Year: 2021

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…

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…