Rachel Blaire

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken during the August 2004 UTA weekend. In the photographs are: Blythe Jean "BJ"Itoman, Regina Komine, and Ryan Itoman. All there have excelled in their Hawaii Air National Guard careers. BJ continues her flying...

Retiree News photograph The State Department of Defense annually host a Christmas tree decorating event. This photograph was taken on December 9, 2005 and features Charles Pieters and  Brooks Akana.

Retiree News photograph The State Department of Defense annually host a Christmas tree decorating event. This photograph was taken on December 9, 2005 and features Mark and Blossom Logan,

Retiree News photograph The State Department of Defense annually host a Christmas tree decorating event. This photograph was taken on December 9, 2005 and features Jared Sproat, Paul Taniguchi, Vernon Nakasone, and Brooks Akana. 

Off Jeffrey Protacio's Facebook page A Hawaii Army National Guard retiree sent Retiree News the link to this photograph. It is off Jeffrey Protacio's Facebook page. Among the many comments is one from Anthony Bolante: The old "A-Team ..." A...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Congrats to the 204th Airlift Squadron, HIANG Rescue Airdrop Alert Team, which has been nominated for the 2021 General Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award. This Air Force-level award is...

Abraham Naehu - a devoted husband, ever-present father, and friend to many - passed away on November 18, 2020, peacefully surrounded by his wife and four children. Born in Honolulu, Abe was featured in Scholastic Magazine as a "Typical Hawaiian...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Capt. Kurt Johnson instructing 1st Lt. Robert “Bobby” Hinkley on fighter tactics. On the fuselage of the F-86 Sabre is the original 199th Fighter Squadron logo designed by1st Lt. Wade McVay, Jr. Mahalo to Edward Richardson...

Feedback: An earlier post - Check Six – Early 1950s: Maintenance Crews - had a photograph of several aircraft mechanics. In this post, we could only identify three, Louis Kono, Robert Choi, and Harold Mattos. Later, George Kaneshiro submitted his comments: I remember most of these great...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show airmen going through a mobility processing line. Dean Park is the first airman in line, This was the early days of mobility and the process evolved over the years.