Retiree News contacted Michael “Mick” Melich for comments on this photograph. This looks like the F-4 Flight Simulator. It was located in the old F-4 hangar (Bldg 3400) on the ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1980s: F-4 Training
1980’s
MSgt. Benjamin “Benny” M. R. Goo, Chief of the Aircrew Training Division, retired after 33 years of military service In October 1982. Goo began his military career in 1944 when ...
Read More Check Six – 1982: MSgt Benny Goo Retires
This photograph shows MSgt Wallace Takesane, Maj. Gen. Wess Chambers and Brig. Gen. Michael “Boss” Tice. Maj. Gen Chambers served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Air Forces ...
Read More Check Six – 1986: Maj Gen Wess Chambers Flies with the 199th Fighter Squadron
This photograph was taken during Exercise Team Spirit 80 at Cheong Ju AB, Korea. Members of the 201st Combat Communications Group deployed annually to participate in Team Spirit exercises from ...
Read More Check Six: Exercise Team Spirit
This undated photograph shows a weapons loading team, uploading missiles on a F-4C Phantom. These teams load the Phantoms before flights and down load the same missiles at the end ...
Read More Check Six – Late 1980’s: Phantom Weapons Loading
This undated photograph shows a plane side debrief with the maintenance crew. An unidentified mechanic is taking notes as Gar Pilgrim, the weapon systems officer (WSO) and the Richie Kunichika, ...
Read More Check Six – Mid 1980s: Post Flight Debrief
This undated photograph shows Craig Arakaki, unknown and Dale Zuttermeister. They were part of the fabrication shop in the maintenance complex. Many years ago….
This undated photograph shows Craig Arakaki, Randall Fukumoto, Michael Sumile and Edward Essman. They were members of the hydraulic shop during the F-4 Phantom era. Great Guardmembers.
James Yamamoto was key member of the Maintenance Control team in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Jimmy served during the F-102 Delta Dagger, F-4 Phantom and F-15 Eagle eras. ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: James Yamamoto
This post first appeared in Issue 121 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on April 29, 2011 The Hawai Air National Guard hosted many parties in the fighter hanger over the years. In this ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1980s: Drill Parties
