Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

Ft. Ruger, Hawaii - A Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Airman who went missing at Tarague Beach, Guam, last week, has been identified as Master Sgt. Greg Ramos from the 154th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 154th Wing.  Ramos was temporarily assigned...

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...

Gerald Junji Yamamoto, age 78 of Honolulu, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard Radar Technician, passed away in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Joy Masako; son, Daniel; daughters, Susan (Corazon) Barsatan and Joanne (Dean) Kajihiro; grand- children,...

Richard K. Tokairin, 84, of Pearl City, passed away on September 23, 2016. He was born in Wahiawā. Richard was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and retired Airports Supervisor. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; son, Reed (Jerre) and...

I ran into Galen Nakahara at the commissary recently.  After retiring from the Hq, 201st Combat Communications Group many years ago, he has volunteered in several areas, including teaching tennis in elementary schools. After recovering from some medical challenges, he...