Check Six: PMRF Barking Sands Deployment – 53 years ago

Posted on May 22, 2020 in 1960's, Check Six
Hawaii Air National Guard photograph

The Hawaii Air National Guard has two annual field training periods in 1967. There was a six day spring camp in April and a six day summer camp in June. The Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) conducted a Operation Readiness Inspection in May. It was a busy year.

This photograph is from the HANG 25 booklet. There is no direct reference as to which period the photograph was taken.

Bare base operations were a standard in that era. F-102 Delta Daggers would fly over from Hickam AFB and operate out of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands,

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