Retiree News

Open House events and static displays go hand in hand. These photographs show a F-4C Phantom II static display in the 1980s.

This photograph show then-SSgt Joseph Ramos and then-Maj Susan Higgins in the early 1990s. The Consolidated Base Personnel Office (CBPO) as it was known back then was located on the second ...
Read More Check Six: CPBO Staff – 25+ years ago

This undated photograph shows Carol Orr when she working in Finance. During her career, Carol worked in maintenance, finance, military personnel, communications. She currently works in civilian personnel at the ...
Read More Check Six: Carol Orr – 25+ years ago

This photograph shows (L-R) then-CPT Anson Kimura, then-1LT Mark Inouye, then-LTC James Carpenter, Commander of the 1st Battalion – 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA), and then-BG Eugene Imai, Assistant Adjutant General, ...
Read More Check Six: Annual Training 1994 – 24 years ago

In the past, the Governor, commander of the Hawaii National Guard, made visits to both the Army and Air National Guard units during their annual training periods. With the start ...
Read More Check Six: VIP Visit During Annual Training 1998 – 20 years ago

In the past, the Hawaii National Guard traditionally honored outgoing governors with a military review or parade at the end of their gubernatorial service. This ceremony usually was held in ...
Read More Check Six: Governor Waihee’s Military Review – 24 years ago

Hurricane Iniki devastated the Island of Kauai on September 11, 1992. The Hawaii National Guard responded with a activation to support the people of Kauai. This photograph shows then-Col Michael ...
Read More Check Six: Hurricane Iniki – 26 years ago

Special Thanks to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. I took this picture during our 1998(?) Annual Training in Pōhakuloa Training Area. We were ...
Read More Check Six: 1998 Annual Training at Pōhakuloa Training Area – 20 years ago

This undated photograph shows the Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagles on Taxiway Mike. The 154th Wing flew F-15 Eagles from 1987 through 2010 when the F-22 Raptors reached Initial Operational ...
Read More Check Six: F-15s on Taxiway Mike

This undated photograph shows the F-86 Sabre static display in side the “supply gate” of the then-154th Composite Group. The 154th Wing was designated the 154th Composite Group from 1978 ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1990s: 154th Composite Group