This undated photograph shows Kenneth “Kenny” Camara. Kenny’s career in the maintenance complex began in the 1950s. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew North American F-86 Sabres. Kenny was a mainstay ...
Read More Check Six – 1970s: Kenny Camara
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The 199th Fighter Squadron began flying McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantoms in 1976. Coming out of conversion status, one of their first deployments was to Anderson AFB, Guam. This undated photograph ...
Read More Check Six – Late 1970s: Phantoms to Guam
From the Garden Island website In February 1973, Janet Sebastian Cox (1938-2009) of Hanapepe broke the male barrier of the Hawaii National Guard on Kauai — specifically the 150th Aircraft ...
Read More Check Six – 1973: Janet Cox & the 150 AC&WS
click to enlarge photographs These undated photographs show George Joy, James Ashford, Siegfried “Ziggy” Azevedo, and Jose “Rivah” Rivera. It was George’s “Fini” flight and probably happened in 1977. George was one of several ...
Read More Check Six – 1976: George Joy’s Fini Flight
Twenty-four men from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Royal Guard marched in the President Richard Nixon’s inaugural parade on January 20, 1973. The unit, headed by Kapena Moku (SMSgt) Ted ...
Read More Check Six – 1973: Royal Guard Marches in the Presidential Inaugural Parade
This undated photograph show airmen going through a mobility processing line. Dean Park is the first airman in line, This was the early days of mobility and the process evolved ...
Read More Check Six – 1970s: Mobility Line Processing
This undated photograph shows Gilbert Cera, who served many years in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in the parachute shop. Gil retired from his civil service position with Joint Base Pearl ...
Read More Check Six- Mid-1970s: Gilbert Cera
The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the Convair F-102A Delta Dagger from 1960–1976. It was the Air Force’s first supersonic interceptor that entered service in 1956. There were over a 1,000 F–102s built. ...
Read More Check Six: F-102 Delta Dagger Armament
From the Star-Advertiser Archive This photograph was originally published on October 13, 1975 with the following comments: The Honolulu International Airport reef runway is now 80% complete and is expected ...
Read More Check Six – 1975: Reef Runway Construction
This photograph shows the 111th Army Band playing in the 154th Wing’s hanger. It was probably part of a Wing Family Day. It was early in the F-4C Phantom era ...
Read More Check Six – Late 1970s: 111th Army Band
