1960’s

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows the then-154th Fighter Group compound. It was probably taken shortly after the facility became operational. The U.S. Army District Engineers awarded a contract to McKee and Nordic Contractors to build a $2...

Hawaii National Guard photograph This photograph was taken in the late 1960s. It shows Hawaii Army National Guard facilities, Buildings 301 and 304 and the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) offices and warehouse. The flat green area is where...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Alan "Bizzare" Robinson, Michael "Boss" Tice and Michael "Mick" Melich. Asked Boss and Mick for comments about this photograph: Boss:  These are pictures I don't recall ever seeing ... It looks...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph At 0830, March 15, 1961 "B" crew began active air defense operations from Kōke‘e Air Force Station, Hawai‘i. "A" crew left for Kaua‘i that afternoon, and the leapfrog was completed. The remaining 109th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron at Punamano...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph was taken by MSgt Ronald Biho, who served in the Public Affairs officer during the F-4C Phantom era.

This photograph shows a Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Nike Hercules missile battery at Bellows Field, Waimanalo. Click to enlarge The 199th Fighter Squadron’s alert mission began on July 1, 1956 with two fully armed F-86 Sabres on five minute alert during daylight hours....

Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron on Mount Kaala....

From the Fall 1967 issue of the Hawai‘i Guardsman Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Lieutenant Colonel George Shiel McEldowney, veteran Army National Guard officer and former commander of the Big Island’s 2nd Infantry Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade, retire on July...

Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Lt Col Harold T. ("Slim") Mattos donned a Santa Claus suit December 29, 1969 when he...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show two F-102 Delta Daggers in a formation banking right. This was early in the conversion period because the aircraft vertical stabilizers do not even have the old round ANG logos.