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204 AS in Aviano AB, Italy

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in 2010's, History

U.S. and Spanish paratroopers board a 204th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Bayonet Strike at Aviano Air Base, Italy. pic.twitter.com/gSXAvxbvEQ — NATIONAL GUARD (@GuardMagazine) August 21, 2018

WILLIAMTOWN, AUSTRALIA — Father, Tech. Sgt. Marconi Cabatbat Sr., 154th Logistics Readiness Squadron and son, 1st Lt. Marconi Cabatbat Jr., 199th Fighter Squadron, deploy together for the first time during Sentry ...
Read More Check Six – 2008: Father & Son Deploy Together

The 201st Combat Communications Group deployed to the annual Team Spirit exercises in Korea. The 201 CCG units augmented the existing communications system and setup communications on exercise bare bases. ...
Read More Check Six – 1984: Team Spirit 84

This 2007 aerial photograph show the Hawaii Army National Guard facility in Waiawa. This location is the home of the 103d Troop Command, the 111th Army Band, and several other units.

The photograph above shows the 22nd Avenue facility just before it’s official opening in the early 1960s. It was the home of many Hawaii Army National Guard units including the ...
Read More Check Six: 22nd Avenue Armory – 55+ years ago

This photograph show four old friends from fighter maintenance. Left to right are Clifford Ono, Kyle Kamikawa, Franklin Ho, and Raymond Sato. Asked about the date of the photograph, Cliff ...
Read More Check Six: Old Friends from Avionics – 32 years ago

This photograph shows two old friends from aircraft maintenance – Kyle Kamikawa and Gerald Gono. It was taken at the November 2004 UTA promotion ceremony for then-Col Peter “Skipper” Pawling. ...
Read More Check Six: Old Friends from Maintenance – 14 years ago

This 2004 photograph shows the leadership of the 154th Mission Support Group – commander, then-Col Stanley “Ossum” Osserman and First Sergeant Howard Naone. They were attending the 154th Maintenance Group ...
Read More Check Six – 2004: 154 MSG Leadership

This 1980s era photograph shows Lt Col Norman Ault, MSgt Howard Hironaka, and MSgt Gordon Martin on the fighter flightline. Lt Col Ault served as the commander of the then-154th ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Old Friends on the Fighter Flightline

Col Kurt Johnson was a key member of the 199th Fighter Squadron and the Hawaii Air National Guard. He was a Korean War veteran, flying F-86 Sabres. In the HIANG, ...
Read More Check Six – 1984: Kurt Johnson’s Fini Flight