Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

Armament specialists of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard train to load the .50-caliber machine guns used in the F-47 Thunderbolts or "Jug" that made up the bulk of the early Air National Guard aircraft inventory nationwide. The 199th Fighter Squadron...

On November 4, 1946, the four original units of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard received Federal recognition.  These units were: the 199th Fighter Squadron, 199th Utility Flight, Detachment C, 199th Air Service Group, and the 199th Weather Station.  We recognize...

Peter Ching, a retired 169th Air Defense Squadron member provided the background information about the photograph and its significance.  Thanks Peter! Members of the then 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (169 ACWS) participated in the 1996 Top Scope competition...

The Ashford ‘Ohana will have local services for their father, Colonel James Ashford. Place: Oahu Cemetery, 2162 Nu‘uanu Ave Date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 Time: 1030 According to the colonel’s daughter Joan, his plot is near the entrance and it will...

Melvin Quon Hoong Chang, 73, of Mililani, passed away September 22, 2014 in Mililani. Born June 21, 1941 in Honolulu. Retired Master Sergeant, Hawaii Air National Guard and Masonic Member of the Honolulu Scottish Rite Bodies. He is survived by...

By Jennifer Schneider, AFCEC Public Affairs / Published September 30, 2014 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force has announced the winners of the 2014 Air Force Design Awards. Seven projects were recognized for achieving excellence in...

Retiree News received a graduation notice from Janine Obando (née Calamaan). She graduated with her Master of Business Administration degree this past weekend. Janine started out in the 201st Combat Communications Group many years ago. Janine left with her active duty...

Bernard B.C. Kim, of Wahiawā, passed away September 10, 2014 in Wahiawā. Born February 24, 1931 in Honolulu. An active choir member & parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Wahiawā. A retired Master Sergeant from the Hawai‘i Air...

Ronald Shigeo “Ron” Matsumoto, 62, of Aiea, a ship superintendent for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Activity Pacific at Pearl Harbor and a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed way at the Queen’s Medical Center on August 10, 2014. He was...

James Alexander "Spike" Dykes, 80, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away on the sixteenth of July, 2014. He was born in Hilo, Hawai‘i on October 16,1933 to John and Jenny Dykes of Scotland. He is survived by his wife, Maria Louise...