Year: 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a F-4 in the radar dock. During the F-102 Delta Dagger and F-4 Phantom eras, there was radar docks on the makua side of the old fighter hanger (Building 3400). During…

Small in stature, but a giant among men, Thomas Suyeo Shimabuku was a "fighter" in every sense of the word. The traits that made him a formidable Golden Glove boxer and NCAA bronze medalist in the ring served him well…

U.S. Air Force photograph As part of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's conversion to the F-22 Raptor, there were several monthly newsletters that shared the information about the project. It covered operations, maintenance, and facilities topics.  May 2010 issue of…

Manuel Joseph Silva, 88, of Kahului, Maui, died in Kahului on June 16, 2020. He was born in Oahu. Private services will be held at Christ the King Church Kahului. Private burial will be held at the Maui Veteran's Cemetery in Makawao. …

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Herbert "Take" Takeuchi. Take was the Electric Shop chief for many years. Someone mentioned that this photograph was taken during the F-4C Phantom era.

Deuces at Dillingham Field - Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The first F-102 Delta Dagger arrived at Hickam AFB on December 5, 1960. The Deuces replaced the F-86L Sabre Interceptors on 24/7 runway alert the following May.  Unit training now included operating from bare…

Bernard Ganab, 61, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Waipahu, Hawaii, passed away on May 23, 2020. Bernard was born on October 31, 1958 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from Waipahu High School in 1976. After graduation, he served in…

Hawaii National Guard photograph Neal Mitsuyoshi was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in a socially distanced ceremony in the Governor's ceremonial chambers on June 15, 2020. Brig. Gen. Mitsuyoshi will be taking the role of J4 Mobilization Assistant…

Earlier Retiree News posted a photograph featuring four maintenance retirees, David “Snake” Snakenberg, Craig Harimoto, James Akau, and Kenneth Morimoto. Several Retiree News followers emailed about Snake’s physical appearance, asking if he was ill. After his retirement, he decided to lose some weight. He lost…

Retiree News photograph On February 27, 2010, there was a retirement party for Colosse Eliapo at the Navy Marine Course. Attending were many of his  family, friends and co-workers. In this photograph are (L-R) Bradley Ebisuya, Colosse Eliapo, Brian Tom.  Colosse enlisted in the…