Month: May 2020

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii National Guard photograph Members of the Hawaii National Guard, Maui Police Department and the Department of Transportation work together to disinfect select bus stop locations and clear bulk trash around…

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken on November 3, 2004 at the Eagle Vision dedication in the then-293rd Combat Communications Squadron backyard. In the photograph (L-R) are then-Colonels Stanley “Ossum” Osserman, Kathleen Berg, and Timothy Carrol. Stan Osserman retired in 2014, with…

2020 Memorial Day services. Sad to report that Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and Governor David Ige’s ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery are cancelled. In talking to Ronald Han, Director the Office of Veterans Services, he said…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows then-Maj George Duncan between a F-86E Sabre and a F-86L Sabre Interceptor. The 199th Fighter Squadron transitioned from the “E” to the “L” model in late 1957 through early 1958. They had flown…

This undated photograph show the Convair F-102A Delta Dagger which the 199th Fighter Squadron flew from 1960-1976. The Hawai‘i Air National Guard retained aircraft 53-3366 and it became a static display roadside outside the gate to the Wing compound. Cost…

On Thursday, April 16, 2020, Daniel "Danny" Kwock Cheong Au, loving husband, sibling, dad, grandpa, uncle, granduncle and friend, passed away at age 86. Danny was born on January 18, 1934 in Honolulu to David and Rose Au. He attended Royal…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph, taken in 1980, shows a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II on the 154th Wing flightline. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Phantoms from 1976-1987. On the cart are AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. Actual missile firings were restricted to…

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Joint Task Force Commander Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi Jr. and his command team departs a Hawaii Army National Guard CH-47 on the Island of Lanai, April 27, 2020. TF Commander Brig. Gen. Kaoiwi…

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Today (April 29, 2020) marks the 8th Anniversary of the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment’s deployment ceremony. It was held at Area X, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and it was a nice…

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Earlier, Retiree News posted about seven members of the Hawai‘i National Guard deploying to Moloka‘i. They would perform thermal screenings at the airport and assist the Maui Police Department during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…