Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

The photograph date is blurred, but appears to be October 8, 1993. It shows (L-R) Leslie Bise, Jeffrey Protacio, Steven Oka, and Kenrock Higa. They appear to be inside a KC-135 Stratotanker. This was probably a flight to a National Guard...

Stan passed away on April 13, 2019 at home in Mill Creek, Washington. He was born on December 1, 1941 in Waipahu, Hawaii, the seventh of nine children born to Kiyoshi and Fuuko Okazaki. He was preceded in death by...

This 2009 photograph shows then-SMSgt Robert “Bob” Davis. He served with the 154th Civil Engineering Squadron’s production control function during the unit’s deployment to Kuwait. Later that year while still in Kuwait, Bob was promoted to chief master sergeant. The Chief served...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph On this Memorial Day, we join our fellow service members, veterans and community members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific to honor our fallen heroes....

After you enlist into the Hawaii Air National Guard, you will be part of our amazing student flight program. While waiting for your Basic Military Training and Technical School dates, you will attend our one weekend a month drills. During...

On Monday, April 15, 2019, our beloved “Papa” Juan P. Lorenzo Jr. passed away at home at the age of 68.  He was born on Nov. 3, 1950 in Lihue, and was a retiree of both Kauai Electric and Kauai...

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph This undated photograph show the crew of one of the Hawaii Air National Guard's two C-47 Commandos. The HIANG flew C-47s from 1947 until 1965, but this photograph was probably taken in the late forties....

Hawaii Army National Guard Photograph | click to enlarge This photograph shows a Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Nike Hercules missile battery at Bellows Field, Waimanalo. This Nike Hercules defense area was manned solely by Hawaii Army National Guard personnel....

Personal photograph used with permission Thanks to John "JC" Chun for emailing this photograph to Retiree News. John was visiting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) office in the Tripler Army Medical Center. Across the hall in "E" Wing is...

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph A retiree emailed Retiree News this photograph of 199th Fighter Squadron pilots. In the photograph (L-R) are: Christopher “Frenchy” Faurot, Braden “Mongo” Sakai, Wade "Ninja" Oganeku, Adrian "Kila" Kinimaka, Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara, Garro “Rojo” Johnson, Glen "Knockers...