History

Check Six: a pilot’s term meaning look behind you. At the table from the left: Nick Teves, Lloyd Seki, Sancho Espina, Nelson “Nellie” Lee, unknown Back row from the left: David Rodrigues, Mamaru “Mamo” Minami, unknown, Wallace Whang, George Padilla,...

Marasbaras National High School in Tacloban City, Philippines, sustained heavy damage when Typhoon Hai­yan struck late last year. Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers and Guam National Guard soldiers and airmen will deploy by the end of June to help local...

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...

Three Active Duty and Air National Guard fighters units rotated jets on routine theater security packages to bolster Pacific Air Forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Ten F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing left Mountain Home AFB, Mont., bound...

About 125 Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers will return home later this week from nine months of duty in Afghanistan, the National Guard said. B Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, out of Wheeler Army Airfield, deployed with 10 CH-47 Chinook...

The Hawai‘i Army and Air National Guard have a rich history of achievements and milestones. Hawai‘i Army and Air National Guard units and individual members were part of many historic events and firsts. Through the years in newsletters, annual reports,...

This is the first of a series of articles by 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 annual...

A photograph of three Hawai‘i Air National Guard F-102 Delta Daggers flying over their new hanger facilities in 1962. Note the aircraft markings are “Air National Guard”.

Capt. Michael Kerschbaum (left), a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 154th Operations Group, and 1st Lt. Renn Nishimoto, a pilot with the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, prepare to land a KC-135 at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai‘i, on April 2, 2014. Two...

The REMEOs recently took a tour of the new 199th Fighter Squadron operations facility Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. Lt Col Kristof "JAG" Sills conducted the tour. The REMEOs are retired fighter pilots and navigators who served in the 199th...