1970’s

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph in the early 1970s, the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group continued to exercise base base operations at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PRMF) on Kauai. The typical UTA training schedule involved an early telephone recall, mobility...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows two Hawai‘i Air National Guard F-4C Phantoms. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Phantoms from 1976 to 1987. This photograph is from early in the F-4 era because the Phantoms do not...

Hawaii Air National Guard photographs Through the years, the Hawaii Air National Guard hosted school tours whenever the operations schedule allowed. These tours generated interest in aviation, the military and the HIANG. Retiree News contacted Wayne "Wildman" Wakeman for comments...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows members of the Royal Guard's flag detail. In the photograph are Ronald Cozo, Paul Kealoha and a third members behind the American flag. The detail was an important part of the...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a UTA weekend party in the old fighter hanger. The photograph may be from 1976 because there is the F-102A Delta Dagger and a F-4C Phantom in the background on the...

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft that was built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Remember weapons qualifications at the Wheeler AFB firing range? This undated photograph shows Airmen on the firing line. With the establishment of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service in 1947, Wheeler Army Air Base was...

From the HANG Twenty Five Plus Five Booklet Hawai‘i Air National Guard photograph Hawaii Air National Guard photograph On July 1, 1973, a white Hawai‘i Air National Guard recruiting van (self-mobile, 34’ 6” long, 8’ wide. And 10’ 8” high)...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph was taken on June 12, 1973, It was the close of the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group's annual field training and there was a recognition ceremony. Among others recognized, CMSgt Theodore D. Hussey (from...

This post first appeared in Issue 109 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on January 18, 2011 The following photo was taken on the steps of the old Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) building on Diamond Head Road, where Kapi‘olani Community College is situated today. Brig...