History

This photograph shows the 154th Wing fighter flightline around 1974-1975. The then 154th Tactical Fighter Group was converting from F-102A Delta Daggers to F-4C Phantoms. The last F-102A finally left ANG service in October 1976. The 154th flew the Delta...

This photograph shows the 154th Wing hanger under construction. From the HANG 25 Booklet, the history of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971. The 154th Fighter Group hanger complex was completed on November 6,...

Circuits check of the tech control van helped assure operational reliability for the mobile units used in support of the Team Spirit 80. In the photograph above is Mel Tominaga, a member of the  202d Combat Communications Flight (later redesignated the...

L-R: Jose Rivera, William "Bill" Akiona, Gary Von, James "Bubba" Tachihata, David Costa. This photograph has five flightline mechanics sitting on the wing of an F-4C Phantom II. Jose Rivera, William "Bill" Akiona, Gary Von, James "Bubba" Tachihata, and David Costa were...

This photograph of the old aerospace ground equipment (AGE) facility was taken in the early 1970s. The photographer was standing on the top of Battery Selfridge, looking toward the Taxiway Mike. This facility was replaced by the new AGE/motor pool...

Twenty years ago, the National Guard Bureau announced the results of the 1997 Air National Guard Majors Promotion Board. The Hawai‘i Air National Guard had a large group of officers promoted at this board. Several of these officers went on to...

Dennis Dalen receiving an award from Colonel Melvin Morris, the 201st Combat Communications Group commander in 1990 Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 1992, Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai. Governor John Waihee mobilized the Hawaii National Guard to...

From the Govenor’s September 1, 2017 press release A Hawaiʻi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 204th Airlift Squadron, 154th Wing, departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam early this morning as part of the nation’s Hurricane Harvey...

Earlier, we posted a photo of OCS Class 09-71 in formation. The photograph did not include some class members. The photograph below was taken a the class Christmas party. Special thanks to Gervin Miyamoto, who provided identification and comments. Third...

Before MSgt Henry “Uncle” Chang became a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, he served on the fighter flightline. This photograph shows him on a F-4C Phantom in the early 1980s. In the early-1990s, he transferred to the 204 AS,...