Retiree News is sad to report the passing of Melvyn Taira. He passed in early May. Mel was a long serving technician in the Avionics Branch before his retirement. Militarily, he ...
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This undated photograph shows Kenneth “Kenny” Camara (L) and two unidentified maintenance mechanics. They are standing in front of a North American Aviation F-86 Sabre; a fighter jet the 199th ...
Read More Check Six – F-86 Era: Kenny Camera
This undated photograph shows three members of the Fabrication Shop in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. In the photograph are (L-R) Dale Zuttermeister, Moises Felipe, Yvette Escuadro and Alan Kimura. ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Fabrication Shop
This undated photograph shows three members of the Fuel Systems Shop in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. In the photograph are (L-R) Darryl Loo, Gary Doane, and Ronnie Miraflor. ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Fuel Systems Shop
This undated photograph shows four members of the Weapons Shop in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. In the photograph are (L-R) Richard Ching, Walter Wauke, unknown, and Gerald Chun.
As the 199th Fighter Squadron transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantoms, a new shop was added to the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) shop added ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Friends From the NDI Shop
The following article, written by then-Captain Stanley “Ossum” Osserman, appeared in the September 1988 issue of the Kūkā‘ilimoku. Ossum covered the retirement of Lt. Col. Norman C. Ault, Jr., the commander of ...
Read More Check Six – 1988: Norman C. Ault, Jr. Retires
This undated photograph shows two members of the Egress Shop. William “Billy” Chang and Garrick Chang are working on the back seat of a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom. Billy served ...
Read More Check Six – F-4 Era: Egress Shop Technicians
This undated photograph shows Gary Cera and an unidentified member of the Structural Shop
This undated photograph shows (L-R) James Chun, Daniel Tengan and Timothy Rapoza. The weapons load teams have the job of upload weapons on aircraft prior to flights. Unless the 199th ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Weapons Shop Crew
