Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

Roy Cornella joined the Hawai‘i Air National Guard in November 1978 after serving six years on active duty. He was assigned to the 199th Fighter Squadron as a F-4C Phantom Weapons System Officer (WSO). He closed his flying phase of...

Team 808 is a group of Hawai‘i Army and Air National Guard members assigned to the National Guard Bureau and other locations in the Washington DC area. Left to right: Raquel Ramos, MSgt Thu Dahl, SFC Linda Hesch, Lt Col...

Eric Michio Kuniyoshi, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard master sergeant and human resource specialist for the State of Hawaii, and a consultant for Premier Benefit Consultants, passed away on November 13, 2016 at the Queen's Medical...

From a Department of Defense press release Ft. Ruger, Hawaii - Memorial services have been set for a Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Airman who went missing at Tarague Beach, Guam, last month.   Master Sgt. Greg Ramos from the...

Walter T. Nishihara, 85, of Honolulu, passed away on October 14, 2016. He was born in Waiakoa, Maui. He was a retired automotive maintenance supervisor for the Hawaii Air National Guard and was a veteran. He is survived by brothers,...

On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, the Royal Guard will conduct their annual posting of the guard at Iolani Palace. The unit made its first public appearance on November 16, 1963 at Iolani Palace to commemorate King David Kalakaua’s birthday. The...

Taken from a written history of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard by Chris Casey, who served in the 154th Wing’s Public Affairs Office in the 1980's. World War II end on August 14, 1945 and the troops started coming home to Hawai‘i....

James J. "Bubba'' Tachihata 70, of Aiea, a U.S. Air Force veteran, Senior Master Sergeant with the Hawai‘i Air National Guard, and retired jet mechanic, died on Sept. 13, 2016 in Honolulu. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived...

Garro (Rojo) Keeaumoku Johnson ended his long battle with cancer on October 29, 2006.  In his second round with cancer, he refused to undergo further chemotherapy treatments. He passed away peacefully at Castle Hospital at 3:54 that morning. Rojo’s survivors included...

Billy Chang emailed this information to Retiree News. Just got some info on Tachi’s funeral. We all know Tachi passed away on September 13 after a long battle with cancer. I talked to Bo Ariz this morning and he got...