Sentry Aloha is an ongoing series of exercises hosted by the HIANG’s 154th Wing at Joint base Pearl Harbor, Hickam, Hawai‘i enabling tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force, and other Department of Defense services. It provides U.S. warfighters with the skill sets necessary to perform homeland defense and overseas combat missions.
Sentry Aloha exercises have been conducted by the HIANG for over twenty years. This iteration of the exercise will involve approximately 182 personnel and 28 aircraft from five states.
Visiting Air National Guard participants include KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling support from units out of New Jersey, Washington, and Maryland, and F-15 Eagles from the California Air National Guard. The visiting aircraft will take part in simulated combat exercises with the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons’ Hickam-based ‘Hawaiian Raptors.’
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jets from California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing stand ready for the morning mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii during Sentry Aloha 18-01 Jan. 19, 2018.(Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge)
Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing examine an F-15 Eagle from Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, during the Sentry Aloha exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, August 23, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman First Class Adam Smith)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Michael Fleener, 173rd Fighter Wing Engine Technician, handles intake covers for an F-15 Eagle from Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, during the Sentry Aloha exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, August 23, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman First Class Adam Smith)
United States Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, receive fuel from a Hawaii Air National Guard KC-135 over the Pacific Ocean during the Sentry Aloha exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, August 27, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman First Class Adam Smith)
A United States Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, flies over the Pacific Ocean during the Sentry Aloha exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, August 27, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman First Class Adam Smith)
Lt. Col Greg Miller, a pilot with the 19th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, walks away from his jet after returning from a aerial mission while participating in Exercise Aloha Sentry at Hickam AFB, Hawaii on March 22. The 19th FS is participating in the exercise with the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th FS.
F-15 crew chief, Staff Sgt. Sarah Flagg of the Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 3rd Maintenance Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, inspects the wing of an F-15 after the jet’s recent return from a mission scenario during a joint exercise with the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron at Hickam AFB, Hawaii on March 22. Staff Sgt. Flagg is a native of Lyons, Ga. The 19th FS from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska and the 199th are completing their last exercise together. The 199th will be transitioning to an F-22 squadron next year, while the 19th FS will begin deactivating procedures on April 1 as a result of the 2010 Fiscal Year Fighter Restructure Plan.
An F-15 Eagle from the 144th Fighter Squadron takes off Aug. 13, 2021, at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. Eagles, and other combat aircraft, received in-air refueling from KC-135 Stratotankers, based out of JBPH-H and the mainland U.S., throughout a series of dissimilar-air-combat-training missions. Sentry Aloha is a Hawaii Air National Guard-led exercise, which provides participants a multi-faceted, joint venue with supporting infrastructure and personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier)
An F-15 Eagle from the 144th Fighter Squadron takes off Aug. 13, 2021, at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. Eagles, and other combat aircraft, received in-air refueling from KC-135 Stratotankers, based out of JBPH-H and the mainland U.S., throughout a series of dissimilar-air-combat-training missions. Sentry Aloha is a Hawaii Air National Guard-led exercise, which provides participants a multi-faceted, joint venue with supporting infrastructure and personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier)
Total Force F-22 Raptor pilots from the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons assemble for a pre-flight briefing Aug. 13, 2021 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The pilots flew combat-training sorties with visiting F-15 Eagles as part of exercise Sentry Aloha-21. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier
Maintenance Airmen from the 144th Fighter Wing prepare F-15 Eagles for a combat-training sortie Aug. 12, 2021, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The F-15 aircraft traveled to Hawaii to participate in exercise Sentry Aloha-21 and carry out Dissimilar Air Combat Training with locally-based F-22 Raptors. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier)
An F-15 Eagle pilot from the 144th Fighter Squadron completes a pre-flight checklist Aug 13. 2021, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The Eagles, and other combat aircraft, received in-air refueling from KC-135 Stratotankers, based out of JBPH-H and the mainland U.S., throughout a series of dissimilar-air-combat-training missions. Sentry Aloha is a Hawaii Air National Guard-led exercise, which provides participants a multi-faceted, joint venue with supporting infrastructure and personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier)
