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Taps: Melvyn Taira
Retiree News is sad to report the passing of Melvyn Taira. He passed in early May. Mel was a long serving technician in the Avionics Branch before his retirement. Militarily, he […]
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Hawaiian Inter-Island ACE Helps PACAF Practice Close to Home
From the Air Force Magazine website F-22 Raptors assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty 19th Fighter Squadron, are staged on the flightline […]
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Check Six – 2010: At the White Cell Exercise
The Hawaii National Guard Joint Force Headquarters conducts White Cell exercises. The exercise playmakers work within the white cell components to carry out the tasks assigned as part of the […]
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Check Six – Early 2000s: Old Friends
This undated photograph show (L-R) Bruce Minato, Fred Higa and Wayne “Wildman” Wakeman. The photograph was probably taken a retirement ceremony in the dining facility. Bruce served his entire technician […]
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Hawaii National Guard Unit Emblems: 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Blazon: On a light blue disc edged with a narrow black border, a blue horizontal band of stylized water surmounted by an inverted yellow triangle voided of the field, overall […]
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Check Six – F-4 Era: Flying with the Marines
Over the years, there were several occasions where the 154th Group/Wing flew against Marine aviation from Marine Corp Base Hawaii. This dissimilar air combat training (DACT) was an important part […]
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Check Six – 1956-1958: John C. Giraudo – The Big Kahuna
The 199th Fighter Squadron converted to North American F-86 Sabre in 1954. It was more than aircraft conversion from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt to the Sabres; it was a transition from props […]
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Check Six – F-4 Era: Weapons Loading
This undated photograph shows Gerald Chung checking a missile upload on a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom. Note: the crew chief of this aircraft is TSgt Calvin Yoshimoto. Cal retired as […]
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Check Six – F-47 Era 1947-1954
Hawaii Air National Guard photographs – click to enlarge The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the Republic F-47 Thunderbolt from 1947-1954. Originally known as the P-47 (P for Pursuit), the aircraft […]
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Check Six – 2006: RIMPAC 2006
The following article, written by TSgt Chris Vadnais, was featured in the Air Force Print News and reprinted in a 2006 issue of the Pūpūkahi. SSgts Gabriel Coronado and Arthur Hamabata install the wings and […]
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Check Six: June 1963 Kūkā‘ilimoku
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today. Today we feature […]