Year: 2020

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…

On Tuesday, August 20, 2002, the results of the FY03 ANG Line and Health Professionals - Captains, Majors, & Lieutenant Colonels Selection Board were released. Many familiar names who went on to service leadership positions in the Hawaii Air National…

William Puaonaona Almeida, 81, of Pearl City, passed away on February 10, 2020. He was the eldest of 5 children, born in Honolulu, Hawaii to C. Pua and Augusta P. (Wittrock) Almeida. After graduating in 1956 from Kaimuki High School,…