Check Six

A Hawaii Army National Guard retiree sent Retiree News the link to this photograph. It is off Jeffrey Protacio‘s Facebook page. Among the many comments is one from Anthony Bolante: ...
Read More Check Six – 1987: A Company, 193rd Attack Helicopter Battalion

This undated photograph shows Capt. Kurt Johnson instructing 1st Lt. Robert “Bobby” Hinkley on fighter tactics. On the fuselage of the F-86 Sabre is the original 199th Fighter Squadron logo designed by1st Lt. Wade McVay, ...
Read More Check Six – 1955: Cross Check After a Training Mission

This undated photograph show airmen going through a mobility processing line. Dean Park is the first airman in line, This was the early days of mobility and the process evolved ...
Read More Check Six – 1970s: Mobility Line Processing

This undated photograph shows Gilbert Cera, who served many years in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in the parachute shop. Gil retired from his civil service position with Joint Base Pearl ...
Read More Check Six- Mid-1970s: Gilbert Cera

This undated photograph shows Melvin Wong, who served for many years in the support section of the maintenance squadron. His son, Steven and his daughter Sheri Chong both were full-timers in the maintenance complex. His ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Melvin Wong

Earlier, Retiree News posted a photograph of several F-102s in a taxi formation at Dillingham Field in MokulēʻIa. It is a screen capture of a video sent to Retiree News ...
Read More Check Six – 1966: Summer Camp at Dillingham Field – The Movie

This photograph was taken in Lihue on September 12, 1992 by 2nd Lt Steve C. Lai. In the photograph (L-R): Spec. Duane Caceres, a merchandiser fro Hilo stands by as 1Lt Moses Kaoiwi, ...
Read More Check Six – 1992: The Day after Hurricane Iniki

This mid-1980s photograph shows members of the inertial navigation system (INS) shop. In the photograph are (L-R): Jimmy Williams, Mark Mendez, Darryl Chun Fat, unknown, Edward Sugai, William Takata, unknown, unknown, George Kaneshiro.  The then 154th ...
Read More Check Six – 1985: Inertial Navigation System (INS) Shop

The following article was taken from the Winter 1969 issue of the Pūpūkahi. It was written by A1C Gregory Ing. 13th Anniversary. The thirteenth anniversary of the 169th AC&W Squadron was ...
Read More Check Six – 1969: 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron News

In 1960-1961, the 199th Fighter Squadron was in the middle of an aircraft conversion. After flying the North American F-86L Sabre Interceptors since 1958, the unit began their transition to the Convair F-102 ...
Read More Check Six – 1960-61: F-102A Delta Dagger Conversion