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During a Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) Exercise over the Hawaiian islands, members of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, prepare their KC-135 for refueling missions for the participants. In the photograph, Lt Col Stanley Osserman and...

Colonel Donald Oura, Commander, 29th Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard left, and Major Joseph Chavez discuss troop movements during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85. Oura is acting as the chief controller for the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum for shared this photograph from COL Donald Oura’s photo albums. Colonel Oura was the 29th Infantry Brigade commander in t he 1980s. Captain Joseph Chaves and LTC Edward Correa in a mission briefing during the...

Tom Kato and David Snakenberg at the 1985 Gun Firing Camp at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station. Operations ran out of tents. The 154th Composite Group flew F-4C Phantoms at the time. Tom worked on the flightline who worked on F-102A...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum who shared this photo taken by SSG Lloyd Kurashima. Steve's comments: Olden days military. SSG Haines Rego, SSG ??? Dietz, and SSG Harry C. Miller. at NCO Academy. "Anywhere Anytime". After retirement, Haines became a Junior ROTC...

Thanks to John “JC” Chun for emailing this photograph and IDs to Retiree News. In the photograph (l-r): Kāhu Charles Yabui in dark suit, Norman Ault, Allen Mizumoto, Ron Cozo, unknown, Bill Austin, John Chun, Larry Kauleinamoku, Ron Miraflor, Wally Yara....

John “JC” Chun submitted this photograph of the “old engine shop gang” for posting. JC believes the photograph is circa mid-to late 1970s. The 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron (154 CAMRON) is seen in the background. Back row L to R: Preston...

Many Hawaii Air National Guard retirees attend the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Tennessee. (It was Knoxville, Tennessee until a newly created Lousiville County separated from Alcoa County.) CMSgt Art Hafner was...

L-R: Gerald "FANG" Aoki, Clarence "Mert" Agena, Richard Miyamoto, George "Jungle George" Sheraton, Galen Yoshimoto The 1986 National Guard Association of the United States conference was held in Nashville, Tennessee.  It was a three-day conference running from September 30 - October...

From the Pacific Aviation Museum Twitter Feed Our Convair F-102 Delta Dagger is back in the shop for corrosion removal, resheeting & a fresh coat of paint.