History

Retiree News photograph 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 Army and Air National Guard personnel....

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 exercise is derived from an Indonesian phrase “Gerakan Bersama Bhakti”...

Maj Gen F.W. Makinney awards the HAwaii National Guard Medal for Merit to 1st Lt Alexander "Blackie" Bell | Hawaii Air National Guard photograph  Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the history of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November...

This photograph taken in 1952, shows the Hawaii Air National Guard's F-102A Delta Daggers on the flightline. The then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group (154 FIG) had just completed the conversion from F-86 Sabres. Note that the Deuces have "Hawaii Air Guard"...

- Hawaii Air National Guard photograph. In the early 1950s, the Hawaii Air National Guard had summer camps - your 15 days of annual training - at Hickam Air Force Base. There were morning formations in front of your barracks...

- Hawaii Air National Guard photo Shortly after receiving Federal Recognition in November 1946, the 199th Fighter Squadron and it's support units moved to Area 65 on then-Hickam Field. The flying unit remained in this location until February 1962 when...

Taken from the August 1952 issue of the Hawaii Guardsman Department of the Air Force has just announced that enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard may now apple to Aviation Cadet Program training under the Hawaii Air National Guard...

From the Spring 1970 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Redlegs Receive Awards. Eighty-six members of the Battalion were honored with a variety of awards as a Battalion Ceremony held in the Fort Ruger Armory of the 487th Artillery. The Army Commendation Medal...

From the Fall 1969 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Time 0400. The ringing of a telephone disrupts the sound sleep of the Missile Shop Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge. The message - early recall! “JTF-119, COCKED PISTOL”, mass load of all aircraft....

From the September 1965 issue of Hawaii Guardsman In the September 1965 issue of the Hawaii Guardsman, the-Capt John “Saigon” Lee was named the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Outstanding Interceptor Pilot. Saigon went on to serve in staff and leadership positions....