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1980’s

1986 – 1988 F-15 Eagle Aircraft Conversion

January 3, 2025

Hawaiʻi Air National Guard's F-15A Eagle Aircraft Conversion In the mid-1980s, the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard (HIANG) undertook one of the most significant modernization efforts in its history: the conversion from the Vietnam-era F-4C Phantom II to the cutting-edge F-15A...

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1982 Hurricane Iwa Response

January 2, 2025

Iwa takes its toll Guard moves into action COVER PHOTO-Hurricane lwa as seen on a 169th ACW Sq. radar screen. Maj. Steven Berg took the picture when the eye was 200 miles southwest of Kauai. GUARD LOSSES-Officials evaluate losses at...

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1978-2009 Operation Green Har­vest

January 2, 2025

Aviators help in Green Harvest Hawaii Army National Guard helicopters transport police task force personnel in a recent Green Harvest operation. - Hawaii National Guard Photo. (Picture from the 1978 December Pūpūkahi) Nearly 22,000 pounds of marijuana were confiscated on...

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1980’s HING Photographs

November 15, 2024

(Pictures from the 1980 Annual Report) BUSY FLIGHTLINE - Hardworking ground and air crews and their supervisors helped make the big WESTPAC Deployment of '79 a success. Lum Perry Air Guard combat training See page 5 NEW HIC COMMANDER -...

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