Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

James R. Gonsalves, 85, of Kekaha, Kauai, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, retired Air National Guard staff sergeant and Pacific Missile Range Facility heavy-equipment operator, passed away on April 1, 2016. He was born in Omao,...

Congratulations to Kurt Shigeta who just pinned on his “eagles”. Kurt serves as the Deputy Commander of the 154th Mission Support Group, working with commander, Col Duke Ota. Kurt will serve as the interim Director of Staff at Hq, Hawaii...

Tom Tamotsu Kato, 85, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant who served 42 years as an aircraft mechanic in the US Air Force and Hawaii Air National Guard, passed away on February 22, 2016 in Honolulu. He was born...

From today's Star-Advertiser The Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-22 Raptors made history on a just-concluded deployment to the Middle East in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The 199th Fighter Squadron dropped bombs on enemy forces for...

Taken from today's Department of Defense press release Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - More than 200 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and the active duty Air Force returned with their F-22 Raptors to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...

In 2001, the Launa’Ole - Above All Others awards were born. For the past 15 years, the Hawaii Air National Guard has held the Launa’Ole awards and our reputation continues to grow world-wide. Our nominees and award recipients and every one of...

Save the Date: The Lava Brigade will host its annual 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Memorial ceremony on Friday, May 20, 2016.  Retiree News will post more information as the ceremony get closer. (Thanks to Stephen Lum for the puhaku...

Congratulations to Ann Greenlee who Governor David Ige appointed to another four-year term on the the Advisory Board on Veteran’s Services.  Her new appointment will run to June 30, 2020. Since her initial appointment in 2012, she has done a...

Congratulations to Bridget Komine who Governor David Ige appointed to her initial term on the Advisory Board on Veteran’s Services.  Her appointment will run to June 30, 2017.  Her appointment is for one year because she is completing a four-year...

Two individuals with long time ties to the State Department of Defense and the Hawaii National Guard are retiring at the end of March. Walter Kaneakua is leaving his position as the District Director for Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. After retiring from...