Year: 2022

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page U.S. Staff delegation members of the House Appropriations Committee recently spent face to face time with Team Hickam’s Total Force Airmen to learn more about the inner working of Joint Base Pearl…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II from 1976–1987. The F-4C was a workhorse tactical fighter-bomber during the Vietnam War. It could also be used as an effective interceptor as the 154th Tactical Fighter…

Louis W. "Bob/Bobby" Perry Jr. went home to our Lord Jesus Christ on December 23, 2021. He was born on May 30, 1935, to Louis and Laura Perry (deceased). Bobby spent his early years living in the Panui area of…

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Brig. Gen. Keith Tamashiro retired on October 1, 2017 after 33 years of service. He joined the Hawaii Army National Guard after serving four years on active duty. Three Hawaii State legislators attended his retirement…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Phillip Tokunaga served in the Hawaii Air National Guard after his active duty in the Air Force. He was one of pilots who flew the 154th Composite Group's Operational Support Aircraft (OSA) - then a…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdqG1q5sIEc The East-West Center ushered in a new era on Monday, January 3, 2022, as Suzanne Vares-Lum became the Center's first female and Native Hawaiian president. Get to know her as she shares how her family's genealogy is much like…

From the Department of Defense website If you've been a fully trained military pilot for more than a few months, chances are that you've scored yourself a call sign by now. The call sign tradition is celebrated by aviation communities…

This photograph shows a Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Nike Hercules missile battery at Bellows Field, Waimanalo. Click to enlarge The 199th Fighter Squadron’s alert mission began on July 1, 1956 with two fully armed F-86 Sabres on five minute alert during daylight hours.…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air Natioonal Guard photograph Some of our daily routines can seem simple at times, however they make an enormous impact. Maintenance Airmen, for example, start their duty days off with something…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Wallace Whang, who ran the Material Control section in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (154 CAMRON). Wally's service began in the 1950s and he served until his retirement. Related Retiree…