Month: September 2021

Rosario Noble Daguio, 87, of Wahiawa, HI, died in Honolulu on February 18, 2020. He was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Private services held. Rosario served in the Planning Section and retired a Sergeant First Class. Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The 199th Fighter Squadron received their Federal Recognition on November 4, 1946. The first aircraft received was B-26C Marauder #433 on March 19, 1947. By the end of the fiscal year, nine aircraft had been…

Several younger Retiree News readers emailed inquiring about the location of the formation in our recent post, Check Six - Late 1950s: Event Formation.  U.S. Air Force photograph Shortly after receiving Federal Recognition in November 1946, the 199th Fighter Squadron and…

Hawaii Air National Guard phoptograph This photographs shows Kenneth Iinuma, Dewey Dela Cruz and Thomas Hirao. The 154th Composite Group was flying F-4C Phantoms and munitions were an important part of the aircraft weapons system.

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows MSgt Wallace Takesane, Maj. Gen. Wess Chambers and Brig. Gen. Michael “Boss” Tice. Maj. Gen Chambers served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). Many PACAF assigned general…

Personal photograph used with permission Special thanks to John "JC" Chun for sending this photograph to Retiree News. John and his wife Lorraine live in Oregon and traveled to Bosie, Idaho to spend time with Benet Costa and his wife…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows ten Hawaii Air National Guard Deuces flying in formation. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Convair F-102 Delta Daggers from 1960 to 1976. This photograph was taken early in the Deuce era…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph "Lucky you live Hawaii" because it's Air Battle Managers like Capt. Sharon Wahinekapu and C2 Battle Managers like Tech. Sgt. Joseph Edison Domingo and the entire team…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph One thing that Services Airmen have in common across the Air Force is that they serve in a multitude of roles. They perform a variety of tasks;…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show members of the 199th Fighter Squadron and associated support units in formation. The formation was in Area 65 of Hickam AFB where the Hawai‘i Air National Guard facilities were located. There…