Pictured above are three members of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Royal Guard. Left to right are Moses Timbal, Les Chambers, and Paul Kealoha. According to Randall Lum, another Royal Guard member and retiree, ...
Read More Check Six – 1965: Royal Guard Members
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This photograph showing Reynold Hioki and Miles Tamura working at the Pearl City Hongwanji bon dance. Both Reynold and Miles retired from the 201st Combat Communications Group. Reynold was running ...
Read More Check Six – 2019: 201 CCG Retirees
The National Guard Bureau announced that the 199th Fighter Squadron (SE) had won one of the 12 Spaatz trophies for outstanding capabilities in 1949, based on the exceptionally high Operational ...
Read More Check Six – 1949: 199 FS Awarded Spaatz Trophy
This undated photograph shows the F-102 flightline in the mid-1960s. In the foreground are two F-102 Delta Daggers on the flightline, and three in the radar docks in the background. ...
Read More Check Six – 1960s: F-102 Flightline
This photograph was taken at a 2003 social event. In the photograph are (L-R) are Back row: Robert Dongon, Robby Shigeta, Dean Oliveros Front row: Thor Gran, Paul Maedo, Jamie ...
Read More Check Six – 2003: HIANG Members
It happened #OTD, 25 Jul 2000, at #EdwardsAirForceBase#F22 #Raptor #military #aviation #flighttest #history pic.twitter.com/qVbPUQLdIq — Edwards AFB (@EdwardsAFB) July 25, 2018 The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for ...
Read More Check Six – 2000: F-22 Raptor at Edwards AFB
Henry Lagyatan, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard recruiter sent Retiree News this photograph and these comments. Met up with Vince Nishina former 298th Air Traffic Control Flight commander, wife ...
Read More Check Six – 2019: 201 CCG Retiree Sighted
This undated photograph shows the inside of the 154th Wing compound near the supply gate.
The 199th Fighter Squadron joined the jet age in 1954 when it finally retired its aging Thunderbolts for F-86E Sabre day fighters that were made available after serving in combat over the ...
Read More Check Six: F-86 Conversion School – 65 years ago
This photograph shows the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group’s flightline in the late 1960s. The then-201st Mobile Communications Squadron were still headquartered Battery Selfridge. The checkered painted mobile air traffic control facility ...
Read More Check Six – 1960s: 154th Fighter Interceptor Group Flightline
