Hawaii Air National Guard

Hawaii Air National Guard
Hawaii Air National Guard
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Active	1946 - present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Garrison/HQ	Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Barack Obama; (Commander-in-Chief); Michael B. Donley; (Secretary of the Air Force); Governor Neil Abercrombie; (Governor of the State of Hawaii)
State military leadership	Major General Darryll D.M. Wong
Insignia
USAF Roundel
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-22 Raptor
Transport	C-17 Globemaster III
Tanker	KC-135 Stratotanker

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The Hawaii Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is, along with the Hawaii Army National Guard, an element of the Hawaii National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission.

[edit] Units

The Hawaii Air National Guard consists of HQ Hawaii Air National Guard, the 154th Wing, the 201st Combat Communications Group, and the 109th Air Operations Group. It is based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The wing contains several different squadrons which do various jobs for the state and government. The squadrons within the 154th Wing include:

199th Fighter Squadron (F-22A)
203d Air Refueling Squadron (KC-135R)
204th Airlift Squadron (C-17A)
169th Air Control Warning Squadron — Mount Kaala, Oahu, HI

[edit] History

The 199th Fighter Squadron of the Hawaii Air National Guard was acivated in 1946 at Bellows Field. After the Pearl Harbor attack, this base remained active throughout World War II, then served as home of the 199th FS from 1946 to 1947, before being placed in caretaker status on 15 December 1948.^[1]