Month: July 2021

Retiree News photograph This July 1994 photograph shows Susan Higgins and Doreen Bosco. Doreen was returning to her original unit on the East Coast. A very adventurous young Airman, she applied for a full-time position with the then-154th Group's Military…

Robin T. Ito, 85, of Kaneohe, died in Kaneohe on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. He was born in Hawaii. Private services have been held. Robin was an aircraft maintenance technician with the 154th Wing for many years. He was one…

Retiree News photograph Maj Craig Ishizaki (L) took command of the then-297th Air Traffic Control Flight from Lt Col Bert Kumabe. The ceremony was held on June 1, 1998 at the unit's facility in Kapōlei. Col Russell Mun (in blue)…

Retiree News photograph The 201st Combat Communications Group held an annual service dress uniform inspection during the December UTA week. In the photograph (L-R) are Miles Tamura, Jiro Arakaki, Pamela Bowers, Barry Castellano, and Annarene (Blair) Napoleon, members of the…

Retiree News photograph This July 1, 1995 photograph shows the ocean side parking lot upgrade project just before completion. Since the hanger complex was build in 1961, the parking lot was a unpaved coral bed with horizontal telephone poles defining…

Retiree News photograph In the photograph are (L-R): Neal Yonamine, Jason Matsuoka, Timothy Fujino, and Zachary Chang. This photograph was taken on May 8, 2012 at the Governor’s Ceremonial Room at the Hawaii State Capitol. It was Braden “Mongo” Sakai‘s brigadier…

Retiree News photographs On September 30, 1998, the 199th Fighter Squadron held a change of command. Col. Peter "Skipper" Pawling, the then-154th Operations Group commander officiated the ceremony. Then-Lt. Col. Gary "Pork" Peters took command from then-Lt. Col. Wayne "Wildman"…

George "Dusty" Eiichi Kuroda, 85, of Honolulu, passed away in Kāne‘ohe on February 17, 2021. He was born in Honolulu and preceded in death by parents Kiyoshi and Fujie and brother Cary Kuroda. He is survived by sister Jean Yamamoto and brother…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph As part of exercise Pacific Iron 2021 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Airmen from the 154th Wing execute combat readiness training and emergency field medical operations. Pac-Iron…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Remember weapons qualifications at the Wheeler AFB firing range? This undated photograph shows Airmen on the firing line. With the establishment of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service in 1947, Wheeler Army Air Base was…