2020

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page SMSgt John R. Goble, Hawai‘i Air National Guard Recruiting superintendent, was promoted on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Brig. Gen. Ryan T. Okahara, Hawai‘i Air National Guard commander, proceeded over the ceremony. HIANG...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page This past drill weekend, top-performing Airmen spent face-to-face time with Gen. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as he and a team professional entertainers wrapped up a USO...

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Soldiers and NCOs of the Hawaii Army National Guard compete in the annual Best Warrior Competition held at Schofield Barracks from March 6-8, 2020. The Best...

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard celebrated its 40th Anniversary on November 22, 1986. The dinner event was held at the Sheraton Waikīkī. The evening’s events included the annual HIANG Awards presentation, which evolved into the Launa‘ole Awards in later years....

William Bill Keaweoluna Enoka, Jr., 78, of Kapa‘a, passed away on O‘ahu on February 22, 2020. He was born in Honolulu on November 24, 1941 and retired as a fire captain with County of Kaua‘i, he was also a Lieutenant...

Congratulations to Wayne Acosta on his recent retirement. Wayne served many years in the 154th Wing, in the Military Personnel Flight, and later as the commander of the 154th Security Forces Squadron. He later transferred to the Air Force Reserve. Happy Retirement...

From the Hawaii Guardsman, Summer 1972 Issue The Hawaii National Guard volleyball program would up in a blaze of blue – Air Guard blue – as the 154th Fighter Group and the 169th aircraft Control & Warning Squadron slugged, or...

Headquarters, Hawai‘i Air National Guard Blazon: Azure, a Hawaiian God proper holding in his dexter hand a ceremonial spear and in his sinister hand a lightning bolt or, on a chief gules fimbriated of the third a dolphin hauriant argent...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows two F-102 Delta Daggers on the Hawaii Air National Guard flightline in 1965. Aircraft 54-1372 was part of “A” Flight (red tail flash), while the unidentified aircraft in the background was part...

Roy Shinichi Iwamoto, 76, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu on January 22, 2020. He was born in Honolulu. Private services were held. Roy retired from the Hawaii Air National Guard after many years of service. He was a State employee...