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Honolulu Armory

Check Six: HIANG’s Beginning

Posted on Aug 3, 2014 in 1940's, Check Six

Sixty eight years ago, on August 3, 1946, an Executive Order of Governor Ingram M. Stainback established the Hawai‘i Air National Guard. Four Army Air Force units were accepted: The ...
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The first 199th Fighter (Interceptor) Squadron patch was designed by First Lieutenant Wade H. McVay, Jr. The patch presented the mythical war god, ” Kūkā‘ilimoku,” a symbol of fearlessness, valor ...
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Henry Hasuiki emailed this photograph he received from a retired member of the 162d Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. It shows John “Saigon” Lee at some kind of training, ...
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This photo shows aircrew from the 199th Fighter Squadron discussing tactics. From the left: Darryl “Yobo” Chung, Dale Tengan, Richard Tsuchiya, Clyde Torigoe. Judging from the F-4C Phantom models used ...
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201 CCG Commanders 1994.07.01 Matsumura Retirement Party

Check Six: 201 CCG Retirement

Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in 1990's, Check Six

Check Six: a pilot’s term meaning look behind you. Twenty years ago today, the 201st Combat Commutations Group hosted a retirement party of Lt Col Roy Matsumura.  Roy retired as ...
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Group photo

Check Six: Old Photograph

Posted on Jun 27, 2014 in 1980's, Check Six

This 1984 photograph shows maintenance personnel in a deployed location.  Two other photographs during this deployment were posted earlier in the e-newsletter version on Retiree News. Does anyone remember the deployment ...
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Maintenance personel

Check Six: 154 CAMRON

Posted on Jun 20, 2014 in 1950's, 1960's, Check Six

Check Six: a pilot’s term meaning look behind you. At the table from the left: Nick Teves, Lloyd Seki, Sancho Espina, Nelson “Nellie” Lee, unknown Back row from the left: ...
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A photograph of three Hawai‘i Air National Guard F-102 Delta Daggers flying over their new hanger facilities in 1962.

Check Six: New Hanger

Posted on May 2, 2014 in 1960's, Check Six

A photograph of three Hawai‘i Air National Guard F-102 Delta Daggers flying over their new hanger facilities in 1962. Note the aircraft markings are “Air National Guard”.

In the mid 80s, the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1 Battalion, 299th Infantry (Maui) were training at the Pohakuloa Training Area when this photograph was taken. click on photograph to ...
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The Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1 Battalion-299 Infantry (Maui) went to Fort Lewis, Washington for training in September 1983. With Mount Rainer in the background, some of the soldiers took ...
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