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This photograph shows a Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Nike Hercules missile battery at Bellows Field, Waimanalo. This Nike Hercules defense area was manned solely by Hawaii Army National Guard ...
Read More Check Six – Late 1950s: Nike Hercules Missiles in Hawaii

Thanks to John “JC” Chun for emailing this photograph to Retiree News. John was visiting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) office in the Tripler Army Medical Center. Across the ...
Read More Retiree Update: Maintenance Retirees Sighted

A retiree emailed Retiree News this photograph of 199th Fighter Squadron pilots. In the photograph (L-R) are: Christopher “Frenchy” Faurot, Braden “Mongo” Sakai, Wade “Ninja” Oganeku, Adrian “Kila” Kinimaka, Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara, ...
Read More Check Six: 199 FS Pilots – 25 years ago

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page It’s always great to train with our partnered units. Members of the 163rd Security Forces Squadron, from March AFB, Calif., just completed ...
Read More 163d Security Forces Squadron Trains in Hawaii

This photograph was taken in the early 1990s at a Hawaii Air National Guard training conference. In the photograph (L-R) are Kevin Takayanagi, unknown, Michael Won, Galen Nakahara, unknown, Lloyd Kagawa. Kevin ...
Read More Check Six: HIANG Training Conference – 25+ years ago

Taps: Edward “Eddie” Y.F.Y. Lee

Posted on Apr 16, 2019 in Taps

Edward Yerick Fon Yuen Lee, 78 of Wahiawā, passed away on March 13, 2019 in Wahiawā. He was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. He is survived by his spouse Ramona C. ...
Read More Taps: Edward “Eddie” Y.F.Y. Lee

Taps: Matthew Glen Moribe

Posted on Apr 15, 2019 in Taps

Matthew Glen Moribe, 39, of Honolulu was lost at sea on March 17, 2019. Matthew was an avid fisherman who loved being on the ocean. Matthew worked as one of ...
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Taps: Calvin Junior Deguchi

Posted on Apr 15, 2019 in Taps

On Friday, February 8, 2019, Calvin Junior Deguchi passed away at the age of 74. He was born on March 29, 1944 in Honolulu. He graduated from Kalani High School in ...
Read More Taps: Calvin Junior Deguchi

Top row: Rolf Oudraad, Leslie Galon, Mark Shaw, Stanford Lum, Dwane Yoshioka, Gary Soma, Howard Nonaka Bottom row: Randall Fukunaga, Norman Tyau, Herman Bongco, Daniel Sakuma, Edward Essman Thanks to Stanford Lum ...
Read More Check Six: Pneudraulic Shop – 39 years ago

Off the 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment Facebook page The 1st Squadron-299 Cavalry Regiment’s 2019 Multinational Spur ride in the Sinai (South Camp) concluded at the Red Sea Oasis. Having ...
Read More 1-299 Cavalry’s Multinational Spur Ride