This undated photograph show CMSgt David Pontes and then-MSgt Larry DeRego. Both were part of the supervisory team in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Chief Pontes retired and relocated to the Northwest where he later passed. Larry DeRego retired…
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Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Wallace Takasane and Kenneth Morimoto on the tarmac on the Diamond Head side of the hanger, Building 3400. The old civil engineering faculty and Battery Selfridge are in the background. Their…
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Keith Kunichika was commissioned in the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1977. Keith served in the then 154th Composite Group in the maintenance complex and later as the budget officer and controller. An AGR, he retired in 2003. He then entered…
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William "Abby" Aberilla, 76, of Kaneohe, died in Honolulu on May 9, 2018. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation: 9 am; Services: 10:30 am on Friday, June 22 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Burial: 1 pm at Hawai‘i State Veterans…
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Hawaii Air National Guard photo. This photograph shows MSgt Rudy Luat (sitting) and Lt Col Norman Ault reviewing maintenance records. Rudy was the NCOIC of the Maintenance Control Section and Norman Ault was the Chief of Maintenance and the commander of the…
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Kenneth Susumu Hasegawa, 77, of Honolulu passed away April 8, 2018. Born in Kekaha, Kauai. Retired National Guard aircraft mechanic. Private services held. Arrangements by: Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary LLC Survived by wife, Harriet; brother, Stanley; sister, Elaine (Dennis)…
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Retiree News sadly reports the passing of William "Abby" Aberilla on Wednesday, May 9. This Star-Advertiser article details his passing. Abby served many years on the fighter flightline. He was the union shop steward for many years. Among his survivors is…
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This photograph shows CMSgt Hiroshi Go. The Chief served as the NCOIC of the Avionics Branch of the 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron. The photograph is undated but by the uniforms, it would probably be in the mid-1980s. Note that E-9…
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This undated photograph shows Kenneth Iinuma and Randall Lum of the Weapons Shop. Based on the uniforms and ranks, the photograph was taken in the late 70s or the early 80s.
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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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