Check Six: Moses Akana – 33+ years ago

Posted on Oct 5, 2018 in 1980's, Check Six
Hawaii Air National Guard photograph

In the early 1980s, Moses Akana joined the Hawaii Air National Guard after serving several years in the Air Force. This photograph show him in front of a radar screen controlling aircraft.

His brother, Francis, also enlisted and the then-297th Air Traffic Control Flight gained two trained air traffic controllers. Both brothers served for many years and later retired.


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