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Check Six – 1980s: Wildman Briefing

March 17, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show Wayne "Wildman" Wakeman conducting a mission brief. The whiteboard drawing does not look like Hickam AFB. Talked to Wildman about the photograph and he could remember the location. It was probably...

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Another Pacific Raptor Success

March 16, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page The Hawaiian Raptors are charged with unique mission to provide unmatched air superiority in their Pacific area of responsibility, along with any warfighting needs in deployed environments....

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Check Six – Early 1960s: HANG Flightline

March 15, 2021

Neil Walter posted this on the Remember Oahu from the Past Facebook page Neil Walter's comments that accompanied the photograph: My Dad (Don Walker) flew for HANG out of Hickam at that time. I was very young but I loved visiting...

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Check Six – 1970s: Bill Pimental

March 12, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show William "Bill" Pimental. Bill was a full-time technician in the Avionics Branch. After retiring, he be became the contractor's representative for the company furnishing the shade canopies on the fighter flightline...

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Best Warrior Competition 2021

March 11, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) of the Hawaii Army National Guard competed in the annual Best Warrior Competition March 5-7, 2021.  A total of 16 Soldiers...

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Check Six: 154th Composite Group

March 10, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows the entrance to the then-154th Composite Group. The organization became the 154th Composite Group on November 3, 1978. The name change reflected the Group gaining the 150th and 169th Aircraft Control...

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Check Six – 2012: F-22 Raptor Operations

March 8, 2021

Screen shot from the video Hawaii-based F-22 video of maintenance ops, taxing, taking off, landing, conducting pre-flight ops, and various shots of the aircraft itself. Video produced by the 15th Wing Public Affairs

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Check Six – 1968: Hickam AFB Flightline

March 5, 2021

Garrett Lozier posted this on the Remember Oahu from the Past Facebook page This was taken around 1968 - 69. Back then Hickam AFB was a beehive of activity with aircraft of all types and sizes going to or coming from...

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