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Check Six – 2012: Old Friends at Lunch
Eli Ichishita served as the Department of Defense’s State Personnel Officer for many years. On August 9, 2021, there was a retirement luncheon at Hee Hing Restuarant. Among the many […]
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Happy 385th Birthday to the Army National Guard!
We recognize December 13th as the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an […]
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Sortie Surge Generated 45 F-22 Raptor Sorties in a Day
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page It takes nothing less than a world-class team to push out more than 45 fighter sorties within a single duty day, and […]
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Lt Col Blaine “Rook” Viloria Retirement Ceremony
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Check Six – Early 1950s: Pilot Recruiting
This undated photograph shows a North American Aviation F-86E Sabre on the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa campus. The 199th Fighter Squadron transitioned from Republic Aviation F-47N Thunderbolts into the jet […]
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Check Six – 1980s: Exercise Parties
The 199th Fighter Squadron flew with the Marines from Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the F-4 Phantom era. This undated photograph shows a typical end of exercise beer and pupu […]
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Taps: Kenneth Kudo
Kenneth Kudo, of Hilo, passed away at home on November 23, 2021. He served with the 201st Combat Communications Squadron for many years. His service will be at Dodo Mortuary on December […]
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Happy Holidays from the Hawaii National Guard
As another challenging year comes to a close, I’d like to extend happy holiday and warm wishes to all of our retirees and their ‘ohana. Thank you for providing the […]
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December 7: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Pearl Harbor
From the Military.com website In honor of the Pearl Harbor anniversary, we look at some interesting facts related to the “date which will live in infamy”. Hosted by Benari Poulten, […]
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance 2021
From the National Park Service website Nationalistic and militaristic fervor in Imperial Japan and a strong belief in Japan’s destiny and divine right to rule all of Southeast Asia brought […]
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Check Six: Field Rations Before MREs…
The C-Ration, or Field Ration, Type C, was a prepared and canned wet combat ration intended to be issued to U.S. military land forces when fresh food (A-ration) or packaged […]
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Taps: Robert “Bob” Dole
From the USA Today website Former Sen. Bob Dole, a Kansas lawmaker and decorated World War II veteran who never realized his ambitions to win the presidency but left an […]