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Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows the fighter flightline, looking toward the mountains. The de Havilland Canada C-7 Caribou is parked on the Ewa side of the fighter hanger (Building 3400). On the flightline are several McDonald...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 Year of the Jet - Fiscal Year 1954. The fiscal year started off with...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In the late 1970s, the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group exercised "bare base" operations. Saturday UTA began with a early morning recall. Selected maintenance and support personnel were processed and were flown to Barking Sands. The...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The 199th Fighter Squadron flew North American Aviation F-86E Sabres from 1954 through 1958. This undated photograph shows a mechanic and pilot during a preflight at Hickam AFB, Hawai‘i. The 199 FS flew out of...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard composite photograph It all started 75 years ago. In the months leading up to November 4, 1946, the Hawai‘i Air National Guard was a small militia comprised of...

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows John "Saigon" Lee, Judy and Robert Maguire. They were attending the HIANG 60 Celebration at the Sheraton Waikīkī on September 17, 2006 The event celebrated the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's Federal Recognition on November...

Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 The Hawaii National Guard was re-established following the end of World War 11 by Governor Ingram M. Stainback's Executive...

The photograph above is off the cover of the HANG 25 booklet. The booklet documented the Hawai‘i Air National Guard from November 4, 1946 - when it received Federal Recognition - and November 3, 1971. The HANG Color Guard members...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Retiree News contacted Michael "Mick" Melich for comments on this photograph. This looks like the F-4 Flight Simulator. It was located in the old F-4 hangar (Bldg 3400) on the makai side in one of...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photographs - click to enlarge The day shift might be wrapping up, but the Alert Mission never sleeps! Standby maintenance teams and aircrews remain at their posts 24/7...