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Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows then-Capt Gary "Pork" Peters during a family day doing a cockpit orientation of a F-4C Phantom. Pork joined the 199th Fighter Squadron out of U.S. Marine Corps in June 1984. He...
Read More Check Six – Late 1980s: Gary PetersHawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge This undated photograph was taken at the alert pad. It shows L-R: Harold “Shaka” Schatz, Les O’Brian, Jamie Bury, and Richard Dove in front a F-4C Phantom. After the F-4 era, Shaka...
Read More Check Six – Early 1980s: F-4 Aircrews at the Alert PadHawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Lt Col Ronald Silva, MSgt Daniel Easter and Col John "Saigon" Lee. MSgt Easter was awarded his Master Recruiting Badge in Col Lee's office. Saigon was the 154th Composite Group commander....
Read More Check Six: MSgt Dan Easter – 40+ years agoHawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph was taken in the mid-1960s. It shows some the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group's F-102 Delta Daggers parked on the flightline. The 154 FIG received the Deuces in 1960 and flew them until 1976....
Read More Check Six – Mid-1960s: Deuces on the 154 FIG FlightlineSpecial Thanks to CMS (Ret) Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. Robert Inouye photograph I took this picture during our 1998(?) Annual Training in Pōhakuloa Training Area. We were training up for 29th Separate Infantry Brigade’s...
Read More Check Six: 1998 Annual Training at Pōhakuloa Training Area – 20 years agoRetiree News photograph This undated photograph shows Nan Proctor and then-Donna Hara working on a CPT word processor. Word processors were the cutting edge replacing electric and some old manual typewriters. Nan and Donna were members of the then-201st Combat...
Read More Check Six: Working on the CPT Word Processor – 30+ years agoHawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron training office. MSgt Ignacio Gabriel, Jr. was the NCOIC and Carole Fukuda – now Carole Yoshikane – was then a Traditional Guardmember. This photograph was probably...
Read More Check Six: Maintenance Training Staff – 30+ years agoHawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Melvyn Taira who served in the Avionics area for many years. Based on the uniform and his master sergeant rank, this photograph was taken in the early eighties during the F-4C Phantom...
Read More Check Six: Avionics Maintenance NCO – 35+ years agoMSgt Henry “Uncle” Chang passed away on October 13, 2013. Henry had some medical challenges in his last few years. He was a retired loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron. Henry started HIANG career in maintenance complex and later cross trained...
Read More Check Six – 2013: Henry ChangRetiree News photograph This photograph shows Buenaventura "Benny" Pabingwit and Gary Hirata in a off duty dinner at a local restaurant in Songtan, the Korean area outside Osan AB. Benny was a fulltime technician serving with the 291st Combat Communications Squadron...
Read More Check Six: Team Spirit 84 – 34 years ago