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 commemorate King David Kalakaua’s birthday. The unit has posted the...

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 Guard members are using one of the world's most sophisticated...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph 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 of the post. Special thanks...

From the Images of Old Hawaii website It was not until World War II that the technology of using rockets and missiles in warfare became firmly established. During the final months of World War II, several major defense contractors studied...

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 arrived in the Middle East for a six-month deployment, according...

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 the late 60s. Two recognizable faces are Tai "Mynah" Hong,...

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 Control Flight, as it was named in 1992. He was...

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. Waihee III mobilized the Hawai‘i National Guard. Army and Air...

Justin Harais a third generation Hawai‘i Army National Guard Soldier. He is the son of COL Kenneth Hara and the grandson of the late LTC Henry Hara. Justin recently returned from Fort Gordon where he completed Advance Individual Training (AIT)...

SMSgt Christopher Perez serves as the Superintendent, Recruiting & Retention for the Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG).  He assumed the duties of the superintendent in June 2013. As the Superintendent, SMSgt Perez serves as the principal administrator of Air National...