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The Hawaii Air National Guard (HI ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Hawaii Army National Guard, an element of the Hawaii National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Hawaii Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of ...
The 154th Wing is the major operational component of the Hawaii Air National Guard. The 154th is both a composite wing, consisting of Air Supremacy, Airlift, Radar, and Air Refueling squadrons, and in certain instances an associate unit with the USAF Pacific Air Forces' 15th Wing.
The 154th Wing hangar complex was dedicated 17 February 1962, during the Hawaii Air National Guard's 15th anniversary luau. The wartime 463d Fighter Squadron was re-designated as the 199th Fighter Squadron , and was allotted to the Hawaii Air National Guard , on 24 May 1946.
The Hawaii National Guard consists of the Hawaii Army National Guard and the Hawaii Air National Guard. [1] The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions.
With a mandate to preserve historical ties to Hawaii's rich heritage, the unit is now a platoon of 42 men, composed of members of the Hawaii Air National Guard of full or partial Native Hawaiian descent. The unit's members maintain period correct uniforms and call commands during their drill and ceremony in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.
But according to HFD Battalion Chief Robert Thurston, who leads the department's aviation wing, it was the assistance from the U.S. Army, Hawaii Air National Guard and state Division of Forestry ...
The figure of the Hawaiian warrior significantly represents the Hawaii Air National Guard, specifically the 292 CBCS. The barefoot countenance of the warrior signifies the unit's mobility. Held in his left hand is a Hawaiian leiomano (shark tooth war club), symbolizing combat mission of the 292 CBCS.
The 203rd Air Refueling Squadron (203 ARS) is a unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii. The 203rd ARS is equipped with the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker .