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Retiree News photograph On December 12, 2003, the then-Adjutant General, MG Robert Lee hosted a Christmas reception. The reception was held at then-Hickam AFB in one of the large hangers. There was food and refreshment for members and families of the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImSkVDzfEyw HONOLULU – November 9, 2012 – The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron (Those squadrons fall under the 154th Wing and 15th Wing, respectively) have achieved Initial Operational Capability...

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-102 Delta Dagger with a buzz number in the early 1960s A buzz number was a large letter and number combination applied to U.S. Air Force planes after World War II and into the early...

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken on August 4, 2003 at the State Capitol. Governor Linda Lingle pinned Darryll Wong to brigidier general in a ceremony in Ceremonial Room at the Capitol. In the photograph are two retired chief...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows then-Capt Gary "Pork" Peters during a family day doing a cockpit orientation of a F-4C Phantom. Pork joined the 199th Fighter Squadron out of U.S. Marine Corps in June 1984. He...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge This undated photograph was taken at the alert pad. It shows L-R: Harold “Shaka” Schatz, Les O’Brian, Jamie Bury, and Richard Dove in front a F-4C Phantom. After the F-4 era, Shaka...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Lt Col Ronald Silva, MSgt Daniel Easter and Col John "Saigon" Lee. MSgt Easter was awarded his Master Recruiting Badge in Col Lee's office. Saigon was the 154th Composite Group commander....

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph was taken in the mid-1960s. It shows some the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group's F-102 Delta Daggers parked on the flightline. The 154 FIG received the Deuces in 1960 and flew them until 1976....

Special Thanks to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. Robert Inouye photograph I took this picture during our 1998(?) Annual Training in Pōhakuloa Training Area. We were training up for 29th Separate Infantry Brigade’s...

Retiree News photograph This undated photograph shows Nan Proctor and then-Donna Hara working on a CPT word processor. Word processors were the cutting edge replacing electric and some old manual typewriters. Nan and Donna were members of the then-201st Combat...