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Check Six – 1984: Kurt Johnson’s Fini Flight

July 31, 2018

Col Kurt Johnson was a key member of the 199th Fighter Squadron and the Hawaii Air National Guard. He was a Korean War veteran, flying F-86 Sabres. In the HIANG, he flew F-86s, F-102 Delta Daggers, and F-4C Phantoms. His...

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204 AS conduct mass-airdrop ops with partners in Europe

July 24, 2018

From the 154th Wing website Israeli Army Brig. Gen. Ori Gordin, Ground Forces chief of staff, boards a C-17 Globemaster III with soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard, 1-141 Infantry Battalion, during exercise Swift Response 18 on June 8,...

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Buildings 301 & 304 Demolished

July 16, 2018

Over the years, many Hawaii Army National Guard members performed duty in the Diamond Head Crater complex. With the HIARNG's move to Kalaeloa, Building 303 (the old Property and Fiscal Office - PFO) is now part of the Hawaii Emergency...

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Check Six – 1967: ANG NCO Academy Begins

July 13, 2018

Maj. Gen. I.G. Brown asked Air Defense staff and four Air Guard instructors to provide two trial NCO academy classes, 67-1 and 67-2, for 200 students on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Tennessee. Classes began in the base’s...

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154th Wing Family Day 2018

July 12, 2018

From the 154th Wing Facebook page This past Sunday we celebrated Hawaii Air National Guard Family Day. Mahalo to all the ohana, friends, and the dedicated volunteers who came together to make Family Day an overwhelming success. Let's do it...

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Check Six – Early 1990s: 154th Composite Group

July 9, 2018

This undated photograph shows the F-86 Sabre static display in side the "supply gate" of the then-154th Composite Group. The 154th Wing was designated the 154th Composite Group from 1978 to 1992. It's too bad the statics are gone and...

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Check Six – 1980s: CAMRON Supervisors

July 6, 2018

This undated photograph show CMSgt David Pontes and then-MSgt Larry DeRego. Both were part of the supervisory team in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Chief Pontes retired and relocated to the Northwest where he later passed. Larry DeRego retired...

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