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This undated photograph shows Lt. Peter “Spreadmo” Weidener, who was a member of the 199th Fighter Squadron during the F-15 Eagle era. Now a lieutenant colonel, he returned earlier this year ...
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Headquarters, Hawai‘i Air National Guard Blazon: Azure, a Hawaiian God proper holding in his dexter hand a ceremonial spear and in his sinister hand a lightning bolt or, on a ...
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Check Six: Cory Snyder

Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Uncategorized*

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page It’s always exciting to see familiar faces back on our flight line again, such as Tech. Sgt. Cory Snyder, an F-15 Eagle ...
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The Air Reserve Meritorious Service Medal (ARMS) was established by Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert on April 1, 1964 as a ribbon award known as the Air Reserve ...
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Check Six: Call Signs

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Uncategorized*

From the National Guard magazine website Nicknames are popular in many endeavors, but nowhere are they more part of the culture than among fighter pilots. A pilot best known as ...
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This undated photograph show two Hawaii Air National Guard F-4 Phantoms at the alert facility. One is painted in the standard gray paint scheme while the other has the camouflage ...
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This undated photograph show the 199th Fighter Squadron’s F-4 Phantoms on the ramp at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station (as it was called back then).

This undated photograph shows Arnold Iaea at Officer Candidate School (OCS). Arnold went on to serve in many command and staff positions with the Hawaii Army National Guard. He retired ...
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A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess enhanced Argent and Azure in chief a representation ...
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Congratulations to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye on his recent retirement from his State of Hawaii position! He sent in this old photograph of the 2-299th Infantry Battalion Fulltimers to Retiree News ...
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