This 1953 photograph shows (L-R): Wesley Lazarus, Frank Nakamura, Robert Choi, Robert McKee, Lewis Kono. The Hawaii Air National Guard was seven years old and about to enter the jet ...
Read More Check Six – 1953: F-86 Maintenance Crew
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Off the Remember Oahu From the Past Facebook page Commanding Officer of the 442nd Lt. Colonel Farrant L. Turner. (Hilo Native.) In 1924, Turner joined the Hawaiian National Guard, and ...
Read More Check Six – 1942: 298th and 299th Regiments become the Hawaiian Provisional Infantry Battalion, then the 100th Infantry Battalion
This post first appeared June 17, 2010 issue of the e-newsletter Retiree News This is a photo of the rock band called the Minutemen. They were from Hilo, Hawai‘i and played in ...
Read More Check Six – 1960s: Old Friends from Hilo
In the 1960’s and early 1970’s, an IBM card sorter was a part of every Air National Guard Wing/Group. What we called a computer in this timeframe could add, subtract ...
Read More Check Six: The HIANG’s First Computer
The Hawai‘i State Archives recently posted this old photograph on their Facebook page This photograph shows three Hawaii Air National Guard members loading a missile on the F-102A Delta Dagger. ...
Read More Check Six – 1976: Weapons Load Team
This post first appeared in Issue 124 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on June 13, 2011 This photo has a very young CPT Paul Nanamori and an unidentified soldier during recovery operations ...
Read More Check Six – 1992: Hurricane Iniki Response
This undated photograph shows pilots and mechanics responding to a scramble alrert at the Alert Pad – now more formally as the Alert Facility. Mechanic Arthur Lee and pilot Robert ...
Read More Check Six – Late 1950s: Scramble at the Alert Pad
There was a retirement celebration for the Hawai‘i National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leader, CMS Vern Nakasone on April 20, 2007. The celebration was held at the 1st Battalion, 487th Field ...
Read More Check Six – 2007: CSM Vern Nakasone’s Retirement Party
This post was written by Retired Command Sgt. Maj. James Reis The story began in the 1970-71 timeframe, when the Hawai‘i Army National Guard decided to create a memorial to ...
Read More Check Six – 1970: Brigade Vietnam Memorial Story
CMSgt Jon Iwashita retired from the 154th Wing, and there was retirement party for him on January 9, 2005. The party was held after the January UTA at a local ...
Read More Check Six – 2005: Jon Iwashita Retires
