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Check Six – 2011: Old Friends at the Retirement Luncheon

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in 2010's, Check Six

The Hawai‘i State Department of Defense once held Awards and Retirement luncheons twice a year. These luncheons recognized retiring Federal and state employees. Current employees who achieved 10, 20, 30 ...
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154 CES Build Protective Barriers and Sanitation Stations

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 in 2020's, History

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page If you’ve visited some of the HIANG’s many customer service centers recently, you probably have noticed that protective barriers and sanitation stations ...
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Check Six: Skipper’s Golf tournament – 10 years ago

Posted on Mar 27, 2019 in 2010's, Check Six

A golf tournament was held on June 6, 2009 as part of Maj Gen Peter “Skipper” Pawling‘s retirement events. The Malama Bay Golf Course on Hickam was the site of the ...
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154 CES Members Deployed

Posted on Mar 20, 2019 in 2010's, History

Airmen from 154th Civil Engineering Squadron take time for a rare group photo at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The deployed HIANG airmen seldom have an opportunity to be ...
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Taps: MSgt John Lum Update

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Taps

MSgt John Recard Puaalaonalani Lum passed away on 8-18-18. He was born on 10-25-76, and grew up in Kaneohe, graduating from Castle High School, ’94. He was a pipe fitter ...
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Taps: MSgt John Lum

Posted on Sep 15, 2018 in Taps

Retiree News sadly announces the passing of MSgt John Lum, a member of the 154th Civil Engineering Squadron. He served two years in the Marine Reserves from 1995-1996. In 2001, ...
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Check Six – 2003: HIANG Commanders

Posted on Mar 23, 2018 in 2000's, Check Six

From the 2003 Department of Defense Annual Report In each year’s annual report is a section where the commanders of Hawaii National Guard units are listed. The attachment for this ...
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Check Six: 1997 Major Promotion Board

Posted on Sep 14, 2017 in 1990's, Check Six

Twenty years ago, the National Guard Bureau announced the results of the 1997 Air National Guard Majors Promotion Board. The Hawai‘i Air National Guard had a large group of officers promoted ...
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Colonel Erik Wong retires

Posted on May 19, 2017 in Ceremonies (Change of Commands, Retirements, Promotions, etc.)

A retirement ceremony for Col Erik Wong was held during the May UTA weekend. The ceremony was held at Battery 407 in Diamond Head Crater. Brig Gen “Dugie” Wyrick presided over ...
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Taps: James Sakai “Tani” Taniguchi

Posted on May 18, 2017 in Taps

James Sakai “Tani” Taniguchi, 73, of Aiea, passed away on May 5, 2017. He was a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 11 Supervisor, Hawaii Air National Guard Master Sergeant, ...
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