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Check Six – 2019: HIANG Retirees

August 20, 2019

Thanks to Ford Chinen who sent in this photograph taken at William Mossman’s services. Photograph courtesy of Ford Chinen Standing (L to R): Edward Richardson, Daniel Stone, unknown, Ford Chinen, Melvin Ige, Robert Nagao, John “Saigon” Lee. Sitting: unknown, "Ace" Artiaga, Thomas Hirao. Ford went on to say: Not sure...

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Check Six – 1965: Royal Guard Members

August 19, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph 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, it was taken in 1965. ...

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Check Six – 2019: 201 CCG Retirees

August 17, 2019

Photograph courtesy of Erik Wong 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 the recorded dance songs from...

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Check Six – 1949: 199 FS Awarded Spaatz Trophy

August 5, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge 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 Readiness...

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Check Six – 1960s: F-102 Flightline

August 1, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph 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. On the left side of...

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Check Six – 2003: HIANG Members

July 30, 2019

Retiree News Photograph 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 Hasuike 2019 Update: Bob transferred to the...

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Check Six – 2000: F-22 Raptor at Edwards AFB

July 25, 2019

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 the United States Air Force (USAF). The result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical...

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Check Six – 2019: 201 CCG Retiree Sighted

July 24, 2019

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 Carleen & brother-in-law Delo Chun on the 13th of July...

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Check Six: F-86 Conversion School – 65 years ago

July 10, 2019

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph 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 skies of Korea. The squadron...

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