Year: 2020

Feedback: An earlier post - Check Six – Early 1950s: Maintenance Crews - had a photograph of several aircraft mechanics. In this post, we could only identify three, Louis Kono, Robert Choi, and Harold Mattos. Later, George Kaneshiro submitted his comments: I remember most of these great…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show airmen going through a mobility processing line. Dean Park is the first airman in line, This was the early days of mobility and the process evolved over the years.

Cory Lum photograph off this Civil Beat article From the Civil Beat website The loss of federal stimulus funding next month for the Hawaii National Guard will be a significant blow to Hawaii’s COVID-19 response efforts, especially amid fears of…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Gilbert Cera, who served many years in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in the parachute shop. Gil retired from his civil service position with Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in 2011. 

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Melvin Wong, who served for many years in the support section of the maintenance squadron. His son, Steven and his daughter Sheri Chong both were full-timers in the maintenance complex. His brother, Sam, started in supply and…

Earlier, Retiree News posted a photograph of several F-102s in a taxi formation at Dillingham Field in MokulēʻIa. It is a screen capture of a video sent to Retiree News by Tai “Mynah” Hong, a retired 199th Fighter Squadron pilot. Mynah…

Brigadier General Moses Kaoiwi, Jr., Commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard just posted his 2020 Thanksgiving video message. HIARNG Command Sergeant Major James R. Jimenez, is part of the video adding his comments for this Thanksgiving. Watch the HIARNG 20202 Thanksgiving…

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph This photograph was taken in Lihue on September 12, 1992 by 2nd Lt Steve C. Lai. In the photograph (L-R): Spec. Duane Caceres, a merchandiser fro Hilo stands by as 1Lt Moses Kaoiwi, a police officer from Hilo,…

Col Christopher Faurot, CMSgt Luis Camacho, Col D. Graham Botha, Brig Gen Johnny Lizama, In a ceremony that ensured all guidelines were followed with regards to COVID-19 policies, the Guam Air National Guard held a change of command ceremony last…

Stanley Dela Cruz forwarded the following information. I would like to inform all of the recent passing of Larry Nagata, a retired member of the Hawaii Air National Guard and of the former 150th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron, Kokee…