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On February 27, 2010, there was a retirement party for Colosse Eliapo at the Navy Marine Course. Attending were many of his  family, friends and co-workers. In this photograph shows (L-R) Alwyn Yoshimura, Colosse, Galen ...
Read More Check Six: Colosse Eliapo Retires – 9 years ago

This photograph shows three maintenance supervisors – Melvin Ige, Wallace Yara, and Kenneth Morimoto. Wally was retired after many years of service in the engine shop. The engine shop hosted a ...
Read More Check Six: Three Maintenance Supervisors – 21 years ago

Taps: Wallace “Wally” Takasane

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Taps

Wallace Haruichi Takasane, 80, of Honolulu, Hawaii passed away on November 20, 2018. He was born in Honolulu, and was the first of four children to Jiro and Kikue Takasane. ...
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This undated photograph shows the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron training office. MSgt Ignacio Gabriel, Jr. was the NCOIC and Carole Fukuda – now Carole Yoshikane – was then a Traditional ...
Read More Check Six: Maintenance Training Staff – 30+ years ago

This undated photograph shows Melvyn Taira who served in the Avionics area for many years. Based on the uniform and his master sergeant rank, this photograph was taken in the ...
Read More Check Six: Avionics Maintenance NCO – 35+ years ago

Taps: Benjamin Lara

Posted on Oct 19, 2018 in Taps

Benjamin Lara, 85, of Pearl City, Hawaii, died in Kapolei on September 1, 2018. He was born in Honolulu. Ben served many years in the maintenance complex of the 154th Wing. ...
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This undated photograph show two NCOs from the then-Field Maintenance Branch of the 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron. Moses Felipe and Kenneth Camara both served as full-time technicians, and retired after ...
Read More Check Six: Field Maintenance NCOs

From the Fall 1969 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Time 0400. The ringing of a telephone disrupts the sound sleep of the Missile Shop Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge. The message – ...
Read More Check Six: Munitions Maintenance – 49 years ago

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

Taps: Rex Koga – Update

Posted on Jul 10, 2018 in Taps

Rex Y. Koga, 79, of Kailua, died in Honolulu on Thursday. June 21, 2018. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, children MSgt (Ret) Jan, ...
Read More Taps: Rex Koga – Update