Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page When we reflect on the diverse backgrounds of the Airmen in our Ohana, there’s few things that make us feel prouder than our female role models, such as Maj. Carrie Hironaka, a KC-135…
Read MoreHomer Quan Ho Ai Chang, October 31, 1938 ~ December 18, 2019 Born in Honolulu to Kin and Kun (Ching) Ai Chang. Attended Cathedral School, St. Louis School, University of Hawaii, and Mun Lun Chinese School. Served in Hawaii Air…
Read MoreThe Hawai‘i Air National Guard celebrated its 40th Anniversary on November 22, 1986. The dinner event was held at the Sheraton Waikīkī. The evening’s events included the annual HIANG Awards presentation, which evolved into the Launa‘ole Awards in later years.…
Read MoreWilliam Bill Keaweoluna Enoka, Jr., 78, of Kapa‘a, passed away on O‘ahu on February 22, 2020. He was born in Honolulu on November 24, 1941 and retired as a fire captain with County of Kaua‘i, he was also a Lieutenant…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows two F-102 Delta Daggers on the Hawaii Air National Guard flightline in 1965. Aircraft 54-1372 was part of “A” Flight (red tail flash), while the unidentified aircraft in the background was part…
Read MoreWilliam Puaonaona Almeida, 81, of Pearl City, passed away on February 10, 2020. He was the eldest of 5 children, born in Honolulu, Hawaii to C. Pua and Augusta P. (Wittrock) Almeida. After graduating in 1956 from Kaimuki High School,…
Read MoreOff the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph When you have a team of Airmen who are excited to get together before sunrise, you can always bet that they’ve set out to do great things!…
Read MoreRussell Timothy Kwan Tim Wong, 73, of Hilo, died January 23 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired Hawaii Air National Guard 291st Combat Communications Squadron technical sergeant, had also served in the Hawaii Army National…
Read MoreFeedback: Last week, Retiree News posted a Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum video featuring a F-102 Delta Dagger #53-366 with its 154th Wing tail flash and “Col John “Saigon” Lee” on the canopy. Former HIANG Commander, Col (Ret) Clinton “Church” Churchill, emailed the following…
Read MoreOff the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph It’s always exciting to see familiar faces back on our flight line again, such as Tech. Sgt. Cory Snyder, an F-15 Eagle dedicated crew chief in the…
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