History

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a group of Hawai‘i Air National Guard members. We believe the photograph is from the early 1950s based on the aircraft in the background and the uniforms worn. We can only...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show James Suzuki taking a break on the flightline as the aircrew completes their preflight checklist. Jimmy served on the fighter flightline for many years and retired in 1995. He passing away on February...

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page In life we all answer many calls. Whether a phone call or a call to serve. Major Ray Kitagawa of the 298th Multi-Functional Regional Training Institute is answering two calls at once. Not...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Recruiting & Retention Facebook page Big Shout-out to Airman First Class Louisa Tanigawa, who was the first new recruit to enlist with the Hawaii Air National Guard's newly formed 293rd Space Control Squadron on Kauai...

While researching an upcoming article for a Retiree News post, we ran across a list of Hawaii Air National Guard officers from the early 2000s. There are many familiar names in all grades. Many of the then senior officers are...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Loadmasters from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron conduct flare deployment training in the airspace above Hawaii. The HIANG is incorporating area illuminating flares to enhance low-light astronaut rescue ops while supporting NASA's...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows George Duncan and an unidentified mechanic pointing to the 199th Fighter Interceptor Squadron patch. It is painted on the engine cowling of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. We estimated the date as...

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows Joseph Chaves and Theodore "Ted" Daligdig III, two long time Hawai‘i Army National Guard leaders. General Chaves was the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Pacific. Retired Colonel Daligdig was a State Department of Defense employee. They were attending...

Personal photograph used with permission Thanks to retiree Gary Momohara emailed this photograph to Retiree News. Gary said it was a Comptroller Section party in 2004. In the photograph are (L-R): Bryan Yonemoto, Nani Mahaulu, Ben Murata, Colosse Eliapo, and Carol Orr. The hard-working Comptroller section did...

Hawaii National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page On September 3, 2020, the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard supported the mass testing in the Tetsuo Hirano tunnels on H-3. Hawaii National Guard members assigned...