History

Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 22 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. He was 46 and died during the storm cleanup on Kauai’s North Shore when the truck he was driving...

Admissions Day is a state holiday that celebrates the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation welcoming Hawai‘i as the 50th state of the union. He unveils the new fifty-star American flag as part of the ceremony in 1959. But...

CMSgt Raquel Ramos submits reports and photographs of the activities of Hawai‘i National Guard members assigned to the National Guard Bureau and other locations in the Washington DC area. This group, known as Team 808, has activities where the Hawai‘i...

Sixty eight years ago, on August 3, 1946, an Executive Order of Governor Ingram M. Stainback established the Hawai‘i Air National Guard. Four Army Air Force units were accepted: 199th Fighter Squadron 199th Utility Flight Detachment “C” 199th Air Service Group 199th Weather...

The first 199th Fighter (Interceptor) Squadron patch was designed by First Lieutenant Wade H. McVay, Jr. The patch presented the mythical war god, " Kūkā‘ilimoku," a symbol of fearlessness, valor and strength in the heat of battle and truly represented...

This is the second of a series of articles by contributing editor Stephen Lum entitled My Back Pages. Steve retired from the Hawai‘i Army National Guard and continues to work in the State Department of Defense’s public affairs office. His had worked on...

SFC Sherly Ludaes has assumed the responsibility to help our Hawai‘i Army National Guard retirees. She replaces SFC Jin Pak who will retire. SFC Ludaes office and contact information: Joint Forces Headquarters Hawai‘i Army National Guard 91-1227 Enterprise Ave Building...

In early March, a photograph published showed The Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1 Battalion-299 Infantry (Maui) went to Fort Lewis, Washington for training in September 1983. A Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree emailed in and identified the soldier next to...

Henry Hasuiki emailed this photograph he received from a retired member of the 162d Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. It shows John “Saigon” Lee at some kind of training, as Henry describes as “many moons ago.” The 199th Fighter...

This photo shows aircrew from the 199th Fighter Squadron discussing tactics. From the left: Darryl “Yobo” Chung, Dale Tengan, Richard Tsuchiya, Clyde Torigoe. Judging from the F-4C Phantom models used and the individual ranks, this photo was probably taken in...