Hawai‘i. Visitation 10:00 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at St. Ann Catholic Church, Service 11:30 am, Burial 2:00 pm Hawai‘i State…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows a F-4C Phantom II in the old fighter hanger (Bldg 3400). We are not sure if this is a phased inspection or a lot of panels taken off to fix a complicated system problem.…

HIANG photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors from the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons taxi down the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam flight line December 11, 2018, during fighter-exercise Sentry Aloha 19-1. Sentry Aloha entails…