Tag: United States Air Force (USAF)

James Itamura served as a Staff Judge Advocate (JAG) in the Air Force and later in the Hawaii Air National Guard. This undated photograph from his Facebook page shows him in uniform as a captain. He retired as a lieutenant colonel as…

Retiree News photograph This undated photograph shows a young Joseph Kim and Cliff Heen. In the background is a lei bedecked Mick Melich, but we are unsure if this was his pinning celebration in 1997, or retirement party in the…

Found this photograph of Susan and Robert Higgins on someone's Facebook page. Sue and Bob relocated to Arizona after many years in Kailua. Sue came off active duty and became the Director of Personnel for the Hawaii Air National Guard.…

Richie, 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…

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-102 Delta Dagger with a buzz number in the early 1960s A buzz number was a large letter and number combination applied to U.S. Air Force planes after World War II and into the early…

Lorin Thomas Alapaki Smith, 51, of Kane'ohe passed away on August 24, 2018. He was a graduate of Lahainaluna High School where he was a boarder for 4 years. He served in the United States Air Force for 3 years…

Taken from the August 1952 issue of the Hawaii Guardsman Department of the Air Force has just announced that enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard may now apple to Aviation Cadet Program training under the Hawaii Air National Guard…

Colonel James S. Shigekane became the Vice Commander of the 154th Wing on October 1, 2018.  He replaced Colonel Kurt Shigeta who retired. Colonel Shigekane received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in May 1992.  He completed pilot…

From the U.S. Air Force website The first of eight C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets arrived here February 8 for its christening and Hawaiian blessing before a crowd of spectators and distinguished visitors from the local and military communities. 15th…

Clifford Kalanikau Heu of Kailua, Oahu, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the age of 87. He was born on March 9, 1930 in Kaunakakai, Molokai. Clifford was a graduate of…