This undated photograph shows Kenneth “Kenny” Camara. Kenny’s career in the maintenance complex began in the 1950s. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew North American F-86 Sabres. Kenny was a mainstay ...
Read More Check Six – 1970s: Kenny Camara
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Imagine this: Mom takes a trip to the commissary with her seven children. All of a sudden, Mom demands that everyone “Fall in,” and immediately a straight lines forms, shortest ...
Read More Check Six – 2016: 2LT Christine Kaiulu Burley
The 199th Fighter Squadron began flying McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantoms in 1976. Coming out of conversion status, one of their first deployments was to Anderson AFB, Guam. This undated photograph ...
Read More Check Six – Late 1970s: Phantoms to Guam
From the Garden Island website In February 1973, Janet Sebastian Cox (1938-2009) of Hanapepe broke the male barrier of the Hawaii National Guard on Kauai — specifically the 150th Aircraft ...
Read More Check Six – 1973: Janet Cox & the 150 AC&WS
The Hawai‘i State Department of Defense once held Awards and Retirement luncheons twice a year. These luncheons recognized retiring Federal and state employees. Current employees who achieved 10, 20, 30 ...
Read More Check Six – 2006: Old Friends at the Retirement Luncheon
The Hawai‘i State Department of Defense once held Awards and Retirement luncheons twice a year. These luncheons recognized retiring Federal and state employees. Current employees who achieved 10, 20, 30 ...
Read More Check Six – 2011: Old Friends at the Retirement Luncheon
Retiree News asked Joseph “Primo Joe” Ah New for comments on these photographs. His comments: This was my final flight and it was on drill Saturday, July 7, 1984, I ...
Read More Check Six – 1984: Joe Ah New’s Fini Flight
Off the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Facebook page Boeing B-17Ds Flying Fortress of the 5th Bombardment Group fly over the main gate at Hickam Field during the summer of 1941. ...
Read More Check Six – 1941: B-17 Hickam Field Flyover
This undated photograph shows Lt Col Harold “Shaka” Schatz receiving a presentation gift. When asked for comments on the photograph, Shaka said: My memory is getting kind of old but ...
Read More Check Six – 1989: Shaka Receives a Presentation Gift
This undated photograph shows two unidentified Airmen in the 199th Fighter Squadron operations center. If you click to enlarge the photograph, you will see some familiar names including Carlos Bonham, the ...
Read More Check Six – 1950: 199 FS Operations Center
