History

The Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard held its annual Holiday Party. Hosted by the HIANG Commander, Brig Gen Ryan Okahara, invitees included current, former and retired members of the HIANG staff. Several cadets from the current Youth Challenge Academy class...

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken on January 9, 2005 at Jon Iwashita's retirement party. The photograph show three maintenance technicians, Harold "Kahi" Hewett III, Gary Soma, and Thomas Hirao. Kahi passed on July 27, 2008 after a long battle with...

From a State of Hawaii Department of Defense press release Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a Sentry Aloha, a large-scale fighter exercise beginning Wednesday, Dec. 5. Oahu residents, particularly along the...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows Wayne Soma, who served with 154th Wing as a radio maintenance technician during the F-102 Delta Dagger, F-4C Phantom and the F-15 Eagle eras. This photograph was taken during the F-102/F-4 conversion period...

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of Hawaii Army and Air National Guard personnel. Many...

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph 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, Army/Deputy Commander, State Area Command....

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photographs shows Wayne "Walkman" Wakeman (Pilot) and David Nishioka (Weapon Systems Officer) in front of aircraft 505.  When asked for comments about the photograph, Wildman provided the following: Can't remember the year or what the...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows a F-47 Thunderbolt with Territory of Hawaii markings. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the F-47N Thunderbolt, from the organization’s inception in 1947 to 1954. Originally known as the P-47 (P for Pursuit),...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In the F-102 Delta Dagger era, members of the 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron phased inspections of all aircraft. Inspections were completed when an aircraft reached certain flying hour milestones. This parallels your car's long term...

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 of overseas training and real world deployments, these visits have...