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HING Assists Honolulu Fire Department with COVID-19 Testing

August 31, 2020

Hawaii National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been assisting the Honolulu Fire Department with COVID-19 'surge testing' throughout the City and County of Honolulu. Testing will be...

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Check Six – 1970s: UTA Celebrations

August 29, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In the 1970s and 80s, Unit Training Assemblies (UTAs) were filled with a heavy flying schedule with a lot of ground training. Occasionally, there was a special ceremony - like a change of command or...

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Check Six: F-102 Delta Dagger Cockpit

August 27, 2020

A familiar cockpit view of the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger flown by the 199th Fighter Squadron. On 1 December 1960, the 199th was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 154th Fighter-Interceptor Group was established by the National Guard...

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203th Engineer Company Completes Office Renovation

August 26, 2020

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Soldiers with the Hawaii Army National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, assigned to Task Force Maui work to renovate an office building in Kahului, HI August 12,...

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Check Six – 2011: BJ Itoman Returns from a Yearlong Deployment

August 24, 2020

From the Honolulu Star Advertiser website June 2011: Capt Blythe Jean “BJ” Itoman just returned from a voluntary yearlong deployment. She was requalifying to fly C-17 Globemaster IIIs again after serving as an executive officer to two generals in Baghdad.  The Honolulu...

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Guardmember Spotlight: SFC Chester Desiderio

August 22, 2020

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page In life we often hear of people answering a call to serve. Sgt. First Class Chester Desiderio answered two such calls. The first as a member of the Hawaii Army National...

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Guardmember Spotlight: TSgt Michael Victorino

August 19, 2020

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Most people will attempt to leave some sort of legacy behind when they are done on this Earth. For Technical Sergeant Michael Victorino he is attempting just that through his work...

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HING Assists the Department of Health with COVID-19 Mapping

August 15, 2020

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page About 30 Hawaii National Guardsmen who were activated to support the State of Hawaiiʻs COVID-19 pandemic response has been assigned to assist the State Department of Health (DOH) in mapping the active COVID-19...

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