The photograph above shows Lewis Kono, James Suzuki, and Harold DeMello in front of a F-4C Phantom. It was probably taken in the early 1980s. All three were long time ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Old Friends from Maintenance
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This photograph shows Robert Ajitomi and Maximo “Max” Valenzuela, both members of the then 202d Combat Communications Flight. The photograph is undated but probably was taken in the 1970s. Max ...
Read More Check Six: Old Friends – 35+ years ago
Pictured are Richard Kudo and Raymond Choi, two of the simulator technicians in the 154th Wing. Both worked hard to tweak the simulator to insure the aircrew experienced the many ...
Read More Check Six: F-4 Simulator – 35+ years ago
This photograph shows a young Harold Scoggins, who served as a Traditional Guardmember in the 293d Combat Communications Squadron. The photograph was undated, but the fatigue uniform places it in ...
Read More Check Six: Old Friend Harold Scoggins – 30+ years ago
David Howard served as the 201st Mobile Communications Squadron commander in Hilo for about 6 years. In March 1981, he left for a Statutory Tour, becoming the ANG Assistant to ...
Read More Check Six – 1981: Old Friends
Retiree News asked Norman Nitta and Myron Dobashi for help describing this photograph. Both agree that the airman on the left is Juanito Buza of Kekaha, Kauai, but neither cannot identify ...
Read More Check Six: 150 AC&WS Security Forces – 30+ years ago
This photograph show two F-4C Phantom pilots of the then 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Both Ian Komenaka and Lawrence “Cabby” Cabrinha were Traditional Guardmembers who flew for Aloha Airlines in ...
Read More Check Six: F-4 Pilots – 35+ years ago
Circuits check of the tech control van helped assure operational reliability for the mobile units used in support of the Team Spirit 80. In the photograph above is Mel Tominaga, ...
Read More Check Six: Team Spirit 80 – 37 years ago
This photograph has five flightline mechanics sitting on the wing of an F-4C Phantom II. Jose Rivera, William “Bill” Akiona, Gary Von, James “Bubba” Tachihata, and David Costa were all part of ...
Read More Check Six – 1980: Old Friends from CAMRON
Before MSgt Henry “Uncle” Chang became a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, he served on the fighter flightline. This photograph shows him on a F-4C Phantom in the early ...
Read More Check Six: Henry “Uncle” Chang
