Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i National Guard historian. If you like Hawaiiana, and more specifically National Guard of Hawai‘i history, you definitely should know about Colonel Walter F. “Papa” Judd. His family ...
Read More Check Six: Colonel Walter Foulke “Papa” Judd
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Hawai‘i Air National Guard recruiters continue to be an important part of the organization. They are usually the first Guard member potential recruits meet. Recruiters share the benefits of Guard ...
Read More Hawai‘i Air National Guard Recruiting Team
Mervin Ginn Cheong Wee passed away on March 13, 2022. He fought valiantly after a lengthy illness from cancer. He was 84 years old. Mervin was born in Honolulu on ...
Read More Taps: Mervin Ginn Cheong Wee
On April 14, 2010, Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, then-the Hawaii Air National Guard commander, hosted a informational briefing for former commanders. Among the retired commander attending were Edward “Rick” Richardson ...
Read More Check Six – 2010: HIANG Commanders Briefing
We can’t explain exactly why, but astonishing things tend to happen aboard the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron’s historic aircraft, ‘Hoku 0329.’ While supporting a Central Command mission in 2016, Majors ...
Read More New 203 ARS Command Team
This undated photograph shows a North American F-86 Sabre that the 199th Fighter Squadron flew from 1954 through 1958. The photograph was taken in Area 65, the first Hawaii Air ...
Read More Check Six – Middle 1950’s: North American F-86 Sabre
This undated photograph shows (front to rear): a Republic Aviation F-47N Thunderbolt, a North American Aviation F-86 Sabre Jet, and a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. The 199th Fighter Squadron was ...
Read More Check Six – 1954: Conversation Photographs
This undated photograph shows members of the Hawaii Air National Guard Honor Guard. The photograph was taken near the Missing Man monument. We asked Darrell Bactad for assistance with member ...
Read More Check Six – Early 2000s: HIANG Honor Guard
This 1999 photograph shows two members of the 204th Airlift Squadron – Kevin Garcia and Karen (Cary) Fujimoto. Back then, the squadron flew Lockheed C-130H2/H3s Hercules. The squadron was established and allotted to the ...
Read More Check Six – 1999: Smiling Friends
Nicholas Muragin Jr., 81, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, attended St. Theresa Catholic School and graduated from St. Louis ...
Read More Taps: Nicholas Muragin Jr.
