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154th Wing
199th Fighter Squadron – F-22A Raptor 03-4058



203d Air Refueling Squadron - KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0290


204th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III flying over Hickam Air Force Base
Active1 December 1960-Present
Country 
Brig Gen Phillip L. Mallory[1]
Insignia
154th Wing emblem
Tail CodeHH
Tail Flash
Aircraft flown
FighterF-22A Raptor
TransportC-17 Globemaster III
TankerKC-135R Stratotanker

The 154th Wing (154 WG) is a unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard, stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii. If activated to federal service, the Wing is placed under the command of the Pacific Air Forces.

Overview

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.

In performing its state mission, the Hawaii ANG provides organized, trained units to protect Hawaii's citizens and property, preserve peace, and ensure public safety in response to natural or human-caused disasters. The federal mission of the Hawaii ANG is to provide operationally ready combat units, combat support units, and qualified personnel for active duty in the U.S. Air Force in time of war, national emergency, or operational contingency.

Units

The major components of the 154th Wing are:

  • 154th Operations Group
199th Fighter Squadron (F-22A Raptor)
203rd Air Refueling Squadron (KC-135R Stratotanker)
204th Airlift Squadron (C-17 Globemaster III)
  • 154th Maintenance Group
  • 154th Mission Support Group
  • 154th Medical Group
  • 169th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (GSU at
    Mount Kaala, Oahu) 21°30′27″N 158°08′31″W / 21.50750°N 158.14194°W / 21.50750; -158.14194 (Kaala H-01)
Designated as
FAA
.
Located atop Mount Kokee. Designated as Joint Surveillance System station "H-02"; AN/FPS-117v4 Radar; Joint-use site between HI ANG and FAA.

History

On 1 December 1960, the

199th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 157th Fighter-Interceptor Group was established by the National Guard Bureau
. The 199th FIS becoming the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 157th Headquarters, 157th Material Squadron (Maintenance), 157th Combat Support Squadron, and the 157th USAF Dispensary.

199th FIS F-102s in a nose dock at Hickam AFB, 1976

The 199th FIG F-86L Sabre Interceptors were upgraded to

F-102A Delta Dagger interceptors, the mission of the 154th FIW is the air defense of Hawaii. Eventually 29 F-102s were received. This was in line with the policy of equipping ANG units with one generation of aircraft behind the active-duty Air Defense Command forces. For the next sixteen years, the 157th FIG operated the Delta Daggers establishing an excellent safety record. In December 1961, The new Hawaii Air National Guard (HANG) complex was completed and consisted of 60 acres. The land was originally part of Fort Kamehameha
and had been acquired in 1960 by permit from the U.S. Army to the Hawaii ANG.

The 157th flew the Delta Dagger throughout the 1960s, and although the Hawaii ANG was not activated during the

F-106
.

Tactical fighters

F-4C Phantom
63-7632 in Air Defense interceptor markings.

The last F-102A finally left ANG service in October 1976, when the 199th FIS of the Hawaii ANG traded in their Delta Daggers for

C-7A Caribou
flight.

After a decade flying the F-4C, the 157th received

F-15A Eagles
in 1987 along with a twin-seat F-15B trainer as part of the retirement of the F-4 from the Air Force inventory.

199th Fighter Squadron - F-15 Eagles over Hawaii

The F-15As were received from the

Elmendorf AFB
, Alaska, which was upgrading to the F-15C model. The Eagles received from Alaska had been upgraded through the F-15 Multi-Stage Improvement Program (MSIP) and were used in an air defense mission, which the Hawaii ANG had taken over. In mid-1991, early F-15C versions were received, and the Hawaii ANG operated both the A and C models of the Eagle for the next two decades.

In 1989 with inactivation of the

Mount Kaala, Oahu along with the FAA, and the 150th Aircraft Control and Warning Flight operates a joint-use JSS radar site at Kokee Air Force Station, Kauai. These radar sites are linked to the NORAD Hawaii Region Air Operations Center (HIRAOC) at Wheeler Army Airfield, Oahu, 21°28′57″N 158°02′45″W / 21.48250°N 158.04583°W / 21.48250; -158.04583 (HIRAOC)
. With these two sites, 24/7 air surveillance of the Hawaiian island chain is provided. The 154th Aircraft Control Squadron on Kauai also provides a mobile, self-sustainable, combat ready, forward extension and control element equipped to meet the Air Force's ground theater air control systems.

Post Cold War

In March 1992, with the end of the

C-130 flight was expanded and the 204th Airlift Squadron
was recognized and activated by the National Guard Bureau, eventually transitioning from the C-130A to the C-130H2..

AN/FPS-117 search radar at Kokee AFS.

In 1995, in accordance with the Air Force "One Base-One Wing" directive, the 154th was changed in status to a Wing, and the 199th Fighter Squadron was assigned to the new 154th Operations Group.

In 2006, the

C-17 Globemaster III
.

In July 2010, the Hawaii Air National Guard welcomed the first of its new inventory of

F-22A Raptors. The 154th Wing was the second ANG unit to be equipped with the F-22. The 199th is planned to have 20 aircraft, the initial aircraft being transferred from the 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida; the remaining 18 aircraft will come from the 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base
, Virginia.

The F-22 is designed to counter advanced surface-to-air missile systems and next-generation fighters equipped with launch-and-leave missile capability. The F-15s were sent to the CONUS, the last Eagle leaving in 2011. The 199th operates active-duty 19th Fighter Squadron as an associate unit, although the Hawaii ANG is responsible for seventy-five percent of the mission configuration. This is the first time an Air National Guard unit, the 199th Fighter Squadron, has taken the position of lead squadron in an associate flying unit arrangement with the active duty Air Force.

Lineage

C-17 Arrival patch, 2006
  • Established as 154th Fighter-Interceptor Group and allotted to Hawaii ANG in 1960
Received federal recognition and activated on 1 December 1960
Re-designated: 154th Tactical Fighter Group, 10 June 1976
Re-designated: 154th Composite Group, 3 November 1978
Re-designated: 154th Group, 15 March 1992
Status changed from Group to Wing, 1 October 1995
Re-designated: 154th Wing, 1 October 1995

Assignments

  • Hawaii Air National Guard, 1 December 1960
Gained by: Pacific Air Forces

Stations

Re-designated: Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, 1 January 2010-Present

Aircraft

Decorations

  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[2]

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ "Colonel Phillip Mallory". Biographies. 154th Wing Air Nat'l Guard. September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991) Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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