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Check Six: 1977 ATC Training – 41 years ago

February 22, 2018

In the Spring of 1977, the air traffic control elements of the 201st Combat Communications Group had a joint ATC training. Information with this photograph indicate it was held at Barking Sands. The airman in the photograph in unidentified -...

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Check Six – 2008: HIARNG Rescue 3 Senators

February 21, 2018

During the Hawaii Army National Guard deployment to Afghanistan.... U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts was fairly nonchalant about the U.S. military helicopter he was in having to make an emergency landing in a snowstorm in the mountains of Afghanistan. Two Black...

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154 SFS participates in Patriot South Exercises

February 19, 2018

From the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Disaster relief. Check! Search and rescue. Check! Become a honorary Mississippi State Deputy? Check! Patriot South 18 is underway in the Gulfport Miss., area and our 154th Security Forces Squadron Defenders are...

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Check Six: Summer Camp in the 60s – 50+ years ago

February 13, 2018

This photograph shows Dillingham Field in the middle 1960s. After the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group converted to F-102 Delta Daggars in 1960, some of the annual summer camp training was done at Dillingham Field. After hour activities included barbecues, music...

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Check Six: 1979 Clark AB Deployment – 39 years ago

February 9, 2018

The photograph above show a Hawaii Air National Guard F-4 Phantom II landing at Clark AB, Philippines in 1979. Col John "Saigon" Lee had recently took command of the then-154th Composite Group (August 1, 1978). The Group deployed to Clark AB many...

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Check Six: Mobility Section – 30+ years ago

February 6, 2018

When the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group (154 FIG) converted from the F-102A Delta Dagger to the F-4C Phantom II, the organization was redesignated the 154th Tactical Fighter Group (154 TFG). The Hawaii Air National Guard had flown “Deuces” since 1960...

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Check Six: Aircraft Maintenance – 30+ years ago

February 1, 2018

Asked Ronnie Miraflor to comment on this old photograph. This was in the mid 80s during an F4 deployment to Guam.  Myself, Howard Nonaka and Gary Doane was replacing a valve on the top of the wing of the F4....

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Check Six – early 1980s: F-4 Maintenance

January 31, 2018

This photograph shown Craig Harimoto, conducting an operational check on a F-4 Phantom II. Craig was part of the Egress Shop, and later became the shop chief. Later in his career, he moved to Quality Control section. He retired as...

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Check Six: Gas Mask Fitting – 25+ years ago

January 30, 2018

This photograph shows a member of the 201st Combat Communications Squadron (now the 291st Combat Communications Squadron) being fitted for an old-style gas mask. Gregory Navarro, with the clip board, and John Damo assisting with the fitting. The photograph is...

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