The 293rd Combat Communications Squadron held an annual service dress check formation. The formation insured everyone had a properly fitted uniform with the proper ribbons and insignia. Many familiar faces ...
Read More Check Six: December 2003 UTA weekend
Check Six
This photograph shows Maj Gen Peter “Skipper” Pawling and Maj Gen Joseph Chaves. General Pawling was serving as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawai‘i. ...
Read More Check Six: Two Hawai‘i National Guard Generals – 8 years ago
As part of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s conversion to the F-22 Raptor, there were several monthly newsletters that shared the information about the project. It covered operations, maintenance, and ...
Read More Check Six: May 2010 issue of the Hickam F-22 Newsletter – 10 years ago
This undated photograph shows Herbert “Take” Takeuchi. Take was the Electric Shop chief for many years. Someone mentioned that this photograph was taken during the F-4C Phantom era.
The first F-102 Delta Dagger arrived at Hickam AFB on December 5, 1960. The Deuces replaced the F-86L Sabre Interceptors on 24/7 runway alert the following May. Unit training now included operating from bare ...
Read More Check Six – 1960s: Dillingham Field Operations
On February 27, 2010, there was a retirement party for Colosse Eliapo at the Navy Marine Course. Attending were many of his family, friends and co-workers. In this photograph are (L-R) Bradley ...
Read More Check Six – 2010: Old Friends
This is the organization emblem graced the wall in the stairwell to the 199th Fighter Squadron in the then-new Hickam hanger. Although undated, this photograph was probably taken in early ...
Read More Check Six – 1961: 199 FS Patch & Kurt Johnson
The link below takes you to the June 2000 issue of the 154th Support Group Training Bulletin. The bulletin was an electronic newsletter emailed to the members of the Group ...
Read More Check Six – June 2000: 154th Support Group Training Bulletin
This undated photograph shows the serving line in the then-154th Composite Group chow hall. The timeline was probably in the late 1070s. The facility was on the ocean side of ...
Read More Check Six: HIANG Serving Line – 45 years ago
This photograph first appeared in the May 29, 2010 e-newsletter issue of Retiree News. In talking to some crewmembers in this photo, this was a Hawaii Air National Guard deployment to ...
Read More Check Six – 1986: 199 Fighter Squadron Aircrews at Holloman AFB

