In the photograph (L-R) are Jason Matsumura, Walter Ross, Gary Hara, Ken Hara, Robert Lee, Peter Matsuura, Joseph Chaves, Vern Nakasone, Brett Wyrick, Gary Ishikawa (?) David Aponte The caption accompanying the photograph said:
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From the October 2003-March 2004 Pupukahi The caption with this photograph: Hawaiian Airman Home from the Front – Maj Patrick R. Fierro, Jr. pauses from his air traffic control duties ...
Read More Check Six – 2003: Maj Fierro in Afghanistan
This photograph was taken from a 1965 Hawai‘i Guardsman magazine. The caption read: When the 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (169 ACWS) moved from Koko Crater, members of the ...
Read More Check Six – 1965: Sign Change
Retiree News asked Glenn Sugawara (on the left) about this photograph. The person in the photo is Norman Kurata, a drill status member. It must have been during one of our ...
Read More Check Six – 1990s: Refuelers on the Job
The F-102 Delta Dagger deployed a drag chute in addition to a speed brake during landing operations. This one of the few photographs Retiree News has that shows a Deuce ...
Read More Check Six – 1955: Deuce Landing
This undated photograph shows Airmen repairing a jet engine. It was taken in the old Hawaii Air National Guard facilities in Area 65 before the move to the current compound ...
Read More Check Six – 1950s: Engine Shop Crew
Ron Bright enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 1961 and served for 30 years. His contributions to the 111th Army Band are legendary. Remember those Christmas concerts…. It was ...
Read More Check Six: Remembering Ron Bright – 5 years ago
This article first appeared in the July 15, 2010 Retiree News e-newsletter. Project ALPS (Air Launched Probe System) was a tasking that had some 199th Fighter Squadron pilots flying in ...
Read More Check Six – 1981/82: Project ALPS (Air Launched Probe System)
This is a Honolulu Star Advertiser article written by William Cole. The article was published on July 3, 2010, reporting the F-22 Raptor arrival the day before at Hickam Field. ...
Read More Check Six – 2010: F-22 Raptors Arrive
Ten years ago, the 154th and 15th Wings cohosted an afternoon party to celebrate the arrival of the long awaited Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The attendees included current members and ...
Read More Check Six – 2010: HIANG F-22 Raptor Pā‘ina
