This 1999 photograph shows two members of the 204th Airlift Squadron - Kevin Garcia and Karen (Cary) Fujimoto. Back then, the squadron flew Lockheed C-130H2/H3s Hercules. The squadron was established and allotted to the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1994. The unit received Federal…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photograph Phillip Tokunaga served in the Hawaii Air National Guard after his active duty in the Air Force. He was one of pilots who flew the 154th Composite Group's Operational Support Aircraft (OSA) - then a…
Read MoreRaymond Ramos Bermudez, age 82, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2020. He was born on December 28, 1937 in Honolulu. He leaves behind his beloved wife Wanda June Bermudez of 43 years, residing in Kailua, Oahu. He is preceded…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows a de Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou static display at a 154th Wing Family Day. The 154th Wing flew the de Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou from 1978-1984. The C-7 Caribou served as a…
Read MoreFrom the Honolulu Star Advertiser website June 2011: Capt Blythe Jean “BJ” Itoman just returned from a voluntary yearlong deployment. She was requalifying to fly C-17 Globemaster IIIs again after serving as an executive officer to two generals in Baghdad. The Honolulu…
Read MoreOff the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph Congratulations to all past and present ‘Pueos’ from the 204th Airlift Squadron, who gathered in celebration of their 25th anniversary today! Over the past quarter-century, it has…
Read MoreMiles Tadashi Nakamura, 63, formerly from Kapolei, HI passed peacefully, amidst family members, on January 5, 2019 at Porter Hospice, in Colorado. Survived by his mother, Anne Nakamura, wife, Lucille, and sons, Kekoaalii, Dustin, Keli, and Alika. Daughter Nicole (Jayson)…
Read MoreRichie, Heidi and Hideko Kunichika at Heidi's UPT graduation | Kunichika Family photograph - used with permission Ritchie “Kuni” Kunichika, passed away on December 13, 2008. He was 74 years old. Kuni’s survivors were his wife, Hideko, daughters Tracey Kunichika and…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photo. This photograph shows MSgt Rudy Luat (sitting) and Lt Col Norman Ault reviewing maintenance records. Rudy was the NCOIC of the Maintenance Control Section and Norman Ault was the Chief of Maintenance and the commander of the…
Read MoreFrom the 2000 Department of Defense Annual Report The State Department of Defense produces an annual report for the state fiscal year ending on June 30. The report is a requirement directed by gubernatorial directive. The completed report’s distribution list…
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