Tag: 199th Fighter Squadron (199 FS)

On November 4, 1946, the four original units of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard received Federal recognition.  These units were: the 199th Fighter Squadron, 199th Utility Flight, Detachment C, 199th Air Service Group, and the 199th Weather Station.  We recognize…

The Ashford ‘Ohana will have local services for their father, Colonel James Ashford. Place: Oahu Cemetery, 2162 Nu‘uanu Ave Date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 Time: 1030 According to the colonel’s daughter Joan, his plot is near the entrance and it will…

James Alexander "Spike" Dykes, 80, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away on the sixteenth of July, 2014. He was born in Hilo, Hawai‘i on October 16,1933 to John and Jenny Dykes of Scotland. He is survived by his wife, Maria Louise…

A recent Retiree News post was a short story on the first 199th Fighter Squadron patch designed by 1st Lt Wade McVey - http://wp.me/p3639O-1P1 Shortly after the posting, Retiree News received an email from his son, Kurt McVey expanding his…

Admissions Day is a state holiday that celebrates the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation welcoming Hawai‘i as the 50th state of the union. He unveils the new fifty-star American flag as part of the ceremony in 1959. But…

The first 199th Fighter (Interceptor) Squadron patch was designed by First Lieutenant Wade H. McVay, Jr. The patch presented the mythical war god, " Kūkā‘ilimoku," a symbol of fearlessness, valor and strength in the heat of battle and truly represented…

Happy Retirement Glenda! There was a retirement party for MSgt Glenda Buis at the Willows Restaurant. She will officially retire on October 31, 2014, but her last working day will be on July 31. But you will have a chance…

Steve Berg, a retired Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who served with the then 169th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, provide these photographs to Retiree News. Special thanks to Steve for sharing these photographs The panoramic photo of the crowd…

Brigadier General Joseph Kim hosted the retirement ceremony for Brigadier General Stanley “Ossum” Osserman on July 13, 2014. The ceremony was in the new fighter operations compound at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. To view the program BG Osserman Program  Among the 500+…

Henry Hasuiki emailed this photograph he received from a retired member of the 162d Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. It shows John “Saigon” Lee at some kind of training, as Henry describes as “many moons ago.” The 199th Fighter…