Tag: 199th Fighter Squadron (199 FS)

This post first appeared in Issue 114 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on February 18, 2011 Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In this photo from are Ross "Roscoe" England and Gerald Sada in the "tower" at Dillingham Field. Retiree News contacted Gerald Sada and he…

Retiree News photographs On September 30, 1998, the 199th Fighter Squadron held a change of command. Col. Peter "Skipper" Pawling, the then-154th Operations Group commander officiated the ceremony. Then-Lt. Col. Gary "Pork" Peters took command from then-Lt. Col. Wayne "Wildman"…

George "Dusty" Eiichi Kuroda, 85, of Honolulu, passed away in Kāne‘ohe on February 17, 2021. He was born in Honolulu and preceded in death by parents Kiyoshi and Fujie and brother Cary Kuroda. He is survived by sister Jean Yamamoto and brother…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Aircraft, maintenance, and support personnel from the French Air and Space Force traveled to Hawaii for exercise Wakea as part of the bilateral cooperation in the Pacific…

This post first appeared in the February 8, 2011 e-newletter Retiree News. Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Retiree News asked Harold Fujii for some feedback about this photo of him with his family on the flightline taken quite a few years ago. Good…

The 154th Wing will host a virtual retirement ceremony for Col. Stanley Sato, Commander of the 154th Medical Group. The ceremony will be on Sunday, July 11, 2021, starting at 10:00. Stan retires after a long career.  Go to this Facebook…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph "Get a spray on your last day" should be the motto for the Air Force tradition known as the 'Fini Flight', and here Lt. Col. Brian "Mute" Nash is…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph was taken on June 12, 1973, It was the close of the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group's annual field training and there was a recognition ceremony. Among others recognized, CMSgt Theodore D. Hussey (from…

In December 2007, the results of the FY08 Air National Guard Lt Colonel / Major Mandatory Board were released. The date that follows the officer‟s unit is the effective date of their promotion. Unit assignments and designations are as they were…

Personal photograph, used with permission This 1953 photograph shows (L-R): Wesley Lazarus, Frank Nakamura, Robert Choi, Robert McKee, Lewis Kono. The Hawaii Air National Guard was seven years old and about to enter the jet age. The 199th Fighter Squadron…