Month: January 2022

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page On behalf of Brig Gen Joseph R. Harris II, HIANG Commander, we are proud to announce the quarterly award winners for the period of October-December 2021: Airman of the QuarterDSG: Senior Airman…

This photograph was taken on July 4, 2011 in Kandahar AB, Afghanistan. In the photograph are (L-R) are 1SG Stephanie Hika, Capt Jeffrey Hickman and Maj Melina Juan, celebrating the Fourth of July. They were the command section of the 117th Mobile Public Affairs…

This undated photograph shows Gar Pilgram, who served as a Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), during the 199th Fighter Squadron’s F-4 Phantom era (1976–1987). A Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), nicknamed "Wizzo", is an air flight officer directly involved in all air operations and weapon systems of a military…

Walter Kunio Shigekane was born on September 21, 1931 to Saburo and Kiyono Shigekane. He passed away peacefully on December 15, 2021 at the age of 90. Walter served proudly in the United States Air Force and the Hawaii Air…

Retiree News photographs Over the years, Hawai‘i Army and Air National Guard facilities have been featured in many movie and television programs. Watching the original Hawai‘i 50 and Magnum PI shows, you can see Guard facilities in the backgrounds. During…

Off the Hawaii Army National Guard Facebook page There will be a virtual military funeral honors for CW5 Charles Gustafson, Retired. The service will be on a Facebook feed on Monday, January 10. 2022, starting at 10:00 am. The link…

Personal photograph used with permission MSgt Joseph "Joe" Ramos retired in July 2016. During his long Hawaii Air National Guard career, Joe served in several units. Through the years, he was the "go to" person who knew how to get…

From the Newsweek website Hawaii National Guard medical personnel along with counterparts from the Indonesian Armed Forces receive an intro brief during a visit to the Republic of Indonesia Center for Health Crisis Jun. 17, 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia. The tour…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Without a doubt, 2021 was a period of immense growth throughout the Hawai'i Air National Guard.As always, challenges were constant. But in the end, adversity was simply used to sharpen our spears…

Happy New Year 2022 to you and your family. We all survived a very challenging 2021. Hopefully 2022 will bring an end to this pandemic.  Retiree New 2021 Annual Report. There were 1521 posts with 276,447 views. We now have 1550 registered…