January 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Beginning in 1958, the 199th Fighter Squadron received North American F-86L Sabre Interceptors. These upgrades of the original F-86D Sabres included new electronics, extended wingtips and wing leading edges, revised cockpit layout, and an uprated engine....

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In 1960, the 199th Fighter Squadron was converting from North American F-86 Sabres to Convair F-102A Delta Daggers. This undated photograph shows the incoming and outgoing jets with two unidentified mechanics at the alert facility....

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows two Hawai‘i Army National Guard retirees - Theodore "Ted" Daligdig and Benedict "Ben" Fuata. Ted served as the manager of the then-Kaua‘i Civil Defense Agency. Ben served as the chief of the Hawai‘i County...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii National Guard photograph Aircraft from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron and 204th Airlift Squadron transported Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers to Washington D.C. for their inauguration support mission. The 200 soldiers...

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows Michael Rawlins and Jeffrey Hickman at the September 4, 2013 luncheon. Mike served in many leadership positions during his long career with the Hawaii Army National Guard. His son, Michael Rawlins, Jr., is a...

U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Robert Cabuco Senior Master Sgt. Darren Morris of the 204th Airlift Squadron, Hawai‘i Air National Guard, teaches Hawai‘i Army National Guard soldiers how to properly secure a vehicle aboard a C17 Globemaster III.  This training was...

We made it through another year! Today is the eighth anniversary of the first Retiree News post. Over the past year, we have increased “Check Six” posts with old photographs and Kūkā‘ilimoku issues. We will continue feature posts dealing with benefits and...

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows Anson Kimura and Gary Mizumoto attending the Makani Pahili 2012 planning meeting. Anson, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard member, had recently left the then-State Civil Defense and was working for Booz Allen Hamilton. Gary was the Director...

Twenty-four men from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Royal Guard marched in the President Richard Nixon’s inaugural parade on January 20, 1973. The unit, headed by Kapena Moku (SMSgt) Ted Hussey, was invited to Washington, DC by the Inaugural Committee....

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Air National Guard photograph U.S. Soldiers with the Hawai‘i National Guard meet with Virginia State Police to finalize traffic security operations in Arlington, Virginia, January 18, 2021.  At least 25,000 National Guard men...