{"id":24887,"date":"2017-07-11T08:08:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retireenews.org\/?p=24887"},"modified":"2025-05-29T00:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T00:08:10","slug":"check-six-1998-203-ars-mission-19-years-ago-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2017\/07\/11\/check-six-1998-203-ars-mission-19-years-ago-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Six: 1998 203 ARS Mission \u2013 19 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2017\/05\/lieutenant-sheldon-smith-kc-135-co-pilot-checks-the-aircraft-flight-panels-1a2abc-640.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2017\/05\/lieutenant-sheldon-smith-kc-135-co-pilot-checks-the-aircraft-flight-panels-1a2abc-640.jpg?w=497\" alt=\"photo\" class=\"wp-image-24888\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Lieutenant Sheldon Smith<\/strong><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker\">KC-135 Stratotanker<\/a> co-pilot, checks the aircraft flight panels during a Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) Exercise over the islands of Hawaii. The aircraft and crew are members of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/203d_Air_Refueling_Squadron\">203rd Air Refueling Squadron<\/a><\/span>, Hawaii Air National Guard at Hickam AFB, Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. Retiree News did not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Additionally, some of the sites linked to may limit the number of stories you can access without a paid subscription. All links were provided with the intent of meeting the mission of Retiree News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lieutenant Sheldon Smith, KC-135 Stratotanker co-pilot, checks the aircraft flight panels during a Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) Exercise over the islands of Hawaii. 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