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HIANG at ANGRC

December 13, 2013

Greetings This year the air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) hosted a Christmas Around the World Event on 12 December 2013. The event highlighted the multi-ethnic cuisine represented by the diverse members of the ANGRC. The Asian/Pacific Islander region was...

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Check Six – 1986: 1984 OCS Graduation

October 24, 2013

The photo above was taken at the 1984 Hawai‘i Army National Guard Officer Candidate School graduation. From left to right: Colonel Irwin Cockett, the Hawai‘i Army National Guard commander, Second Lieutenants John Kakazu, Kent Tsutsumi, Stephen Logan, Major General Alexis Lum,...

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The Hara Family

October 17, 2013

CPT Gary Hara administers the oath of enlistment to Kenneth. In the background, Dennis, LTC Henry Hara, mother Janet, and Larry In this photo taken on May 4, 1984, then Captain Gary Hara administers the enlistment oath to his youngest...

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HIARNG Command and Key Staff Assignments

September 19, 2013

Brigadier General Bruce Oliveira, the Land Component Commander recently announced several Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG) senior command and key staff assignment changes. Colonel Bryan Suntheimer, the currently HIARNG Chief of Staff, will become the Mobility Assistant, Director, Logistics, Engineering...

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Hawai‘i Air Guardsmen Visit Philippines

September 4, 2013

Members of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 154th Wing last month returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from the Philippines after a week of exchange with Philippine airmen on air defense and command and control issues, according to a wing...

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TAG Photo Gallery

August 22, 2013

The photo above shows Stephen Lum putting up photos of all the Adjutants General who served in the State Department of Defense.  He researched all the biographical data of each TAG and a short bio appears with each photo.  The photos are...

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Check Six: Christopher Ventura

August 6, 2013

This photo shows the then Specialist Christopher Ventura as part of the 25th Infantry Division Band.  The photo appeared in the Honolulu Star Bulletin on May 11, 1992, promoting the Joint Military Band concert.  Today, Sergeant First Class Ventura serves...

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Checking Out Old Photos

July 28, 2013

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard featured a Hawaiian musical group called the HANG Ohana.  The musicians and dancers evolved over the years, but they entertained at organization events to everyone’s enjoyment.   This photo shows an after work practice on the...

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Checking Out Old Photos

July 15, 2013

Ted Merrill was the 154th Wing’s historian in the Hawai‘i Air National Guard. He sent in a DVD with a lot of HIANG historical material. Here’s a photo from that DVD. From left to right: Byron Kim, Charles Bell, Dennis Taira and...

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Personnel Update

July 4, 2013

COL Bryan Suntheimer, currently the Hawai‘i Army National Guard Chief of Staff, will become the J4 Mobilization Assistant at United States Pacific Command. He will replace BG Martha N. Wong, a HIARNG member currently serving in the J4 position. There...

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