On September 30, 1998, the 199th Fighter Squadron held a change of command. Col. Peter “Skipper” Pawling, the then-154th Operations Group commander officiated the ceremony. Then-Lt. Col. Gary “Pork” Peters ...
Read More Check Six – 1998: 199th Fighter Squadron Change of Command
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Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page As part of exercise Pacific Iron 2021 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Airmen from the 154th Wing execute combat readiness training and ...
Read More 154th Wing Participates in Pacific Iron 2021
Remember weapons qualifications at the Wheeler AFB firing range? This undated photograph shows Airmen on the firing line. With the establishment of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service in 1947, ...
Read More Check Six – 1970s: Weapons Qualification
In this photograph (L-R) are Tulsi Gabbard, Keith Tamashiro, Arthur “Joe” Logan, and Mark Takai. It was taken on February 7, 2014 at the Change of Command ceremony when Keith Tamashiro took command of ...
Read More Check Six – 2014: K. Mark Takai
From the Air National Guard website Genesaret was in a bit of a ‘rut’ the first time she climbed Mount Kaala, the highest point on the island of Oahu. Harsh ...
Read More Airman Shares Environmental Passion, Leads Conservation Project
James Yamamoto was key member of the Maintenance Control team in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Jimmy served during the F-102 Delta Dagger, F-4 Phantom and F-15 Eagle eras. ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: James Yamamoto
Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawai‘i Army National Guard Soldiers from a variety of units within the 103rd Troop Command set up the course for the ...
Read More Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)
Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page The Hawai‘i National Guard 93rd WMD-CST conducted joint training with Kauai emergency response agencies including the Kauai Fire Department, Kauai Police Department and Hawai‘i Department of Health ...
Read More 93 WMD-CST Trains with Kauai First Responders
Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawai‘i Army National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment and 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment participate in the Helicopter ...
Read More Helicopter Over-Water Survival Training (HOST)
This post first appeared in Issue 121 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on April 29, 2011 The Hawai Air National Guard hosted many parties in the fighter hanger over the years. In this ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1980s: Drill Parties
