Hawaii Air Guard and active-duty members are back from the fight

Posted on Apr 9, 2016 in 2010's, History

From today’s Star-Advertiser

The Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-22 Raptors made history on a just-concluded deployment to the Middle East in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The 199th Fighter Squadron dropped bombs on enemy forces for the first time in the Hawaii Air Guard’s 70-year history, said Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Chuck Anthony. It was also the first operational deployment of the stealth fighters from Hawaii.

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