1980’s

This photograph shows Col John “Saigon” Lee, and his staff, Col Richie “Kuni” Kunichika, Lt Col William “Billy” Mossman, and Lt Col Richard Furuno, in front of a organization formation. ...
Read More Check Six: Group Formations 1980s – 30+ years ago

MSgt Gerald “Jerry” Verno, Sr. was an Air Force Advisor assigned to the 201st Combat Communications Group. Jerry served with the 201 CCG from 1984-1988. He retired in 1992 after ...
Read More Check Six: Gerald Verno, AF Advisor – 30 years ago

When the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group (154 FIG) converted from the F-102A Delta Dagger to the F-4C Phantom II, the organization was redesignated the 154th Tactical Fighter Group (154 TFG). ...
Read More Check Six: Mobility Section – 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 ...
Read More Check Six: Aircraft Maintenance – 30+ years ago

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 ...
Read More Check Six – early 1980s: F-4 Maintenance

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 ...
Read More Check 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 ...
Read More Check Six: Team Spirit 80 – 38 years ago

In the photograph, Lt. Col. Melvin Morris and CMSgt Clement Oshiro are on the Osan AB flightline. They observed the off loading of a Flying Tiger charter aircraft. Lt. Col. ...
Read More Check Six – 1980: Team Spirit 1980

In the 1986, the Hawaii Air National Guard purchased CPT word processors for the unit support functions. The CPT system used two 8-inch floppy diskette drives and were used for ...
Read More Check Six – 1986: CPT Word Processors

Dennis Fujii sent in this photograph of members of the 117th Public Affairs Detachment, Hawaii Army National Guard. The photograph was taken at the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) during the ...
Read More Check Six – 1986: 117th Public Affairs Detachment