September 2021

Braden “Mongo” Sakai, Christopher “Frenchy” Faurot Christopher “Sock” Sakamoto Suzy Churchill #4 - General John G. Lorber, the Pacific Air Forces commander, congratulates Church. Kurt Johnson and Kenneth “Dusty” Sussel in the background Michael “Boss” Tice, Clinton Churchill, Geoffrey “Thunder" Avery, Robert...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph During aircraft conversions, there are many two-ship aircraft photographs shown the current and future aircraft. This photographs shows a F-86L Sabre Interceptor and a F-102A Delta Dagger flying off Diamond Head. It was early in...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photographs shows two 154th Composite Group F-4C Phantoms and an Air National Guard F-135A Stratotanker flying along the Waikiki shoreline.

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Col. Leah Botona Boling continues to make historic changes for Asian Americans Pacific Islanders (AAPI and female service members as she advances in her career. Originally as the...

From the Hawaiian Airlines Manao website Hawaiian Airlines photograph from this article When First Officer Russell Flynn and Flight Attendant Maydell Morgan learned Hawaiian Airlines would be helping relocate thousands of Afghans escaping the Taliban regime, they considered the mission...

Leonard K.H. Tam, 77, of Kaneohe, died in Kaneohe on August 24, 2021. He was born in Hawaii. Private service held. This obituary is probably for the Leonard Tam who served in the 154th Wing for many years. The Honolulu...

Hawaii Air National Guard photographs On September 22, 2009, the 154th Wing hosted ceremony to honor the last two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagles leaving the Hawai‘i Air National Guard flightline. They were aircraft 77-074 and 76-032. Maj. Kristoff “JAG” Sills and Lt....

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page U.S. Air Force photograph It takes world-class training to recover astronauts who are stranded in the middle of the ocean; and is why the 204th Airlift Squadron Pueos spent the past week...

Retiree News has learned of the passing of John S. Carroll. He was 92 years old.  During his service in the Hawaii Air National Guard, he was a F-102 Delta Dagger pilot and later served at the Staff Judge Advocate....

Personal photographs used with permission The alert facility - alert pad to many - is scheduled for demolition on September 22, 2021. 199th Fighter Squadron aircrews all have memories - good, bad and funny - of their time spent at...