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Taps: Brigadier General Robert B. Maguire

Posted on Jul 9, 2018 in Taps

Brigadier General Robert B. Maguire, 93, former Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard and retired pilot and executive with Hawaiian Airlines passed away on June 13, 2018. Bob was ...
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Check Six – 1960s: Fighter Flightline

Posted on May 31, 2018 in 1960's, Check Six

This photograph shows F-102A Delta Daggers on the flightline. As a reference, you can see the Navy watch tower which is still across the street next to the Operations Group ...
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Check Six – 2009: The Last F-15 Eagle Leaves

Posted on Apr 26, 2018 in 2000's, Check Six

On September 22, 2009, the 154th Wing hosted as ceremony and luncheon to honor the last F-15 Eagle left the Hawaii Air National Guard flightline. It was aircraft 77-074, but ...
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Check Six – 1960: Aircraft Conversion

Posted on Apr 20, 2018 in 1960's, Check Six

This photograph was taken in late 1959/early 1960 at the Hawaii Air National Guard’s alert facility. The 154th Fighter Group was in the middle of an aircraft conversion from the ...
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Check Six – 1969: NCO Academy Graduation

Posted on Feb 26, 2018 in 1960's, Check Six

Guy Matsuguma worked in the F-102 Delta Daggar simulator section with Richard K. Kudo and shop chief, Benjamin Goo. The Air Guard’s NCO Academy began in 1968 at McGhee Tyson ...
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Check Six: TF-102 Deuce – 45 years ago

Posted on Feb 23, 2018 in 1970's, Check Six

The 199th Fighter Squadron flew F-102 Delta Daggars from 1960 through 1976. The 1973 photograph above shows a TF-102, the two seat trainer on the Hawaii Air National Guard ramp. ...
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Check Six: Summer Camp in the 60s – 50+ years ago

Posted on Feb 13, 2018 in 1960's, Check Six

This photograph shows Dillingham Field in the middle 1960s. After the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group converted to F-102 Delta Daggars in 1960, some of the annual summer camp training was ...
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Check Six – 1974: 154th Wing Fighter Flightline

Posted on Sep 28, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

This photograph shows the 154th Wing fighter flightline around 1974-1975. The then 154th Tactical Fighter Group was converting from F-102A Delta Daggers to F-4C Phantoms. The last F-102A finally left ...
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Check Six – 1963: F-102 Delta Daggar Flightline

Posted on Aug 1, 2017 in 1960's, Check Six

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, ...
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Check Six: Engine Shop Blessing – over 40 years ago

Posted on May 3, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

Thanks to John “JC” Chun for emailing this photograph and IDs to Retiree News. In the photograph (l-r): Kāhu Charles Yabui in dark suit, Norman Ault, Allen Mizumoto, Ron Cozo, unknown, ...
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