Year: 2021

From the Honolulu Star Advertiser website Photograph from this Star Advertiser article 1st Lt. Collin Chow Hoy, from the 204th Airlift Squadron, joined active-duty partners as part of a national effort to evacuate at-risk personnel in Afghanistan. Honolulu Star Advertiser…

Retiree News photograph This photograph is from Stanley "Ossum" Osserman's brigadier general promotion ceremony. The ceremony took place on October 20, 2008 at the Governor's Ceremonial Room at the Hawaii State Capitol. In the photograph (L-R) are: Jospeh Kim, Dennis…

Retiree News – the website version – began on Friday, January 22, 2013. The first post came after watching three YouTube videos. The initial plan was a “two or three year run”. The website began very simply, with more features added as…

From the DVIDS website A Hawaii Air National Guard fighter squadron was recently recognized as one of the Air National Guard’s most outstanding flying units after receiving the Winston P. Wilson Trophy for the year of 2021. The 199th Fighter…

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…