History

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...

Members of the 487th Field Artillery did the cannon salute for the Independence Day celebration at Schofield Barracks. See the photos of the ceremony http://ow.ly/mMs8t Photos by TSgt Andrew Jackson, HIANG.

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...

Effective June 1, 2013, Colonel Keith Tamashiro assumed the position of the Assistant Adjutant General - Army. He earlier commanded the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He is an M-Day Soldier who serves as a branch supervisor with the Department...

CMSgt Denise Jelinski-Hall gets a wall dedicated at the National Woman's Memorial Museum. The Chief is close to the end of her tour as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. During her Air Force...

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s F-22 Raptors have reached full operational capability (FOC).  At the POC reception last Friday night, this video summarizing the transition from F-15 Eagles to F-22s.  http://t.co/82bSygcw0a

In 1981, some members of the  Hawai‘i Army National Guard’s 292nd Supply & Service Company posed for a photo at the Pōhakuloa Training Area. Third from the left is then CPT Gervin Miyamoto and MAJ Emerick Kaneshi on the far right. Retiree...

The Hawai‘i National Guard held an offsite for senior leadership last weekend. On Friday, the speakers included Pono Shim of Enterprise Honolulu and Kimo Alameda, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Health Equity in Hilo. On Saturday, Governor Neal Abercrombie...

This B-26C 'Invader' belonged to the 199th Fighter Squadron of the Hawai’i Air National Guard. The 199 FS flew these aircraft from 1946 until the early 1950s. Note the "TH" markings for 'Territory Of  Hawai’i" and the original 199 FS “Kūkā‘ilimoku”...

Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Chaves will retire from the  Hawai‘i Army National Guard on May 31, 2013. His last assignment was with U.S. Army Pacific, where he served as the Deputy Commander General of the Army National Guard. He assumed...