2010’s

The following is Brig Gen Braden “Mongo” Sakai‘s Commander’s Column from the May 2016 Kūkā‘ilimoku.  The entire issue will post tomorrow morning. As the famous quote goes, ‘Flexibility is the Key to Air ...
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Aloha All, Please join me in congratulating  Col Taison Tanaka as our new 154th Vice Wing Commander. Colonel Tanaka has held positions in both active duty and the HIANG in Financial Management, he’s a ...
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From today’s Star-Advertiser The Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-22 Raptors made history on a just-concluded deployment to the Middle East in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. ...
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Taken from today’s Department of Defense press release Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii – More than 200 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and the active duty Air Force ...
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The Air Force unit that defends Hawaii skies will get experimental energy technology that uses trash to generate power and relies on its own small electrical grid — a system ...
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199th Fighter Squadron Patch

Posted on Dec 15, 2015 in 2010's, History

The 199th Fighter Squadron patch seen on Navy football uniforms Roger “Dig Daddy” Moore, a retired 199th Fighter Squadron pilot who lives in Missouri, sent out an email to Retiree ...
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Born from humble beginnings, the National Guard celebrates its 379th birthday. By Bill BoehmNational Guard Bureau The military organization we know today as the National Guard came into existence with ...
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Posting of the Guard 2015

Posted on Nov 12, 2015 in 2010's, History

Colonel Walter F. Judd, a Hawaii Air National Guard member, organized the current Royal Guard. The unit made its first public appearance on November 16, 1963 at Iolani Palace to ...
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From the KITV website Members of Hawaii’s Air National Guard are participating in bombing targets of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Air ...
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Hawaiian F-22s deploy downrange

Posted on Oct 7, 2015 in 2010's, History

Two F-22 Raptor squadrons and two maintenance squadrons from Hawaii have joined forces to create a combined unit with more than 200 active-duty and Air National Guard airmen that has ...
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