Year: 2020

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page If you’ve visited some of the HIANG’s many customer service centers recently, you probably have noticed that protective barriers and sanitation stations are becoming more and more common. We have Structural Airmen…

https://youtu.be/aBNrfrIhYLI 1988 First Hawaiian Bank commercial featuring Ron Bright Ron Bright enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 1961 and served for 30 years. His contributions to the 111th Army Band are legendary. Remember those Christmas concerts.... It was at…

Back row: unknown, Michael “Boss” Tice, Mick “My Tai” Melich, David Pontes Front row: Howard Hironaka, unknown - Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This article first appeared in the July 15, 2010 Retiree News e-newsletter. Project ALPS (Air Launched Probe…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page While we don’t have fireworks to show off on this Fourth of July, the 204th Airlift Squadron ‘Pueos’ have their own way of celebrating, and we can’t think of a better way…

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Major General Suzanne P. Vares-Lum and Hawaii State Legislators attend a brief hosted by Brigadier General Moses Kaoiwi Jr., Hawaii National Guard Joint Task Force on…

Star Advertiser photograph This is a Honolulu Star Advertiser article written by William Cole. The article was published on July 3, 2010, reporting the F-22 Raptor arrival the day before at Hickam Field. The Raptor has landed. The first of…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Ten years ago, the 154th and 15th Wings cohosted an afternoon party to celebrate the arrival of the long awaited Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The attendees included current members and a lot of retirees. Among…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The 293rd Combat Communications Squadron held an annual service dress check formation. The formation insured everyone had a properly fitted uniform with the proper ribbons and insignia.  Many familiar faces - some who have retired,…

Hawaii National Guard photograph Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Members of the Hawaii National Guard partner with family and friends to perform some community service at Diamond Head on June 27, 2020. Participants conducted landscaping on the trails,…

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows Maj Gen Peter “Skipper” Pawling and Maj Gen Joseph Chaves. General Pawling was serving as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawai‘i. General Chaves was the Deputy Commanding General,…