This undated photograph shows Daniel “Stoney” Stone during his preflight. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew F-4C Phantoms from 1976 through 1987. We believe the photograph is from the late 1970s ...
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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. ...
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From the Air Force News website The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing executed a first-of-its-kind exercise partnering with the Nevada Air National Guard, 15th Wing, and 354th Fighter Wing Airmen March 3-6. The exercise name, Ho’oikaika, ...
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From the Bishop Museum Facebook page On Saturday, March 15, 1969, the Hawaiʻi State Capitol building was dedicated in a ceremony attended by 3,500 people. Groundbreaking took place on November ...
Read More Check Six – 1969: Hawaii State Capitol Dedicated
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Lesson learned after wrapping up back-to-back exercises – No task is too big to handle when you have the right teams, the ...
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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
From the Hawaii Athletics website Last month, the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa celebrated their basketball program’s “Fabulous Five”. Fifty years ago, these five players led the Rainbow team to two ...
Read More Check Six – 1969-1971: The Fabulous Five
This photograph show William Petti and Ronald Han, with Stanley Osserman in the background. They were attending the chief master sergeant promotion ceremony of Ray Duropan. The ceremony took place ...
Read More Check Six – 2009: Two HIANG Colonels