Month: May 2022

Hawai‘i Air National Guard recruiters continue to be an important part of the organization. They are usually the first Guard member potential recruits meet. Recruiters share the benefits of Guard training and membership benefits.  We can assist our recruiters by…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows two members of the Egress Shop. William "Billy" Chang and Garrick Chang are working on the back seat of a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom. Billy served as a Traditional member, but…

On behalf of Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Harris II, HIANG Commander, we are proud to recognize the HIANG’s quarterly award winners for the period of January – March 2022: Airman of the QuarterDSG – Airman 1st Class Cody Nakamori, 154th…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Let’s face it, work emails might not be the most thrilling part of your day. But like everything else, there are exceptions! Maj. Hank and the rest…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Gary Cera and an unidentified member of the Structural Shop

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows (L-R) James Chun, Daniel Tengan and Timothy Rapoza. The weapons load teams have the job of upload weapons on aircraft prior to flights. Unless the 199th Fighter Squadron were doing live…

Right in the middle of our -220E engine conversion in 2003, a Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) came out in involving the Digital Electronic Engine Control (DEEC). Yes, it controls the engine.  Personal photographs - used with permission - click…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show then-SMSgt Gordon Y. Makashima. He was a senior NCO in the Communications/Armament Electronics branch of the 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron. We believe this photograph was taken at Tyndall AFB, Florida, who…

In 2002, the Hawaii Air National Guard began upgrading their F-15 engines to the new Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220(E). The National Guard Bureau selected the 154th Wing to be the first ANG F-15 Eagle unit to upgrade to the new…

Mervin Ginn Cheong Wee passed away on March 13, 2022. He fought valiantly after a lengthy illness from cancer. He was 84 years old. Mervin was born in Honolulu on September 9, 1937. He was a St. Louis High School…