Right in the middle of our -220E engine conversion in 2003, a Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) came out in involving the Digital Electronic Engine Control (DEEC). Yes, it controls ...
Read More Check Six – 2003: More about the -220E Engine Conversion
2000’s
In 2002, the Hawaii Air National Guard began upgrading their F-15 engines to the new Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220(E). The National Guard Bureau selected the 154th Wing to be the ...
Read More Check Six – 2002: -220 Engine Mod Functional Check Flight
This undated photograph shows 199th Fighter Squadron McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagles 4-ship formation. The squadron flew F-15A/Bs from 1987 through 2009. Additionally, they flew the F-15C models from 1991 to ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Eagle Era: 4-Ship over Hawaii
John “JC” Chun provided the following photographs In 2002, the Hawaii Air National Guard began upgrading their F-15 engines to the newer Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220(E). The 220 engine eliminated ...
Read More Check Six – 2002: F-15 Eagle Engine Upgrades
Retiree John “JC” Chun continues to share photographs and individual identification. JC credited Gay Ross for ID assistance. This photograph shows the Engine Shop crew in 2001. It was taken ...
Read More Check Six – 2001: Engine Shop Friends
This undated photograph shows Dawn Wahinekapu and her father, John “Big John” Wahinekapu. We believe he retired December 2003. Big John retired as the Engine Shop chief. Dawn continues to ...
Read More Check Six – 2003: “Big John” Retires
This photograph shows a young John “Zoomba” Traettino. He flew F-15 Eagles with the 199th Fighter Squadron for many years. Zoomba was one of the F-15 pilots that transitioned to the current F-22 ...
Read More Check Six – 2002: John “Zoomba” Traettino
This undated photograph shows members of the Hawaii Air National Guard Honor Guard. The photograph was taken near the Missing Man monument. We asked Darrell Bactad for assistance with member ...
Read More Check Six – Early 2000s: HIANG Honor Guard
This photograph was taken on January 9, 2005 at Jon Iwashita’s retirement party. The photograph show two technicians Richard Costa Jr. and Robert Joy, Jr. Both Rich and Rob started ...
Read More Check Six – 2005: HIANG Friends
In September 2009, the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s Royal Guard participated in the annual Aloha Festivals Parade. The Royal Guard were the parade’s color guard unit. Marching in the color ...
Read More Check Six – 2009: Aloha Festivals Parade
