This photograph shows the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group’s flightline in the late 1960s. The then-201st Mobile Communications Squadron were still headquartered Battery Selfridge. The checkered painted mobile air traffic control facility ...
Read More Check Six – 1960s: 154th Fighter Interceptor Group Flightline
1960’s
In the 1960s through the early 1970s, the Hawaii Air National Guard had a HIANG Attendance Trophy. The trophy was presented to the unit with the best unit training assembly (UTA) ...
Read More Check Six: HANG Attendance Trophy – 50 years ago
This undated photograph shows a F-102 Delta Dagger that apparently had some landing gear problems. The plane has “US Air Force” on it’s side but still has the round ANG ...
Read More Check Six: There Was An Accident…
Thanks to Yale Alama for sending this photograph and the following comments to Retiree News. Wanted to send you all a picture of what we call Da Kupuna Klub (HIARNG). ...
Read More Check Six: HIARNG Retirees Sighted
Special Thanks to Michael Guerrero for sending this photograph to Retiree News. His grandfather Howard Guerrero served in the Hawaii Air National Guard. These Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen, members ...
Read More Check Six – 1965: Royal Guard in Washington DC
Special Thanks to Michael Guerrero for sending this photograph to Retiree News. His comments in the email. “My grandpa Technical Sergeant Howard Guerrero radar Radar shop, Hawaii Air National Guard.” ...
Read More Check Six: Howard Guerrero – 55+ years ago
Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter/tanker pic.twitter.com/15ePVFO8CN — Ron Eisele (@ron_eisele) January 26, 2019 These KC-97s were flown by Air National Guard units until C-130s Hercules and KC-135 Stratotankers became part of the ...
Read More Check Six: Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter
From the Air National Guard website This month marks the 50th anniversary of the National Guard’s technician program, which provides for a full-time element to maintain readiness in units throughout ...
Read More Check Six – 1969: National Guard technician program turns 50
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
A buzz number was a large letter and number combination applied to U.S. Air Force planes after World War II and into the early 1960s. They were applied for general aerial ...
Read More Check Six: Air Force Buzz Numbers
