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The Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron / 154th Wing is hosting its annual Sentry Aloha exercise that begins today, and ...

After participating in the last week of RIMPAC 2024, the three Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoons from the Tactical Air Force Wing 73 (Taktische...

Four F-22A Raptors from the 199th FS /19th FS flew a four-ship flyover at the end of the "Star-Spangled Banner" before this evenin...

The F-22 Raptors of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 154th Wing has been invited to "William Tell Air-to-Air Meet 2023", that ...

The contingent of Hawaiʻi Air National Guard F-22s, pilots, and support crews returned today from their six-month deployment in the Middl...

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 154th Wing is participating in the 2015 Australian International Air Show at Avalon Airport, Victoria,...

With the crazy westerly winds we have been having for the past week and a half, most flights, including widebodies, were taking off from...

An Alaska Air National Guard F-22A Raptor here in Hawai‘i for the Sentry Aloha training exercise, had an incident when landing on Runway...

The 199th FS re-assumed the air defense mission of the Hawaiian Islands, as the squadron's (and co-squadron 19thFS) F-22A Raptors rec...

HNL RareBirds wishes our servicemen and women a Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you to all of you who have served, and are serving in the ...

The beginning of the month kicked off exercise Sentry Aloha. This exercise provides dissimilar air combat training (DACT) among the F-1...

Today, we remember the veterans who served, and who are currently serving our country. Four Hawai‘i Air National Guard F-22As will make the...

After a four-month stand down, the US Air Force has reactivated their F-22A Raptor fleet after resolving an issue with the oxygen generating...

Today, around 4:30 pm, an F-22A was being towed on Taxiway B back to Hickam. In the photo, there is a lead truck, followed by the tow tract...

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron bid a fond aloha ‘oe the last three McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagles today.  Flyin...

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 199th FS received their first two (of 20) Lockheed/Martin F-22As, with a Hawaiian blessing today at HIK...

Around 5pm 5/9, a flight of 6 Raptors based at Langley AFB arrived in HNL. 03-052 seen here taxing back to Hickam AFB. My guess would be tha...