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For most of the 1960s, the maintenance control section of the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was located in the old fighter hanger, Building 3400.  It was a very small ...
Read More Check Six – 1960s: Maintenance Control

Harold G. DeMello, Jr., March 30, 1940 December 6, 2019, 79, a longtime resident of Enchanted Lake in Kailua, Hawaii, and recent resident of Henderson, Nevada, passed away on December ...
Read More Taps: Harold DeMello – Complete Obituary

Taps: Harold G. DeMello Jr.

Posted on Dec 27, 2019 in Taps

Harold G. DeMello Jr., 79, of Henderson, Nevada, died on December 6, 2019 in Las Vegas. He was born on March 30, 1940 in Honolulu.  Visitation: 9:30 am; Service: 10:15 ...
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The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Phantoms from 1976 through 1987. This undated photograph show a Hawaii Air National Guard F-4C Phantom with a dark paint configuration. For a short period, ...
Read More Check Six – 1987: F-4C Phantoms

Taps: Stanley Okazaki

Posted on Jun 8, 2019 in Taps

Stanley Tomatsu Okazaki, 77, of Mill Creek, Washington, died in Mill Creek on April 13, 2019. He was born in Waipahu, Hawaii on December 1, 1941. Military Memorial Service: 10:00 ...
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Taps: Edward “Eddie” Y.F.Y. Lee

Posted on Apr 16, 2019 in Taps

Edward Yerick Fon Yuen Lee, 78 of Wahiawā, passed away on March 13, 2019 in Wahiawā. He was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. He is survived by his spouse Ramona C. ...
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Top row: Rolf Oudraad, Leslie Galon, Mark Shaw, Stanford Lum, Dwane Yoshioka, Gary Soma, Howard Nonaka Bottom row: Randall Fukunaga, Norman Tyau, Herman Bongco, Daniel Sakuma, Edward Essman Thanks to Stanford Lum ...
Read More Check Six: Pneudraulic Shop – 39 years ago

Special Thanks to Michael Guerrero for sending this photograph to Retiree News. His comments in the email. “My grandpa Technical Sergeant Howard Guerrero radar Radar shop, Hawaii Air National Guard.” ...
Read More Check Six: Howard Guerrero – 55+ years ago

This undated photograph shows an after drill parties in the old radar dock. Shown are (l-r) Roy Matsuoka, William Akiona, and James “Bubba” Tachihata. These parties ranged from wing wide, or squadron events. ...
Read More Check Six – 1970s: After Drill Parties

Lt Col Norman Ault served for many years as the Commander of the then-154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (CAMRON). He enlisted in the Guard, and rose to the rank of ...
Read More Check Six – 2002: Norman Ault

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