Retiree News did not know very much about this photograph, so we asked Wayne “Wildman” Wakeman for comments and some ID help.
This I believe was at Misawa 1980 for Cope North. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) flew F-104’s, F-4’s and there was a third type of aircraft.
This was back in the good old days. As you can see, the squadron patch was still being wore on our chest where the MAJCOM patch is now…
In the photograph are
Top row (L-R): Robert “BD” Darrow, Leonard “Nick” Sporik, Gregory Gardner, JASDF, Dave Nishioka, Garret “Oz” Osborne.
Middle row: Michael Mitchell, Jeffrey Nishimura, Daniel “Stoney” Stone, Joseph “Primo” AhNew, Herman Lau, Lawrence “Cabby” Cabrinha, Clyde Torigoe, John “Saigon” Lee.
Front row, Harold “Ninja” Fujii, Melvin Matsui, Michael “Boss” Tice, Wayne “Wildman” Wakeman, JASDF, unknown
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