History

Garro (Rojo) Keeaumoku Johnson ended his long battle with cancer on October 29, 2006.  In his second round with cancer, he refused to undergo further chemotherapy treatments. He passed away peacefully at Castle Hospital at 3:54 that morning. Rojo’s survivors included...

Kalaeloa, Hawaii -The Hawaii Army National Guard's newest unit has received three HH-60M Blackhawk helicopters. The Blackhawks were offloaded from a C-17 transport at the Kalaeloa Airfield today. They will be assembled on-site and operate out of Wheeler Army Air...

Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2016. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting...

Thanks to Tim Fujino for emailed these photographs of the latest 204th Airlift Squadron retiree luncheon.  The luncheon was held on August 22, 2016 at the Kountry Style Kitchen. Kountry Style Kitchen is owned retired Air Guard members, Rico and Celia Espinosa. Support Guard...

These are photographs from Lt Col Robert “BD” Darrow Fini Flight in July 1996. Click on photographs to enlarge. Fini Flight - A pilot's last flight in the aircraft before he/she leaves a squadron, a wing, or retires. "Fini" flights are the symbolic...

John Chun emailed these two photographs.  Both deal with Consolidated Tool Kits (CKTs) in the Engine Shop.  John estimates the photographs are circa 2001.

UH Magazine is published quarterly the University of Hawaii Alumni Association. In the Spring issue, Dave Choo wrote an article about Maj Kai Kahele and Maj BJ Itoman. Major Kai Kahele and Major BJ Itoman fly the C-17 Globemaster III...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum who shared this photo of then Captain Joseph Chaves.  We think it taken in the 1980s at one of the Exercise Team Spirit in Korea.

The following is Brig Gen Braden “Mongo” Sakai's Commander's Column from the May 2016 Kūkā‘ilimoku.  The entire issue will post tomorrow morning. As the famous quote goes, ‘Flexibility is the Key to Air Power’. A lot has happened in the last week or so....

Has it been 10 years since the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s first C-17 Globemaster III arrived at Hickam Field? A Retiree News follower sent in this link to the McChord Air Museum feature on Hawai‘i’s C-17 Serial No 05-5146. Great...