Tag: Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

Lieutenant Sheldon Smith, KC-135 Stratotanker co-pilot, checks the aircraft flight panels during a Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) Exercise over the islands of Hawaii. The aircraft and crew are members of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard…

Senior Leaders changes: The following is a short summary of Hawaii National Guard senior leader changes coming in the next few months. Today, COL Mark Young will become the commander of the 298th Multi-Functional Training Unit.  He relieves COL Stuart…

Retiree News recently ran into Kenneth Takushi. Ken served on the 154th Wing support staff for many years. A Traditional Guardmember, he retired in the 1990s. Ken said he retired from the United Postal Service a few years ago. Great…

Not all the Officer Candidates in the class are in this photograph. Formation leader Wayson Wong, guideon bearer John Amadeo. 1st row L-R: Alan Arakaki (Air), Skip DeMello, Billy Fernandez. 2nd row L-R: John Flores, Norm Nitta (Air), Roy Tanahara,…

Michio Niiya, 82, peacefully passed away on May 1, 2017. Mich was born in Kapoho and retired from the Pacific Division of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (PACDIV). Michio was a Traditional Guardmember who served with the 169th Aircraft Control &…

Retiree News is sad to learn of the passing of Howard Okita. Chief Master Sergeant Okita retired from the Hawaii Air National Guard after a 40-year career. Okita was a legendary women’s softball coach at Kailua High School, Hawaii Loa…

The following items were in the “In My Opinion” column in the June 1997 issue of the 154th Support Group Training Bulletin. Unit designations and ranks are as they were in 1997. 19970601 Training BulletinDownload

Dennis Angelito Reagan Gabriel, Sr., 76, of Hilo died May 14 at his residence. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He was a retired Master Sergeant with the U.S. Air Force & Hawaii Air National Guard and an…

Retiree Sightings: At the recent funeral services for Miles Aoki, we had the opportunity to “catch up” with several retirees. Among the retirees present were: Robert Finley, Clarence Fukumoto, Roy Matsumura, David Murray, Vince Nishina, Alan Shinsato, and Dennis Takeshita.…

James Sakai “Tani” Taniguchi, 73, of Aiea, passed away on May 5, 2017. He was a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 11 Supervisor, Hawaii Air National Guard Master Sergeant, California Glass Glazier Foreman, and Army Veteran. He was also…