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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Read More Check Six: Top Scope 1996
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 ...
Read More Local Services for Colonel James Ashford
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 ...
Read More Taps: Melvin Q.H. Chang
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 ...
Read More Air Force reveals winners of the 2014 Design Awards
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 ...
Read More Retiree Update: Janine Obando
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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