This undated photograph shows Edward “Easy” Pickering and Ronald Biho and was taken early in the F-4 Phantom era because of the paint configuration. Easy was likely a Capt or maybe a Maj at ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Ronald Biho’s Orientation Flight
1990’s
This undated photograph shows a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom waiting to launch. Under the left wing is an orange tow target. It looks like the Phantom is flying out of ...
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This undated photograph shows Grant Suzuki workin in the Engine Shop. Grant was a full time technician for most of his Hawaii Air National Guard career. He was part of ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Grant Suzuki
This 1999 photograph shows two members of the 204th Airlift Squadron – Kevin Garcia and Karen (Cary) Fujimoto. Back then, the squadron flew Lockheed C-130H2/H3s Hercules. The squadron was established and allotted to the ...
Read More Check Six – 1999: Smiling Friends
This undated photograph show Henry “Uncle” Chang working on a F-4C Phantom. Henry started Hawaii Air National Guard career in maintenance complex and later cross trained to become a flight ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Henry Chang
This undated photograph shows Geraldo Gapol working in the Weapons Shop. Gerald served many years as a technician before his retirement.
This undated photograph show Roy Yamane and Michael Kang, both members of the Machine Shop during the F-4 Phantom era. The skills of Roy, Mike and other members of the ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Machine Shop
This undated photograph shows Allen Shinsato, who served as the 154th Wing’s comptroller. Among the challenges he faced as the comptroller was the F-15 conversion and the startup of the ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1990s: Allen Shinsato
During the F-4 era, the R&R Shop was part of the Field Maintenance Branch of the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. This undated photograph shows some of the members of ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: R&R Shop
Continuing aircrew training includes time in the flight simulator. During the early and mid-1980s, the pilots and weapon systems officer (WSOs) of the 199th Fighter Squadron used the F-4C simulator. ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Flight Simulator Crew
