Colonel Walter F. Judd, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member, organized the current Royal Guard. The ceremonial unit is made up of Hawai‘i Air National Guardsmen who are either full Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry. The ...
Read More Check Six – 2009: Posting of the Guard
History
This undated photograph show a McDonnell Douglas F-4C 4-ship returning to Hickam AFB after a training mission. A 4-ship Phantom low level flyover was common before landing. Miss the view ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: 4-Ship Returning from a Training Mission
This undated photograph show Organizational Maintenance members eating lunch near the flightline. The dining hall back then was on the second floor on the ocean side of the fighter hanger ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Lunch Break
This undated photograph shows Fred Takara and another member of the Parachute Shop conducting water entry training with an unidentified aircrew member. This was part of the ground training all ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Water Entry Training
Hawai‘i Air National Guard recruiters continue to be an important part of the organization. They are usually the first Guard member potential recruits meet. Recruiters share the benefits of Guard ...
Read More Hawai‘i Air National Guard Recruiting Team
This undated photograph shows two members of the Egress Shop. William “Billy” Chang and Garrick Chang are working on the back seat of a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom. Billy served ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Egress Shop Technicians
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Let’s face it, work emails might not be the most thrilling part of your day. But like everything else, there are exceptions! ...
Read More Unforgettable ‘Thank You Note’
Off the Air National Guard Historic Images Facebook page This advertisement appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on May 24, 1947. The Army Air Corps were recruiting men to enlist in what ...
Read More Check Six – 1947: National Guard Recruiting
This undated photograph shows Gary Cera and an unidentified member of the Structural Shop
This undated photograph shows (L-R) James Chun, Daniel Tengan and Timothy Rapoza. The weapons load teams have the job of upload weapons on aircraft prior to flights. Unless the 199th ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Weapons Shop Crew
