Check Six
Check Six: Aircraft Maintenance – 30+ years ago
Asked Ronnie Miraflor to comment on this old photograph. This was in the mid 80s during an F4 deployment to Guam. Myself, Howard Nonaka and Gary Doane was replacing a valve on the top of the wing of the F4....
Read MoreCheck Six – early 1980s: F-4 Maintenance
This photograph shown Craig Harimoto, conducting an operational check on a F-4 Phantom II. Craig was part of the Egress Shop, and later became the shop chief. Later in his career, he moved to Quality Control section. He retired as...
Read MoreCheck Six: Gas Mask Fitting – 25+ years ago
This photograph shows a member of the 201st Combat Communications Squadron (now the 291st Combat Communications Squadron) being fitted for an old-style gas mask. Gregory Navarro, with the clip board, and John Damo assisting with the fitting. The photograph is...
Read MoreCheck Six: 154th Security Forces Squadron – 15 years ago
In February 2003, the 154th Security Forces Squadron had a service dress uniform check and later lined up for a great unit photograph. Wayne Acosta was the unit commander and Ray G. Duropan was the senior technician. We recognize some...
Read MoreCheck Six: Team Spirit 80 – 38 years ago
Roland Shim, 202d Combat Communications Flight (later the 293d Combat Communications Squadron), types a message on a teletype unit. Existing facilities were tasked for support of the Team Spirit 80 exercise. In addition to manning field communications sites, deployed Guardmembers...
Read MoreCheck Six: Team Spirit 80 – 38 years ago
Many types of mobile radio equipment were deployed to multiple locations throughout Korea to support the Air Force communications mission. This AN/TSC-60(V2) mobile van was located a Osan AB as one link in the communications chain. The AN/TSC-60 series of...
Read MoreCheck Six – 2016: Three Adjutants General
Photograph from the Adjutant General’s Facebook page During the 2016 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Tribute event, part of the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, three Adjutants General took time for a photograph. In the photograph left to right are MG...
Read MoreCheck Six – 1993: Iniki Cruise
On January 2, 1993, more than 470 Hawaii National Guard members sailed to Kauai aboard the luxury liner SS Constitution. The three-day, all expenses-paid voyage, was donated by American Hawaii Cruises in appreciation of the Guard's actions in the Hurricane...
Read MoreCheck Six: July/August 2004 Promotions
In July and August 2004, the Hawaii Air National Guard promoted 12 airmen to higher ranks. How many names do you recognize? To Staff Sergeant (E-5): 293d Combat Communications Squadron (293 CBCS): Richard A. Castro Jr. 297th Air Traffic Control...
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