This undated photograph shows James Ashford getting ready to get into the cockpit for a mission. The crew chief could not be identified. Jim Ashford was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i on July ...
Read More Check Six – Mid-1950s: James Ashford
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It is with great sadness the family of Clarence F.L. Jim announce his sudden passing the early morning of December 3, 2021. He was 87 years old. Clarence graduated from ...
Read More Taps: Clarence F.L. Jim
Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihira passed away on the evening of January 15, 2015 at Pali Momi Medical Center. He was 54 years old. There was a sense of disbelief as word spread ...
Read More Check Six – 2015: Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihira
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Explosive Ordinance Disposal is a life-saving capability and makes for a bold career field which the HIANG is excited to launch in ...
Read More HIANG Trains for EOD Capability
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Without a doubt, 2021 was a period of immense growth throughout the Hawai’i Air National Guard.As always, challenges were constant. But in ...
Read More HIANG 2021 Review
On August 8, 2016, 204th Airlfit Squadron retirees gathered for a small get together. Among the retirees were (L-R): Patrick Oka, Gerald Mansell, Ramona Fujimoto, and Phillip Tokunaga.
Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Like a BOSS The KC-135 Boom Operator Simulator System, also known as BOSS, provides in-flight refueling specialists with qualification training and certifications. ...
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This undated photograph show two F-102 Delta Daggers in a formation banking right. This was early in the conversion period because the aircraft vertical stabilizers do not even have the ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1960s: Deuce Two Ship
Haruyoshi “Haru” Watanabe, 96, of Waimea, Hawai‘i passed away on September 30, 2021. Haru was a full time technician of the 150th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron in the motor ...
Read More Taps: Haruyoshi “Haru” Watanabe
During the 1980s, the 201st Combat Communications Group recruiters created recruiting brochures. These brochures listed benefits and had photographs of unit members and equipment. They were a important part of ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: 201 CCGP Recruiting

