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This undated photograph shows Carol Orr when she working in Finance. During her career, Carol worked in maintenance, finance, military personnel, communications. She currently works in civilian personnel at the ...
Read More Check Six: Carol Orr – 25+ years ago

This photograph show three Hawaiian Air National Guard generals – Joseph Kim, Stanley “Ossum” Osserman, and Edwin “Skip” Vincent. This photograph was taken on January 29, 2010, just prior to ...
Read More Check Six – 2010: Three Air Guard Generals

This photograph was taken on January 9, 2005 at Jon Iwashita’s retirement party. The photograph show three maintenance technicians, Harold “Kahi” Hewett III, Gary Soma, and Thomas Hirao. Kahi passed on July ...
Read More Check Six – 2005: 3 Maintenance Technicians

This photograph shows Wayne Soma, who served with 154th Wing as a radio maintenance technician during the F-102 Delta Dagger, F-4C Phantom and the F-15 Eagle eras. This photograph was taken ...
Read More Check Six – 1976: Wayne Soma

This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of Hawaii ...
Read More Check Six – 2000: Two Maintenance Techs

This photograph shows (L-R) then-CPT Anson Kimura, then-1LT Mark Inouye, then-LTC James Carpenter, Commander of the 1st Battalion – 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA), and then-BG Eugene Imai, Assistant Adjutant General, ...
Read More Check Six: Annual Training 1994 – 24 years ago

This undated photographs shows Wayne “Walkman” Wakeman (Pilot) and David Nishioka (Weapon Systems Officer) in front of aircraft 505.  When asked for comments about the photograph, Wildman provided the following: Can’t remember ...
Read More Check Six: F-4C Crew – 35+ years ago

This photograph shows a F-47 Thunderbolt with Territory of Hawaii markings. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the F-47N Thunderbolt, from the organization’s inception in 1947 to 1954. Originally known as ...
Read More Check Six: HIANG F-47s – 55+ years ago

In the F-102 Delta Dagger era, members of the 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron phased inspections of all aircraft. Inspections were completed when an aircraft reached certain flying hour milestones. This ...
Read More Check Six: Phased Inspections – 50+ years ago

In the past, the Governor, commander of the Hawaii National Guard, made visits to both the Army and Air National Guard units during their annual training periods. With the start ...
Read More Check Six: VIP Visit During Annual Training 1998 – 20 years ago