• 169th Air Defense Squadron Continues Their Surveillance of Hawaii’s Skies

    169th Air Defense Squadron Continues Their Surveillance of Hawaii’s Skies

    Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page “Lucky you live Hawaii” because it’s Air Battle Managers like Capt. Sharon Wahinekapu and C2 Battle Managers like Tech. Sgt. Joseph Edison […]

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  • Services Personnel Continue to Train for Specialized Search and Recovery

    Services Personnel Continue to Train for Specialized Search and Recovery

    Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page One thing that Services Airmen have in common across the Air Force is that they serve in a multitude of roles. They […]

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  • Check Six – Late 1950s: Event Formation

    Check Six – Late 1950s: Event Formation

    This undated photograph show members of the 199th Fighter Squadron and associated support units in formation. The formation was in Area 65 of Hickam AFB where the Hawai‘i Air National […]

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  • Taps: Henry Yutaka Aoki

    Taps: Henry Yutaka Aoki

    Henry Yutaka Aoki, 90, of Honolulu, a retired aircraft mechanic for TWA, American Airlines and Hawaii Air National Guard, passed away on August 20, 2021 in Honolulu. He was born […]

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  • Check Six – 1965: Facilities in Diamond Head Crater

    Check Six – 1965: Facilities in Diamond Head Crater

    This 1965 photograph shows the inside of Diamond Head crater.  You can see the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility below the trail to the crater rim. The FAA collocated this […]

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  • Labor Day 2021

    Labor Day 2021

    Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country. In the United States, Labor Day […]

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  • Check Six: Exercise Team Spirit

    Check Six: Exercise Team Spirit

    This photograph was taken during Exercise Team Spirit 80 at Cheong Ju AB, Korea. Members of the 201st Combat Communications Group deployed annually to participate in Team Spirit exercises from […]

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  • Check Six – Late 1980’s: Phantom Weapons Loading

    Check Six – Late 1980’s: Phantom Weapons Loading

    This undated photograph shows a weapons loading team, uploading missiles on a F-4C Phantom. These teams load the Phantoms before flights and down load the same missiles at the end […]

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  • Check Six – 2015: Military Affairs Council

    Check Six – 2015: Military Affairs Council

    Military Affairs Council (MAC) is comprised of business leaders, state and local officials, non-profit organizations, community leaders and retired U.S. flag and general officers to advocate and liaison with the […]

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  • Kaylen Hayashi Retirement Honors

    Kaylen Hayashi Retirement Honors

    Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Soldiers bid farewell to Sgt. Kaylen H. Hayashi, a Black Hawk Helicopter Mechanic with Charlie Company, […]

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  • Keaukaha hosts Army field training

    Keaukaha hosts Army field training

    Off the Hawaii Army National Guard Facebook page Despite the challenges we’ve had over the last year and a half, our Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers are still working hard […]

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  • Check Six -1937: John Rodgers Airport

    Check Six -1937: John Rodgers Airport

    This photograph shows the John Rodgers Airport along the future Lagoon Drive. It was taken on September 14, 1937.  The airport and facilities developed over the years until the Honolulu International Airport opened in […]

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