This post originally appeared as an article in the March 3, 2011 issue of Retiree News e-newsletter. Remember the HIANG C-7 Caribou? The Hawai‘i Air National Guard has had a ...
Read More Check Six – 1975: C-7 Caribou
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On November 4, 1946, the four original units of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard received Federal recognition. These units were: the 199th Fighter Squadron, 199th Utility Flight, Detachment C, 199th ...
Read More Check Six: Happy 69th Birthday to the HIANG
This photograph of some of the pilots of the 199th Fighter Squadron taken in the early 1960s posted on September 22, 2015. A request to help identify the pilots was part ...
Read More Check Six: 199th Fighter Squadron update
This photograph of some of the pilots of the 199th Fighter Squadron taken in the early 1960s. The F-102 Delta Daggers flow by the squadron had “Hawaii Air Guard” markings until ...
Read More Check Six: 199 Fighter Squadron – 1960s
Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 23 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. Dennis was a member of the 297th Air Traffic ...
Read More Check Six: Remembering Dennis
Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai on September 11, 1992. The island was without power and debris was everywhere. The island of Kauai needed help. The Governor John D. ...
Read More Check Six: Hurricane Iniki
The 201st Combat Communications Group published a monthly unit newletter – Communicator – for almost its entire 46 year existence. Read the July 1995 issue of the Communicator
Fifteen years ago, Barry Castellano passed away on July 22, 2000. He was 44. He suffered a medical condition at his home in Whitmore Village, taken to Wahiawā Hospital, where he ...
Read More Check Six: Barry Castellano
Contributing Editor Stephen Lum submitted this old photograph for posting. This photograph is from 1985 and show a very young 2LT Gary Littlefield. If you know the names of the ...
Read More Check Six: 1985 – 30 years ago
The following items were in the “In My Opinion” column in the June 1995 issue of the 154th Support Group Training Bulletin. Unit designations and ranks are as they were ...
Read More Check Six – June 1995: 154th Support Group Training Bulletin
