Check Six

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph The 199th Fighter Squadron received their Federal Recognition on November 4, 1946. The first aircraft received was B-26C Marauder #433 on March 19, 1947. By the end of the fiscal year, nine aircraft had been...

Several younger Retiree News readers emailed inquiring about the location of the formation in our recent post, Check Six - Late 1950s: Event Formation.  U.S. Air Force photograph Shortly after receiving Federal Recognition in November 1946, the 199th Fighter Squadron and...

Hawaii Air National Guard phoptograph This photographs shows Kenneth Iinuma, Dewey Dela Cruz and Thomas Hirao. The 154th Composite Group was flying F-4C Phantoms and munitions were an important part of the aircraft weapons system.

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows MSgt Wallace Takesane, Maj. Gen. Wess Chambers and Brig. Gen. Michael “Boss” Tice. Maj. Gen Chambers served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). Many PACAF assigned general...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows ten Hawaii Air National Guard Deuces flying in formation. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Convair F-102 Delta Daggers from 1960 to 1976. This photograph was taken early in the Deuce era...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show members of the 199th Fighter Squadron and associated support units in formation. The formation was in Area 65 of Hickam AFB where the Hawai‘i Air National Guard facilities were located. There...

This 1965 photograph shows the inside of Diamond Head crater.  You can see the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility below the trail to the crater rim. The FAA collocated this facility’s operations with those at Honolulu International Airport a few...

This photograph was taken during Exercise Team Spirit 80 at Cheong Ju AB, Korea. Members of the 201st Combat Communications Group deployed annually to participate in Team Spirit exercises from between 1976 and 1993. The Group augmented and expanded communication...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a weapons loading team, uploading missiles on a F-4C Phantom. These teams load the Phantoms before flights and down load the same missiles at the end of daily flying activities. These...

Retiree News photograph Military Affairs Council (MAC) is comprised of business leaders, state and local officials, non-profit organizations, community leaders and retired U.S. flag and general officers to advocate and liaison with the military commands. This photograph shows David Molinaro,...