This photograph show three Hawaiian Air National Guard generals – Joseph Kim, Stanley “Ossum” Osserman, and Edwin “Skip” Vincent. This photograph was taken on January 29, 2010, just prior to ...
Read More Check Six – 2010: Three Air Guard Generals
History
Airmen from the Hawai’i Air National Guard’s (HIANG) 154th Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS), volunteered at The Salvation Army Angel Tree located in Pearlridge Mall (Uptown), on December 3, 2018. The ...
Read More 154 LRS Airmen Support the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program
The Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard held its annual Holiday Party. Hosted by the HIANG Commander, Brig Gen Ryan Okahara, invitees included current, former and retired members of the HIANG ...
Read More HQ HIANG Holiday Party 2018
This photograph was taken on January 9, 2005 at Jon Iwashita’s retirement party. The photograph show three maintenance technicians, Harold “Kahi” Hewett III, Gary Soma, and Thomas Hirao. Kahi passed on July ...
Read More Check Six – 2005: 3 Maintenance Technicians
From a State of Hawaii Department of Defense press release The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a Sentry Aloha, a large-scale fighter exercise beginning Wednesday, Dec. 5. ...
Read More Sentry Aloha in Progress
This photograph shows Wayne Soma, who served with 154th Wing as a radio maintenance technician during the F-102 Delta Dagger, F-4C Phantom and the F-15 Eagle eras. This photograph was taken ...
Read More Check Six – 1976: Wayne Soma
This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of Hawaii ...
Read More Check Six – 2000: Two Maintenance Techs
This photograph shows (L-R) then-CPT Anson Kimura, then-1LT Mark Inouye, then-LTC James Carpenter, Commander of the 1st Battalion – 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA), and then-BG Eugene Imai, Assistant Adjutant General, ...
Read More Check Six: Annual Training 1994 – 24 years ago
This undated photographs shows Wayne “Walkman” Wakeman (Pilot) and David Nishioka (Weapon Systems Officer) in front of aircraft 505. When asked for comments about the photograph, Wildman provided the following: Can’t remember ...
Read More Check Six: F-4C Crew – 35+ years ago
This photograph shows a F-47 Thunderbolt with Territory of Hawaii markings. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the F-47N Thunderbolt, from the organization’s inception in 1947 to 1954. Originally known as ...
Read More Check Six: HIANG F-47s – 55+ years ago

