History

Before MSgt Henry “Uncle” Chang became a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, he served on the fighter flightline. This photograph shows him on a F-4C Phantom in the early ...
Read More Check Six: Henry “Uncle” Chang

The 154th Wing fighter flightline is filled with aircraft shelters for more than a decade. One of the biggest benefits for sheltering the jets is corrosion prevention. As much as ...
Read More Check Six: Aircraft Shelters on the Flightline

Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs) were an integral part of the F-4 Phantom era of the 154th Wing 1976-1987. The WSOs went on to other positions within the Hawaii Air National ...
Read More Check Six: Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs) Rollcall

Lt Col Henry Kaufman became the commander of the 154th Maintenance Squadron (154 MXS) during a change of command ceremony held August 6, 2017. Colonel Joseph Harris, commander, 154th Maintenance ...
Read More Kaufman takes command of 154th Maintenance Squadron

Retiree News sent this photograph to Richard Hasting to confirm individuals and other information. The photograph shows (L-R) Les Obrien, Gerald Sada, Lawrence Cabrinha, Richard Hastings and Tai Hong. Les ...
Read More Check Six – 1977: F-4 Era Aircrews

The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) has just been notified by the Department of Defense about upcoming unit deployments to the Central and European Command’s areas of operation starting in ...
Read More Hawaii Army National Guard Units Set to Deploy in 2018/2019

In the photograph (L-R) are John “Saigon” Lee, Kenneth Young, Wallace Asato, and George Oshiro. The photograph was taken after Colonel Lee presented his front office staff with Air Force ...
Read More Check Six: Old Friends – 40+ years ago

The photograph above shows the 154th Wing’s flightline around 1963/64. In the foreground is the old civil engineering building. The flightline building had not be built, and surrounding the tarmac, ...
Read More Check Six – 1963: F-102 Delta Daggar Flightline

Mobile telephone switchboards were used at several exercise locations in Korea. The switchboard operators stayed busy patching calls for both inter- and intra-base subscribers. In the photograph above is Vince ...
Read More Check Six: Team Spirit 80 – 37 years ago

The 111th Army Band – Hawaii Army National Guard – was an important part of the many open house events hosted by the 154th Composite Group.  This photograph was probably ...
Read More Check Six: 111th Army Band – 35+ years ago