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154th Operations Group Change of Command Ceremony
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Under a traditional change-of-command (CoC) ceremony, it’s customary to have on-scene static aircraft displays to represent the organization’s invaluable assets. But in […]
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Check Six – Mid-1950s: F-86 Sabre Preflight
The 199th Fighter Squadron flew North American Aviation F-86E Sabres from 1954 through 1958. This undated photograph shows a mechanic and pilot during a preflight at Hickam AFB, Hawai‘i. The […]
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Hawaii Air National Guard: 75 Years of Service
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page It all started 75 years ago. In the months leading up to November 4, 1946, the Hawai‘i Air National Guard was a […]
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Check Six – 2006: HIANG 60 Celebrants
This photograph shows John “Saigon” Lee, Judy and Robert Maguire. They were attending the HIANG 60 Celebration at the Sheraton Waikīkī on September 17, 2006 The event celebrated the Hawai‘i […]
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Check Six: Lineage of the 199th Fighter Squadron / 154th Wing
Lineage. Air Force Instruction 84-105, “The lineages of permanent organizations are continuous. Neither inactivation nor disbandment terminates their lineage or heraldry.” Lineage entails tracing the organizational actions affecting the history […]
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Check Six – 1946: 199th Fighter Squadron Received Federal Recognition
Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 The Hawaii National Guard was re-established following the end […]
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Hawai‘i Air National Guard is 75 years old today
The photograph above is off the cover of the HANG 25 booklet. The booklet documented the Hawai‘i Air National Guard from November 4, 1946 – when it received Federal Recognition […]
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Unit Emblems: 464th Fighter Squadron, SE
464th Fighter Squadron, SE Approved by the Army Air Forces for the 464th Fighter Squadron, SE, March 6, 1945. AGO Hawaii GO, February 8, 1947, announced redesignation of the 464th […]
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Check Six – Early 1980s: F-4 Training
Retiree News contacted Michael “Mick” Melich for comments on this photograph. This looks like the F-4 Flight Simulator. It was located in the old F-4 hangar (Bldg 3400) on the […]
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Taps: Galen Yamada
Retiree News has learned of the passing of Galen Yamada. Galen served in the avionics branch of. the maintenance complex for many years before he retired. Retiree News extends heartfelt […]
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Halloween 2021
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Chief Master Sergeant Alvin Fritz – Retirement Video
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page The video linkload slowly https://www.facebook.com/hawaiiairguard/videos/181425397492282 Congratulations to Chief Fritz on his retirement. Thank you for your service.