Check Six

Contributing editor Stephen Lum forwarded this photograph to Retiree News.  The photograph shows BG Eugene Imai presenting a very young Shawn Tsuha a medal. Steve reports the presentation ceremony was in the quad at the 487th Field Artillery in Wahiawā. Related post: http://wp.me/p3639O-2FC

The following items were in the “In My Opinion” column in the March 1995 issue of the 154th Support Group Training Bulletin. Ranks and unit designations are as they were in 1995.  Twenty years ago this month, the 154th Wing...

The following items were in the “In My Opinion” column in the January 1996 issue of the 154th Support Group Training Bulletin.  Ranks and unit designations are as they were in 1996.  Lt Col Gervin Miyamoto, a Traditional Guard member...

Peter Ching, a retired 169th Air Defense Squadron member provided the background information about the photograph and its significance.  Thanks Peter! Members of the then 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (169 ACWS) participated in the 1996 Top Scope competition...

Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 22 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. He was 46 and died during the storm cleanup on Kauai’s North Shore when the truck he was driving...

Admissions Day is a state holiday that celebrates the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation welcoming Hawai‘i as the 50th state of the union. He unveils the new fifty-star American flag as part of the ceremony in 1959. But...

Sixty eight years ago, on August 3, 1946, an Executive Order of Governor Ingram M. Stainback established the Hawai‘i Air National Guard. Four Army Air Force units were accepted: 199th Fighter Squadron 199th Utility Flight Detachment “C” 199th Air Service Group 199th Weather...

The first 199th Fighter (Interceptor) Squadron patch was designed by First Lieutenant Wade H. McVay, Jr. The patch presented the mythical war god, " Kūkā‘ilimoku," a symbol of fearlessness, valor and strength in the heat of battle and truly represented...

Henry Hasuiki emailed this photograph he received from a retired member of the 162d Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. It shows John “Saigon” Lee at some kind of training, as Henry describes as “many moons ago.” The 199th Fighter...

This photo shows aircrew from the 199th Fighter Squadron discussing tactics. From the left: Darryl “Yobo” Chung, Dale Tengan, Richard Tsuchiya, Clyde Torigoe. Judging from the F-4C Phantom models used and the individual ranks, this photo was probably taken in...