Year: 2022

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows William "Bill" Austin. Bill transferred from the Oregon Air National Guard as the 154th Composite Group started their conversion from F-102 Delta Daggers to F-4 Phantoms. He served as the Engine…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Samuel "Sam" Pacarro. Considering he is wearing fatigues, a good guess the photograph was taken in the 1980s. Sam served for many years and retired from the Missile Shop. A true…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows James Ashford getting ready to get into the cockpit for a mission. The crew chief could not be identified.  Jim Ashford was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i on July 13, 1923. He grew up…

It is with great sadness the family of Clarence F.L. Jim announce his sudden passing the early morning of December 3, 2021. He was 87 years old. Clarence graduated from Punahou School, Honolulu, Hi, - Class of 1952. Commissioned as…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph On October 9, 1947, the first Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (no. 529) was delivered from the large stock then available in the Pacific. Others soon followed.  This undated photograph was taken early in the F-47 era…

Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihira passed away on the evening of January 15, 2015 at Pali Momi Medical Center. He was 54 years old. There was a sense of disbelief as word spread across the wing the next day.  Sumo retired from the…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawai Air National Guard photographs Explosive Ordinance Disposal is a life-saving capability and makes for a bold career field which the HIANG is excited to launch in the years to come. EOD…

Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron on Mount Kaala.…

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…