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Check Six – 1970s: Early Mobility Exercises

November 8, 2021

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...

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Check Six – Mid-1950s: F-86 Sabre Preflight

November 5, 2021

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...

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Hawaii Air National Guard: 75 Years of Service

November 4, 2021

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...

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Check Six – 2006: HIANG 60 Celebrants

November 4, 2021

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...

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Hawai‘i Air National Guard is 75 years old today

November 4, 2021

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...

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Check Six – Early 1980s: F-4 Training

November 1, 2021

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...

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F-22 Raptor Night Operations

October 20, 2021

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...

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Bosslift Program Restarts

October 17, 2021

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Back when we used to wear ‘ABUs’ and operated within normal health protection conditions, we expressed our thanks to the Bosses of our Citizen Airmen with a...

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Check Six – 1952: Hawaii National Guard Softball

October 14, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph the Hawaii Air National Guard softball team who finished second in the HNG tournament. Sports competition has been part of the Hawaii National Guard (HNG). Sports played include softball, basketball, volleyball, and golf....

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