From the U.S. Air Force website The first of eight C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets arrived here February 8 for its christening and Hawaiian blessing before a crowd of spectators and distinguished visitors from the local and military communities. 15th…
Read MoreSMSgt Zandra Fox, 154th Force Support Squadron Superintendent is promoted the rank of CMSgt (E-9) on March 1, 2017 on board the Hickam C-17 before departing from Andrews AFB, Maryland headed home to Hickam AFB, Hawaii. CMSgt Fox was shocked…
Read MoreBefore MSgt Henry “Uncle” Chang became a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, he served on the fighter flightline. This photograph shows him on a F-4C Phantom in the early 1980s. In the early-1990s, he transferred to the 204 AS,…
Read MoreHas it been 10 years since the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s first C-17 Globemaster III arrived at Hickam Field? A Retiree News follower sent in this link to the McChord Air Museum feature on Hawai‘i’s C-17 Serial No 05-5146. Great…
Read MoreMaj Kaialii “Kai” Kahele received the Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Guard Officer of the Year Award. On his Twitter site #kaikahele, Kai said, "he was honored & humbled to receive the HQ Pacific Air Forces Guard Officer of the year award…
Read MoreJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 15th and 154th Wings at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, exercised the newest approach to fighter employment Nov. 20-24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Rapid Raptor, which is still in the proof-of-concept…
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