Year: 2020

Today is December 31, 2020, the last day of 2020.  The coronavirus pandemic and other trying events made this a difficult year worldwide. Hawaii took extraordinary actions to minimize COVID-19 transmission.  Government directives shut down companies and unemployment reached record…

Retiree News photograph Retired General Erik Shinseki visited the Hawaii National Guard headquarters on October 2, 2007. He had retired as the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army in August 2003. His military career began as a second lieutenant graduating from…

Retiree News photograph The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) held a Summer Bash fund raiser at the now closed Pipeline Cafe in Kakaako. There was a sellout crowd at the event on August 27, 2006. Among the attendees were Taison…

Stanley "Ossum" Osserman's effective date of promotion to brigadier general was September 13, 2008. Governor Linda Lingle officiated his promotion ceremony in the governor's ceremonial room on October 20, 2008. After his military retirement in 2014, He became the Director…

For several years, the then-154th Support Group had a monthly training bulletin. It covered national and local topics of interest, promotion lists and some fun topics. The link below takes you to the: 2000 12 Support Group Training BulletinDownload

Brigadier General Irwin K. Cockett, Jr., 90, born on August 24, 1930, passed November 5, 2020. Born and raised on the island of Kaua'i. He was an alumnus of Kamehameha Schools, class of 1948. Preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows two Convair F-102 Delta Daggers landing at Honolulu International Airport. Side-by-side landings were part of the training during that period. The photograph was probably taken in the middle 1960s because the…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page The Adjutant General, Maj Gen Kenneth Hara hosted a promotion for Colonel Duke M. Ota, Jr. and Colonel Thomas J. James.  Ota serves as the Assistant Adjutant General, Air at Headquarters, Hawaii…

Private photograph - used with permission Robert Snyder, an finance technician with the 154th Wing retired in November 2004. The full time finance and personnel staff members posed for this photograph, one of the many gifts Bob recieved at his…

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows Cathy Inouye, Stephen Lum, and Robert Inouye. They were attending the retirement luncheon for Eli Ichishita at the long closed Hee Hing Chinese Restuarant. Cathy retired from the Hawaii Army National Guard after serving…