This photograph shows (L-R) then-CPT Anson Kimura, then-1LT Mark Inouye, then-LTC James Carpenter, Commander of the 1st Battalion – 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA), and then-BG Eugene Imai, Assistant Adjutant General, ...
Read More Check Six: Annual Training 1994 – 24 years ago
1990’s
In the past, the Governor, commander of the Hawaii National Guard, made visits to both the Army and Air National Guard units during their annual training periods. With the start ...
Read More Check Six: VIP Visit During Annual Training 1998 – 20 years ago
In the past, the Hawaii National Guard traditionally honored outgoing governors with a military review or parade at the end of their gubernatorial service. This ceremony usually was held in ...
Read More Check Six: Governor Waihee’s Military Review – 24 years ago
Hurricane Iniki devastated the Island of Kauai on September 11, 1992. The Hawaii National Guard responded with a activation to support the people of Kauai. This photograph shows then-Col Michael ...
Read More Check Six: Hurricane Iniki – 26 years ago
Special Thanks to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. I took this picture during our 1998(?) Annual Training in Pōhakuloa Training Area. We were ...
Read More Check Six: 1998 Annual Training at Pōhakuloa Training Area – 20 years ago
This undated photograph shows the Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagles on Taxiway Mike. The 154th Wing flew F-15 Eagles from 1987 through 2010 when the F-22 Raptors reached Initial Operational ...
Read More Check Six: F-15s on Taxiway Mike
This undated photograph shows the F-86 Sabre static display in side the “supply gate” of the then-154th Composite Group. The 154th Wing was designated the 154th Composite Group from 1978 ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1990s: 154th Composite Group
The following was copied from the Wikipedia for history: The 19th Cavalry was constituted on 24 October 1967 in the Hawaii Army National Guard as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental ...
Read More Check Six: E Troop, 19th Cavalry
From the 1998 Department of Defense Annual Report In 1994, the Hawai‘i State Legislature and Governor established Children and Youth Day (CYD) in Hawai‘i as the first Sunday of every ...
Read More Check Six: 1998 Children and Youth Day
After Hurricane Iniki hit the island of Kauai in September 1992, the Hawaii National Guard mobilized to assist in the island’s recovery efforts. This photograph shows then-CPT Paul Nanamori and an ...
Read More Check Six: Hurricane Iniki Recovery – 26 years ago
