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Sentry Aloha 19-2

August 23, 2019

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph We’ve had a lot of excitement on our flight line today for exercise Sentry Aloha 19-2! The exercise kicked off with fighter aircraft from Oregon and Oklahoma...

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Check Six -2019: Sentry Aloha 19-2

August 22, 2019

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph It takes the combined effort of highly-skilled teams to maintain air superiority, and this is why more than 700 Airmen have gathered here to participate in exercise Sentry...

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Check Six – 1954: 199 FS Enters the Jet Age

August 21, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Republic P-47 Thunderbolts from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s inception in 1946 through the early 1950s. In 1954, the squadron entered the jet age when they began flying the North...

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Check Six – 2019: HIANG Retirees

August 20, 2019

Thanks to Ford Chinen who sent in this photograph taken at William Mossman’s services. Photograph courtesy of Ford Chinen Standing (L to R): Edward Richardson, Daniel Stone, unknown, Ford Chinen, Melvin Ige, Robert Nagao, John “Saigon” Lee. Sitting: unknown, "Ace" Artiaga, Thomas Hirao. Ford went on to say: Not sure...

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Check Six – 1965: Royal Guard Members

August 19, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph Pictured above are three members of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Royal Guard. Left to right are Moses Timbal, Les Chambers, and Paul Kealoha. According to Randall Lum, another Royal Guard member and retiree, it was taken in 1965. ...

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Check Six – 2019: 201 CCG Retirees

August 17, 2019

Photograph courtesy of Erik Wong This photograph showing Reynold Hioki and Miles Tamura working at the Pearl City Hongwanji bon dance. Both Reynold and Miles retired from the 201st Combat Communications Group. Reynold was running the recorded dance songs from...

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HIARNG Hosts CTF-501 2019

August 12, 2019

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii National Guard Photograph Combined Task Force 501 (CTF-501) 2019 brings together troops from Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh, and the Hawaii and Oregon National Guard's to hone urban search and rescue skillsView the...

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F-22s Conduct FARP Training at JBPHH

August 9, 2019

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) F-22s and maintainers from the 154th Wing conducted joint Forward Air Refueling Point (FARP) operations training with airman from Air Force Special...

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Check Six – 1949: 199 FS Awarded Spaatz Trophy

August 5, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge The National Guard Bureau announced that the 199th Fighter Squadron (SE) had won one of the 12 Spaatz trophies for outstanding capabilities in 1949, based on the exceptionally high Operational Readiness...

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Check Six – 1960s: F-102 Flightline

August 1, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph This undated photograph shows the F-102 flightline in the mid-1960s. In the foreground are two F-102 Delta Daggers on the flightline, and three in the radar docks in the background. On the left side of...

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