VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL ROYAL GUARD. HANG CANOE CLUBTENNIS HANG O’HANAHappy 40th Anniversary HANG from the pilots of the 199th TFS. ROLL CALL. Summer Camp formation, Area 61, Hickam AFB.JUGs!IT’S LIKE THIS. Capt. Kiyoshi P. Goya explaining the 109th AC&W Sq. organizational structure to new recruits. THE OLD AND THE NEW. Mar. 7, 1954. JUG: Capt. William W. Dau. SABRE JET: Maj. Archibald M. Harrison. T-BIRD: Lt. Col. Frank R. Harlocker and Col. Barry B. Townsend. PILOTS IN FRONT OF DOUGLAS B-26. Squatting: 2nd Lt. Hunter C. Parker, 2nd Lt. Leopold J. Brady, Capt. Archibald M. Harrison, 1st Lt. James F. Coleman, 2nd Lt. Frank J. Smith, 2nd Lt. Tyler M. Harr, 1st Lt. Jarrett F. Carr. Standing: 1st Lt. Carlos W. Bonham, Capt. Alfred D. Shaheen, 2nd Lt. Letwell P.A. Duvauchelle, 1st Lt. George R. Duncan, Capt. Douglas E. Guy, Maj. Valentine A. Siefermann, Maj. Frank R. Harlocker, Lt. Col. William F. Nolan, 1st Lt. Robert B. Maguire, 2nd Lt. George T. Harris. NGB VISITORS. Maj. Valentine A. Sieferinann, Maj. Gen. Earl T. Ricks, Capt. Robert G. O’Hara and Col. Winston P. Wilson. FAREWELL BONNY. Barking Sands AFB, June 24, 1952.OFF WE GO! Ls into the wild blue yonder. SCRAMBLE! Us. Paul L. Hummel and Robert A. Hinkley race for their aircraft. AC&W HEADQUARTERS. Sand Island facility, headquarters of the 109th AC& W Sq. WHO’S AHEAD? The aerial gunnery competition between the HANG and the Marine Corps aroused great interest. ORDER OF THE HAWAIIAN OWL. MSgt. Louis W. Perry “entitled to stare fixedly and unblinkingly … ” DAY VERSUS ALL WEATHER. F-86E, Maj. George R. Duncan, and F-86L. COCOONED ARRIVALS. Art Harris supervising offloading of cocooned DEUCE from barge to dock.HANG’s FIRST CHIEF SUPER SERGEANT. Col. James R. Ashford, 154th Ftr. Gp. Cmdr., presents chevrons to new CMSgt. Robert D.W. Choi. MOUNT KAALA RADAR STATION. THE EYES OF HANG ARE UPON YOU. Clockwise from lower left corner: George R. Duncan, Walter F. Judd, Russell Smith, Fred Rittmeister, Robert “Bobby” Choi. NEW HOME. The new fighter facility at Fort Kamehameha. F-47 THUNDERBOLT, or at least part of one, found in waters off Waimanalo. The guns still worked! PHANTOM and DEUCE DEUCE! DELTA DAGGER! CARRY THE STATE COLORS WITH HONOR. Governor John A. Burns presents the Hawaiian Flag to Kapena Moku Theodore D. Hussey of the re-created Royal Guard. HOME OF THE 154th FIGHTER GROUPPALACE ALERT VETERANS. Majs. Ritchie K. Kunichika, Edward V. Richardson, Gerald K. Sada, Capts. Rexford H. Hitchcock and Marlin L. Little. MaJ. Gen. Arthur U. lshlmoto Commanding Officer of HANG, 1976-1982Brig. Gen. Edward V. Richardson Commanding Officer of HANG, 1982-Present Brig. Gen. Robert A. Maguire Commanding Officer of HANG, 1973-1976Maj. Gen. Valentine A. Siefermann Commanding Officer of HANG, 1953-1973HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY, HANG! That appears to be the toast offered by Lt. Col. John G. Giraudo, Air Force Senior Advisor from June 19, 1956 to Jan. 19, 1959. Colonel Giraudo made a significant contribution to HANG’s proficiency in the air. P-47 (later designated F-47) THUNDERBOLT, 1947-1954. Our first fighters were affectionately known as JUGs. F-102 DEL TA DAGGER, 1961-1976. The DEUCE served the HANG for 15 years. 1981: Headquarters staff. 1st Row (left to right): SSgt. Joyce Akagi, Maj. Edwin Miyahira, SSgt. Vivian Toma, SSgt. Blossom Lee, MSgt. John Sabey, Brig. Gen. Arthur lshimoto, Col. Casimer Jazinski, and CMSgt. Harry Awana; 2nd Row: Capt. Jerry Matsuda, MSgt. Ralph Kaneshiro, SSgt. Pearl Duy, SMSgt. Kozen Kaneshiro, MSgt. James Oshiro, and A 1 C Timothy Williams; 3rd Row: MSgt. Douglass Souza, Maj. Charles Prentiss, Maj. Wayne Yamasaki, and Col. Kazuo Yamamoto; 4th Row: CMSgt. Clifford Chee, Lt. Col. Robert Konishi, Col. Edward Richardson, Col. Kenji Sumida, Lt. Col. David Rodrigues, and TSgt. Randall Tom. AT-6. One of HANG’s early birds. F-86L ALL WEATHER INTERCEPTOR, 1958-1961. Took HANG from daytime operations to 24 hours a day. F-15 EAGLE, 1987-(?). Our next big step forward, the EAGLE will take HANG farther and faster into the future. F-86E SABRE JET, 1954-1958. The HANG was no longer propelled by props. With this bird we entered the Jet Age.F-4C PHANTOM, 1976-1987. Extended range and air refueling capability took HANG Pacific-wide. B-26. One of the first aircraft assigned to the HANG along with the two aircraft types shown above. (1952) Building 5, Fort Ruger, served as the headquarters building for many years. It was a converted WW I barracks that oldtimers swear was “haunted”. 1983: Full-time staff takes a break from their recruiting discussion. Pictured left to right are Brig. Gen. Richardson, Commander; CMSgt. Charles Tasaka, Sgt. Major; Lt. Col. Raymond Moriguchi , Exec. Spt. Officer; and SMSgt. Richard Fukui, Senior Recruiter. HQ HANG Official EmblemA 1C (now SRA) George Stibbard, HQ HANG. 1985: Headquarters staff heads for ARPC, Denver, CO, for cross training. TSgt. Joyce Akagi (seating), SSgt. Dennis Takashita and TSgt. Vivian Toma (both standing) prepare to depart on a KC-135 from Hickam. The 154th Composite Group oversees and supports our combat fighter force. F-4s take us to new frontiers thanks to air-refueling capability, as shown in this operation with a KC-135. 199th TFS pilots in the Philippines for Cope Thunder/Combat Sage exercise, 1985. HANG’s F-4s sport three different paint schemes to aid in dissimilar aircraft training. The 154th Composite Group oversees and supports our combat fighter force. 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron Official EmblemTENT CITY! This was home for some of those members of the 154 Composite Group that participated in a live gunfire exercise at PMRF Barking Sands, Kauai in 1985. The 154 Composite Group has received the distinguished honor of having received the USAF Outstanding Unit Award. twice! The nerve center of the 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, the command and control center. 1954-From L-R: unknown, Frank Carlos, O’Hara, Russell Smith, Letwell “Paul” Duvauchelle, unknown, Walter Judd, Jarrett Carr, Olds, Kumulike, George Harris, unknown, Soren, unknown, Evans, Chambless, unknown, Smith, Fisher, Frank Harlocker, Valentine Sieferman, Barnett, Kneeling: Harr, Harrison, unknown, Lee, unknown, Lee, George Duncan, Ludloff, Flake, Dau.WE’VE GOT TO GET A BETTER TROOP TRANSPORT! L-R: unknown, Robert Choi, unknown, Harold Mattos, Valentine Siefermann. Benjamin Goo, Harold Mattos and Robert Choi were among those recognized at CAMRON’s annual Recognition Night banquets. 154th CAM Squadron Official EmblemHOT SHOT! MSgt. “Big John” Beaumont (second from right), in 1956, placed second in the International .22 Caliber Rapid Fire at Camp Perry National Matches and then placed seventh, with the American Olympics Pistol Team, in competition with the World’s finest shooters. CAM Sq. members during Philippines deployment, 1985. This CAMRON worker really gets into his job. MSgt. Alfredo Canopin and CMSgt. Howard Okita in the Management and systems Branch. RMS members are constantly busy maintaining and documenting HANG resources. Workers here prepare a new storage area. RMS aircraft refueler at work during 154th deployment to Team Spirit ’83 exercise in Republic of Korea. Lt. Col. Robert Nakamatsu assumes command of 154th Combat Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Richard M. Settsu, who retired in January 1986. 154th Resource Management Squadron Official EmblemFAMILIAR FACES? Yes, that’s Kenny Camara kneeling down under this “new” T-33, in 1953, with a few less stripes than he sports these days. And just in front of him is Art Lee also sporting a few less stripes. On the wing, with their backs to the camera, Russell Smith and James Ashford. F- 102. L-R: F. Farley, Yabui, Chang, Tokoro, T. Kawamoto, J. Aquino, R. Loo, N. Teves, P. Yonting, F. Rittmeister, Souza, D. Lee, T. Tsuruda, W. Yara, S. Salvador, Tony Kim. SSgl Gilbert Kaneshiro. SMSgL Edward Schweitzer. TSgt Paustino Rivera and SrA Joyce Valdivia in warehouse RMS personnel from Van Nuys, California cross-train in the 154th COMPG’s RMS facility . 154th Combat Support Squadron Official Emblem Group shot of RMS Squadron personnel with Commander, Lt. Col. Richard Furuno. Colonel Furuno retired from the HANG in 1981. Lt. Col. Richard M. Settsu, former CSS commander, presents a momento of HANG’s visit to Portland ANG Detachment Commander, Col. Jack Dobler. Chief Master Sergeant Darryl Ho and special assistant SSgt. Iris D. Torres, CBPO, get back to work following production of HANG 40 book. WHY IS THIS WOMAN SMILING? MSgt. Iris Kabazawa, Base Career Advisor, and Sgt. Vickie Cabilan of CBPO are also happy to see HANG 40 book completed. TSgt. Don Ho (no, not Mr. Tiny Bubbles) of the Combat Support Squadron’s Photo section. 154 CSS personnel “ham” it up for this photo taken in the 154 COMPG Dining Facility. 154th Civil Engineering Squadron Combat Support Squadron deployment to Portland, Oregon as part of Support Services Cross Training Program, Feb. 1985. Sgt. Ron Gionson during Philippines deployment, 1986. SSgt. Chun and SMSgt. Rodney Correa during P.I. deployment. SSgt. Jeff Chun (w/wheelbarrow) during P.I. deployment. SSgt. Earl Freitas on deployment with 154th CES this year.SSgt. Tony Kepaa during Philippines deployment, 1986. TSgt. Bob Davis during P.I. deployment, 1986. 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Sq. Official Emblem SSgt. Sam Achuela in the HIROCC Computer Room. The “Eyes and Ears” of the 1969th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Mt. Kaala. Sgt. Donna Padello at Operation Display Console at the Hawaii Regional Operational Control Center (HIROCC). Hawaii Governor George R. Ariyoshi (center) heads the distinguished delegation present for the groundbreaking of the HIROCC building. 150th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Official EmblemMaintenance and communications play an important role in the 150 AC&W Squadron’s mission. The 150th AC&W Sq. Inside the radar dome at Kokee AFS, Kauai. 150th members man the watch over Hawaii’s skies.154th Tactical Hospital 154th Tactical Hospital personnel administer aid to this “victim” during a training exercise. Preventative health care. 154 personnel receive annual flu immunizations. Maj. Warren Shibuya (CSS) “grins and bears it” as he gets a shot from MSgt. Toshiyuki Watabayashi, now retired.“Service with a Smile!”Keepin’ HANG healthy. NOW THIS WON’T HURT A BIT. 154th personnel receive immunizations as required to keep them ready for mobilization. And if this one doesn’t mobilize you … nothing will! 154th Security Police FlightSgt. Miles Nonaka inflates weather balloon. TSgt. Peter Spurlin posts computer generated Weather Analysis and Prognosis charts. 199th Weather FlightPRESENT COLORS! DRESSIN’ IT UP. The 154th Security Police Flight participating in the annual Kamehameha Day Parade. 154 Security Police Flight during State to State Crosstraining deployment to Portland, Oregon. READY, AIM . .. 154th SPF personnel maintains proficiency in all aspects of their job. TSgt. Tony Querubin posts satellite photos for interpretation. A1C Pedro Velasco prepares to launch weather balloon. SSgt. Jean Burrell and Arnn Audrey Hilario monitors the equipment shelter for temperature verification. SSgt. Jean Burrell checks wind velocity & direction with the anenometer. MSgt. Roy Yamasaki, maintenance officer Capt. Gwen Leidemann, and SMSgt. Clement Oshiro take care of business in the 201 CMBTCG NCMO tent. Everything at Suwon was in tents. Team Spirit ’79. Looking forward to their return to sunny Hawaii, SSgt. Lorenzo P. Ruiz, SSgt. Raymond N. Kodani, SSgt. Wallace K. Kakemoto, Sgt. Ralph M. Yamada, and MSgt. Maximo P. Valenzuela disassemble and crate the TRC-97 antenna at Sachon, Korea, during Team Spirit ’78. The 201st arrives! at Team Spirit Exercise in Korea. 201st Combat Communications Squadron MSgt. B. Pabingwit during Team Spirit ’84. 201st CCSQ Maintenance facility at Hilo. 201st Combat Communications Flight 202nd Combat Communications Flight TSgt. Geri Heatherly hard at work at HQ HANG.154th Composite Group Official emblemSSgt. Marino Quitazol, Capt. Jeffrey Okazaki and MSgt. Frank Farley, early in the history of the flight.SSgt. Doolin plots frequency usage during a 201st CMBTCG field deployment.201st CCFT electronic maintenance facility at Kahului, Maui. SSgt. Kaneshiro troubleshooting the control head for the AN/TSC-60. MSgt. Jim Roland, right, the PCA advisor to the 201st CMBTCG, coordinates the installation of communicatIons equipment at Suwon Air Base, Korea, with two Hawaii ANG members-Amn. Gladys Rosenbush (left) and SrA Cody S. Nakasone (right) of the 202 CMBTCF during Team Spirit ’79. A frequency converter is off-loaded from a CRAF 747 at Osan AB, Korea, during Team Spirit ’83. MSgt. Frank Johnson. His was the loudest “yo” at roll call, The sharpest uniform in formation, The warmest smile in greeting. We miss him … TSgt. Alama supervises MDC operations at Team Spirit. SrA Cody S. Nakasone, 202 CMBTCF, HANG, hammers antenna tie-down stakes during the installation of the communications operations at Suwon. Team Spirit ’79. AN/TRC-97 shot from Dillingham Air Field to PFMF during 1969 comm exercise. 201st Air Traffic Control FlightAN/MPU-14 on the ready line. AN/TSW-7 being prepared for deployment. ATC personnel install wind speed/direction indicators for AN/TSW-7. Radar Controller handling live traffic. 202nd Air Traffic Control Flight“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986Personnel assisting Friends of the Library Amn. Saligumba controls aircraft via radar at Barking Sands“FAMILY DAY” 154th Composite Group’s Family Day. 6 Apr 1986Workers set up a TSW-7 Mobile Control Tower, used to control air traffic, especially in remote undeveloped areas. GOLFBASKETBALL(Pictures from the Mo’olelo Kahiko Helu Ekahi- Tradition of Excellence 40th Anniversary Hawaii Air National Guard)
