August 2021

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In case you haven’t noticed, mobility is kind of a big deal for us in the HIANG. From the stealth fighters that protect our opens skies to...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph We’ve got ‘heavies’ in town, and Airmen from the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron are keeping the flow of traffic steady as can be.KC-135 Stratotanker’s, crewed by...

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting the Sentry Aloha fighter exercise beginning Wednesday, August 11, and will run through Wednesday, August 25. O‘ahu residents, particularly along the island’s southern coast may see an increase in military aircraft during takeoffs and landings...

Retiree News photograph This undated photograph shows Craig Arakaki, unknown and Dale Zuttermeister. They were part of the fabrication shop in the maintenance complex. Many years ago....

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Craig Arakaki, Randall Fukumoto, Michael Sumile and Edward Essman. They were members of the hydraulic shop during the F-4 Phantom era. Great Guardmembers.

This post first appeared in Issue 114 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on February 18, 2011 Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In this photo from are Ross "Roscoe" England and Gerald Sada in the "tower" at Dillingham Field. Retiree News contacted Gerald Sada and he...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Fuel bladder with the STARCART Members of the 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently tested out a new STARCART system to rapidly refuel the Hawaiian Raptors at Northwest Airfield, Guam. The experimental system...

Richard Sung Wah Young, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 20, 2021. He was a loving husband, wonderful father, grand- father, brother, and loyal friend. Colonel (ret) Richard Young, a civil engineer, was the Facilities Management...

Retiree News photograph There was a retirement luncheon for George Kaneshiro on June 1, 1997. George served his entire career in the Hawaii Air National Guard. He served in avionics. The celebration was held in the 154th Wing's dining facility....

Retiree New photograph On April 3, 2005, Dr. Richard Ando was promoted to colonel. The pinning ceremony was held in the courtyard of the Mission Support facility. Among his family members attending was Col, Ando's daughter, Lauryn. Fast forward to...