1970’s

Check Six: Airman Magazine Features the HIANG – 41 years ago

Posted on Sep 9, 2019 in 1970's, Check Six

Before it became a digital Department of Defense website, printed copies Airman Magazine was published monthly.  In the November 1978 issue, there was a lengthy article about the Hawaii Air ...
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Check Six – 1972: Lt Peter “Skipper” Pawling

Posted on Sep 3, 2019 in 1970's, Check Six

Retiree News discovered this photograph of Peter “Skipper” Pawling on the internet. We later found it on Skipper’s Facebook page. Skipper started a long career in the Hawaii Air National ...
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Check Six: 154th Wing Compound – 45+ years ago

Posted on Jul 12, 2019 in 1970's, Check Six

This undated photograph shows the inside of the 154th Wing compound near the supply gate.

Check Six: HANG Attendance Trophy – 50 years ago

Posted on Jun 21, 2019 in 1960's, 1970's, Check Six

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) ...
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Check Six: Pneudraulic Shop – 39 years ago

Posted on Apr 14, 2019 in 1970's, Check Six

Top row: Rolf Oudraad, Leslie Galon, Mark Shaw, Stanford Lum, Dwane Yoshioka, Gary Soma, Howard Nonaka Bottom row: Randall Fukunaga, Norman Tyau, Herman Bongco, Daniel Sakuma, Edward Essman Thanks to Stanford Lum ...
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Check Six: HIARNG Retirees Sighted

Posted on Apr 1, 2019 in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, Retiree Update

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). ...
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Check Six – 1970s: After Drill Parties

Posted on Mar 11, 2019 in 1970's, Check Six

This undated photograph shows an after drill parties in the old radar dock. Shown are (l-r) Roy Matsuoka, William Akiona, and James “Bubba” Tachihata. These parties ranged from wing wide, or squadron events. ...
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Check Six: James Itamura – many years ago

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in 1970's, 1980's, Check Six

James Itamura served as a Staff Judge Advocate (JAG) in the Air Force and later in the Hawaii Air National Guard. This undated photograph from his Facebook page shows him in uniform ...
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Check Six – 1979: F-4 Maintenance

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 in 1970's, Check Six

This photograph shows a F-4C Phantom II in the old fighter hanger (Bldg 3400). We are not sure if this is a phased inspection or a lot of panels taken off to ...
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Check Six – 1976: Wayne Soma

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in 1970's, Check Six

This photograph shows Wayne Soma, who served with 154th Wing as a radio maintenance technician during the F-102 Delta Dagger, F-4C Phantom and the F-15 Eagle eras. This photograph was taken ...
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