This undated photograph shows Wade McVay in the cockpit of a North American F-86 Saber jet. Assisting him in the preflight checks is Simanu “Sam” Afoa. McVay flew P-47 Thunderbolts in the Europe ...
Read More Check Six – Mid 1950s: Preflight in the 1950s
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The highlight of the October 2004 training weekend was the 154th Maintenance Group assumption of command ceremony. Colonel Ronald Han became the command in a ceremony held in the old fighter hanger. ...
Read More Check Six: HIANG Friends – 16 years ago
Last week, we had a post about Fort Shafter and its part of Hawaii’s history. The post included a modern photograph of Palm Circle. After the post a Retiree News ...
Read More Check Six: Fort Shafter
This photograph shows John “JC” Chun and Craig Harimoto at Naka Sushi in Las Vegas. They met in early March to catch up. John lives in Oregon and Craig moved to Las Vegas in ...
Read More Check Six: Two Maintenance Retirees in Las Vegas
The Hawai‘i Air National Guard celebrated its 40th Anniversary on November 22, 1986. The dinner event was held at the Sheraton Waikīkī. The evening’s events included the annual HIANG Awards ...
Read More Check Six – 1986: HIANG 40 Celebration
From the Hawaii Guardsman, Summer 1972 Issue The Hawaii National Guard volleyball program would up in a blaze of blue – Air Guard blue – as the 154th Fighter Group ...
Read More Check Six – 1972: 154th Fighter Group Sweeps HING Volleyball
This photograph shows two F-102 Delta Daggers on the Hawaii Air National Guard flightline in 1965. Aircraft 54-1372 was part of “A” Flight (red tail flash), while the unidentified aircraft ...
Read More Check Six – 1965: HIANG F-102 Delta Dagger
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page When you have a team of Airmen who are excited to get together before sunrise, you can always bet that they’ve set ...
Read More Check Six – 2020: HIANG Members Support the Great Aloha Run
Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment soldiers gather around Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama making their “G” faces in celebration of her ...
Read More Check Six: SFC Gualdarama’s promotion – 8 years ago
This photographs show Brig Gen Braden “Mongo” Sakai, his wife Momi and family members shortly after he was pinned by Governor Neil Abercrombie in the ceremonial room at the Capitol. ...
Read More Check Six: Mongo’s promotion – 8 years ago
