1980’s

Check Six – F-4 Era: Survival Equipment Shop

Posted on Sep 7, 2020 in 1970's, 1980's, Check Six

This undated photograph shows members of the Survival Equipment shop. In the photograph are (L-R): Keith Iwamasa, Peter Kwock (kneeling) Fred Takara, Robert Yokono, unknown, Pedro Bega and Jason Caires. They are packing F-4 Phantom drogue chutes in the ...
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Check Six – 1980: Cope North

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 in 1980's, Check Six

Retiree News did not know very much about this photograph, so we asked Wayne “Wildman” Wakeman for comments and some ID help.  This I believe was at Misawa 1980 for Cope North. ...
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Check Six – 1981/82: Project ALPS (Air Launched Probe System)

Posted on Jul 6, 2020 in 1980's, Check Six

This article first appeared in the July 15, 2010 Retiree News e-newsletter. Project ALPS (Air Launched Probe System) was a tasking that had some 199th Fighter Squadron pilots flying in ...
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Check Six – 1986: 199 Fighter Squadron Aircrews at Holloman AFB

Posted on Jun 1, 2020 in 1980's, Check Six

This photograph first appeared in the May 29, 2010 e-newsletter issue of  Retiree News.  In talking to some crewmembers in this photo, this was a Hawaii Air National Guard deployment to ...
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Check Six – 1986: HIANG 40 Celebration

Posted on Mar 9, 2020 in 1980's, Check Six

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard celebrated its 40th Anniversary on November 22, 1986. The dinner event was held at the Sheraton Waikīkī. The evening’s events included the annual HIANG Awards ...
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Check Six: Arnold “Balt” Balthazar

Posted on Jan 20, 2020 in 1980's, Check Six

The following article was first published on August 14, 2011, when Retiree News was an e-newsletter.  It started when Stephen Lum, who worked at the State Department of Defense Public Affairs ...
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Check Six: Scott Hoadley – 34 years ago

Posted on Oct 14, 2019 in 1980's, Check Six

While doing some research on the internet, we ran across this photograph of someone who looked like Scott Hoadley. We emailed him for his comments provided below: Yes indeed, that ...
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Check Six – 1987: F-4C Phantoms

Posted on Sep 25, 2019 in 1980's, Check Six

The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Phantoms from 1976 through 1987. This undated photograph show a Hawaii Air National Guard F-4C Phantom with a dark paint configuration. For a short period, ...
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Check Six – 1972: F-15 First Flight

Posted on Jul 27, 2019 in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, Check Six

From the This Day in Aviation website 27 July 1972: McDonnell Douglas Chief Experimental Test Pilot Irving L. Burrows made the first flight of the prototype YF-15A-1-MC Eagle, 71-0280, at ...
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Check Six: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

Posted on Apr 27, 2019 in 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, Check Six

RT @AirmanMagazine: During its heyday, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle was the pinnacle of U.S. air superiority. It incorporated advanced technology and a forward-thinking design, resulting in a highly-maneuverable multi-role ...
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