Month: February 2021

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page We all could use a helping hand every now and then. 'Aunty Lorna' from HIANG Airman & Family Readiness, tells us about the Hawaii Air National Guard Meet-A-Need program. It's a program by our…

Retiree News was sad to learn of the passing of Hawai‘i Air National Guard retiree Paul Jacob Kealoha passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. He was 86 years old. Paul served in the fighter flightline for many years before…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Before ‘don’t forget your PPE’ was a household phrase, it used to indicate that time of the year when we ‘MOPP-up,’ and practice our Chemical, Biological, Radiological,…

Lawrence Neal Smith, 69, passed away in Honolulu on November 7, 2020. Born to Ralph and Dorothy Smith in South Carolina on November 10, 1951, Larry, or “Smitty” to his friends, was a gentle and kind soul who will always…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page It's migration season for the renowned Alaska 'Aggressors' from Eielson Air Force Base who have been participating in training exercises with partners all over the Pacific. After completing a series of training events in…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page The Hawai‘i Air National Guard hosted their annual Launa‘ole awards ceremony this weekend. Congratulations to all the winners of these Launa‘ole awards Fulltime Award Winners: Airman of the Year -- Senior Airman Aaron…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photographs shows Stanford Lum. He served in the hydraulic shop for many years when it was part of the Field Maintenance Branch. Another of the great maintenance personnel who served in the 154th…

Bob Sigall is a Star-Advertiser writer, whose weekly column, Rearview Mirror, looks back at Hawaii’s past. He also shares additional material in biweekly emails. In the middle of the current news about Aloha Stadium and its replacement, he emailed this…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The National Guard Bureau extended Federal Recognition to the Hawaii Air National Guard on November 4, 1946. Th initial operating location was Bellows AFB in Waimanalo. The 199th Fighter Squadron and associated units relocated to…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a flightline mechanic guiding a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom returning from a training flight. The old civil engineering building (now gone) and Battery Selfridge are in the background. A long time…