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Check Six – 1965: HANG Says Aloha Their C-47 Skytrain

July 20, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph From the December 1965 Issue of the Hawai‘i Guardsman The Hawai‘i Air National Guard bid farewell to a familiar sight at the Hawai‘i Air Guard unit at Hickam AFB. Normally sitting outside the Waikīkī side...

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154 FSS Starts Teleworking

July 18, 2020

For members of our HIANG ohana needing kokua from the 154th Force Support Squadron, our 154 FSS will be teleworking for the next few weeks and will not be available for on-site support during this time. This includes CAC/DEERS support....

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Check Six – 2006: Second Mobilization for Hilo doctor

July 17, 2020

In the photograph (L-R) are Jason Matsumura, Walter Ross, Gary Hara, Ken Hara, Robert Lee, Peter Matsuura, Joseph Chaves, Vern Nakasone, Brett Wyrick, Gary Ishikawa (?) David Aponte The caption accompanying the photograph said: Lt. Col. Peter Matsuura (center in a black shirt), an orthopedic doctor from Hilo, poses with the Hawaii National Guard...

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Check Six – 2003: Maj Fierro in Afghanistan

July 16, 2020

From the October 2003-March 2004 Pupukahi The caption with this photograph: Hawaiian Airman Home from the Front - Maj Patrick R. Fierro, Jr. pauses from his air traffic control duties while deployed in Afghanistan, HE served as the alternate battle...

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Check Six – 1965: Sign Change

July 13, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph was taken from a 1965 Hawai‘i Guardsman magazine. The caption read: When the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (169 ACWS) moved from Koko Crater, members of the 109th Aircraft Control & Warning...

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Check Six – 1990s: Refuelers on the Job

July 11, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Retiree News asked Glenn Sugawara (on the left) about this photograph. The person in the photo is Norman Kurata, a drill status member. It must have been during one of our UTAs. Believe the timeframe was...

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Check Six – 1955: Deuce Landing

July 10, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The F-102 Delta Dagger deployed a drag chute in addition to a speed brake during landing operations. This one of the few photographs Retiree News has that shows a Deuce landing with drag chute deployed. ...

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Check Six – 1950s: Engine Shop Crew

July 9, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Airmen repairing a jet engine. It was taken in the old Hawaii Air National Guard facilities in Area 65 before the move to the current compound in 1961. The Airmen are...

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154 CES Build Protective Barriers and Sanitation Stations

July 8, 2020

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page If you’ve visited some of the HIANG’s many customer service centers recently, you probably have noticed that protective barriers and sanitation stations are becoming more and more common. We have Structural Airmen...

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Check Six: Remembering Ron Bright – 5 years ago

July 7, 2020

https://youtu.be/aBNrfrIhYLI 1988 First Hawaiian Bank commercial featuring Ron Bright Ron Bright enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 1961 and served for 30 years. His contributions to the 111th Army Band are legendary. Remember those Christmas concerts.... It was at...

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