Tag: Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i National Guard historian. If you like Hawaiiana, and more specifically National Guard of Hawai‘i history, you definitely should know about Colonel Walter F. "Papa" Judd. His family roots are woven deeply in the history of Hawai‘i from…

Hawai‘i Air National Guard recruiters continue to be an important part of the organization. They are usually the first Guard member potential recruits meet. Recruiters share the benefits of Guard training and membership benefits.  We can assist our recruiters by…

Mervin Ginn Cheong Wee passed away on March 13, 2022. He fought valiantly after a lengthy illness from cancer. He was 84 years old. Mervin was born in Honolulu on September 9, 1937. He was a St. Louis High School…

Retiree News photograph On April 14, 2010, Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, then-the Hawaii Air National Guard commander, hosted a informational briefing for former commanders. Among the retired commander attending were Edward "Rick" Richardson and Clinton "Church" Churchill. In this photograph…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph We can’t explain exactly why, but astonishing things tend to happen aboard the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron’s historic aircraft, ‘Hoku 0329.’ While supporting a Central Command mission in 2016, Majors Kelly Church and Carrie Hironaka…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a North American F-86 Sabre that the 199th Fighter Squadron flew from 1954 through 1958. The photograph was taken in Area 65, the first Hawaii Air National Guard operating location on…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows (front to rear): a Republic Aviation F-47N Thunderbolt, a North American Aviation F-86 Sabre Jet, and a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. The 199th Fighter Squadron was in the mission of the…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows members of the Hawaii Air National Guard Honor Guard. The photograph was taken near the Missing Man monument. We asked Darrell Bactad for assistance with member identification and comments:  Yes, this…

This 1999 photograph shows two members of the 204th Airlift Squadron - Kevin Garcia and Karen (Cary) Fujimoto. Back then, the squadron flew Lockheed C-130H2/H3s Hercules.  The squadron was established and allotted to the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1994. The unit received Federal…

Nicholas Muragin Jr., 81, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, attended St. Theresa Catholic School and graduated from St. Louis School. He was retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (30…