History

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 ...
Read More 154th Wing Conducts Back-to-Back Exercises

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

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

This undated photograph shows the food line in the 154th Composite Group’s old chow hall. Services were provided by members of the then-154th Combat Support Squadron. However, most of the ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: 154th Composite Group’s Chow Hall

In the 1960s, the 154th Fighter Group flew out Dillingham Field, testing bare base operations plans. This photograph shows a 199th Fighter Squadron pilot in the make shift “control tower”. ...
Read More Check Six -1960s: Dillingham Field Operations

This undated photograph shows the then-154th Fighter Group compound. It was probably taken shortly after the facility became operational. The U.S. Army District Engineers awarded a contract to McKee and Nordic ...
Read More Check Six – 1962: 154th Fighter Group compound

This photograph was taken in the late 1960s. It shows Hawaii Army National Guard facilities, Buildings 301 and 304 and the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) offices and warehouse. ...
Read More Check Six – Late 1960s: Hawaii Army National Guard in Diamond Head Crater

This photograph shows Louis Macknik, a member of the then-201st Combat Communications Flight (now the 292nd Combat Communications Squadron). The unit provide communications services supporting bare base operations at Chong Ju ...
Read More Check Six – 1984: Louis Macknik