Month: August 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photographs Through the years, the Hawaii Air National Guard hosted school tours whenever the operations schedule allowed. These tours generated interest in aviation, the military and the HIANG. Retiree News contacted Wayne "Wildman" Wakeman for comments…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows members of the Royal Guard's flag detail. In the photograph are Ronald Cozo, Paul Kealoha and a third members behind the American flag. The detail was an important part of the…

Sometime on Sunday, August 15, 2021, Retiree News passed 1.5 million views. We thank all of you for your continuing support of our website.  We continue striving to meet our mission goal: Sharing information with Hawaii National Guard retirees, members…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a UTA weekend party in the old fighter hanger. The photograph may be from 1976 because there is the F-102A Delta Dagger and a F-4C Phantom in the background on the…

Kenneth Wah Lee Ching, 92, of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 29, 2021. He was born in Hanapepe, Kaua’i. Kenneth was a Senior Land Surveyor for HECO and worked there for 42 years. He…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Who do the pilots of exercise Sentry Aloha-21 depend on for mission success? Operating behind the scenes are the 154th Operations Support Squadron’s airfield management specialists. This…

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft that was built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept…

In late August 2006, the results of the FY07 ANG Line - Majors & Lieutenant Colonels Selection Board were released. Some of these officers are still serving. Unit assignments and designations are as they were in 2002. To Major: Clifford…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Pressing onwards to our second week of Sentry Aloha 21! There’s a reason why we’ve been hosting iterations of this exercise for more than 20 years; and…

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers with Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) units 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment conduct helicopter hoist operations, Wahiawā,…