Check Six

This photograph shows Royal Guard members Norman Kaleo and Raymond Vegas. Both served for many years as members of this elite organization. Norman came off active duty and joined the ...
Read More Check Six – 2000s: Royal Guard Members

While researching an upcoming article for a Retiree News post, we ran across a list of Hawaii Air National Guard officers from the early 2000s. There are many familiar names ...
Read More Check Six – 2001: HIANG Lieutenant Colonels List

This undated photograph shows a group of Hawai‘i Air National Guard members. We believe the photograph is from the early 1950s based on the aircraft in the background and the ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1950s: Maintenance Crews

This undated photograph show James Suzuki taking a break on the flightline as the aircrew completes their preflight checklist. Jimmy served on the fighter flightline for many years and retired ...
Read More Check Six – 1970s: James Suzuki

While researching an upcoming article for a Retiree News post, we ran across a list of Hawaii Air National Guard officers from the early 2000s. There are many familiar names ...
Read More Check Six – 2001: HIANG Senior Officer List

This undated photograph shows George Duncan and an unidentified mechanic pointing to the 199th Fighter Interceptor Squadron patch. It is painted on the engine cowling of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1950s: New 199 FS Patch

This photograph shows Joseph Chaves and Theodore “Ted” Daligdig III, two long time Hawai‘i Army National Guard leaders. General Chaves was the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Pacific. Retired Colonel Daligdig was a State ...
Read More Check Six – 2011: Two HIARNG Leaders

Thanks to retiree Gary Momohara emailed this photograph to Retiree News. Gary said it was a Comptroller Section party in 2004. In the photograph are (L-R): Bryan Yonemoto, Nani Mahaulu, Ben Murata, Colosse Eliapo, and Carol Orr. ...
Read More Check Six – 2004: Comptroller Section Get Together

Governor David Y. Ige, State of Hawaii Governor, greets members of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron upon their return from a Hurricane Harvey relief mission at Joint ...
Read More Check Six – 2017: 204 AS Returns from Hurricane Harvey Relief Mission

This undated photograph shows members of the Survival Equipment shop. In the photograph are (L-R): Keith Iwamasa, Peter Kwock (kneeling) Fred Takara, Robert Yokono, unknown, Pedro Bega and Jason Caires. They are packing F-4 Phantom drogue chutes in the ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Survival Equipment Shop