Tag: Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

This photograph is from the retirement party for Roy Matsumura after the June 1994 drill weekend. After serving in the Air Force, Roy returned to Hawaii and joined the 201st Combat Communications Group. During his Hawaii Air National Guard career,…

Georgiana Beckley Ahia Pang Downey, 97, of Waimea, formerly of Alewa Heights, Oahu, died December 1, 2017, at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree and member of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Visitation…

During the December 1996 UTA weekend, newly commissioned 2nd Lt Cyrus Lung assumed command of the 154th Security Policy Squadron. He recently returned from the ANG Academy of Military Science (AMS) where he received his commission. Prior to commissioning, he…

MSgt Peter Kali, a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, passed away on Friday. Special thanks to Gordon Lau for relaying this sad information. The photograph is from MAJ Jeff Hickman‘s Facebook page. Retiree News will post more information about services…

The photograph from the Hawaii Air National Guard's HIANG 25 booklet. It shows then Airman Second Class (A2C) David Rodrigues receiving training on the F-86E Sabre fire control system. He served in the section prior to his commissioning. After commissioning…

Photo by Tad Tamura from Midweek In November 2006, the Hawaii Air National Guard to celebrate 60 years of excellence, protecting Hawaii and the nation. In this photograph (L-R): Freddy and Michelle Aquino, Dawn and Rex Peters, Sheri and Patrick…

Photo by Tad Tamura from Midweek In November 2006, the Hawaii Air National Guard to celebrate 60 years of excellence, protecting Hawaii and the nation. In the photograph (L-R): Peter "Skipper" Pawling, Denise Jelinski-Hall, Kathleen Berg, Kent Billings and Darryll…

This photograph is from the HIANG 50 book that documented the first 50 years of the Hawaii Air National Guard. Based on uniforms and ranks, this photograph was taken in the late 1950s/early 1960s. The location is unknown. In the…

From the 2003 Department of Defense Annual Report In each year’s annual report is a section where the commanders of Hawaii National Guard units are listed. The attachment for this post is a list of the Hawaii Air National Guard…

From the 2002 Department of Defense Annual Report The State Department of Defense produces an annual report for the state fiscal year ending on June 30. The report is a requirement directed by gubernatorial directive. The completed report’s distribution list…