An F-4C Phantom assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron, is shown here taxiing at Hickam AFB sometime in the early 1980s. This particular aircraft was christened ...
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History
This photograph shows Buenaventura “Benny” Pabingwit and Gary Hirata in a off duty dinner at a local restaurant in Songtan, the Korean area outside Osan AB. Benny was a fulltime technician ...
Read More Check Six: Team Spirit 84 – 34 years ago
The Department of Defense authorized the addition of the E-8 and E-9 grades with the changes taking effect on June 1, 1958. Promotions to these two new grades would be ...
Read More Check Six – 1963: The First HIANG CMSgt
In the early 1980s, Moses Akana joined the Hawaii Air National Guard after serving several years in the Air Force. This photograph show him in front of a radar screen controlling aircraft. ...
Read More Check Six: Moses Akana – 33+ years ago
This photograph features three Chiefs who served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Hawaii Air National Guard. they served as the senior enlisted advisor to the Commander, HAwaii ...
Read More Check Six – 2004: Three Command Chiefs
This undated photograph shows the Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagles on Taxiway Mike. The 154th Wing flew F-15 Eagles from 1987 through 2010 when the F-22 Raptors reached Initial Operational ...
Read More Check Six: F-15s on Taxiway Mike
This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of Hawaii ...
Read More Check Six – 2000: Three Colonels
This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of ...
Read More Check Six – 2000: Three Fighter Pilots
Jarkarta, Indonesia – The Hawaii National Guard and the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian Armed Forces) recently hosted a joint staff planning exercise known as Gema Bhakti. The name of the ...
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Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the history of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 1st Lt Alexander “Blackie” Bell was flying an L ...
Read More Check Six – 1959: Aircraft Save by Lt Alexander Bell
