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L-R: MSgt Kenneth Morimoto, CMSgt David Pontes and 1st Lt David Snakenberg (click on photograph to enlarge) Retiree News asked Dave Snakenberg if he could share more information about the date and the event. Snake’s reply: About 1984. I was...

Not all the Officer Candidates in the class are in this photograph. Formation leader Wayson Wong, guideon bearer John Amadeo. 1st row L-R: Alan Arakaki (Air), Skip DeMello, Billy Fernandez. 2nd row L-R: John Flores, Norm Nitta (Air), Roy Tanahara,...

Major Edward R. Cruickshank, Commander of the 1st Battalion, 299th Infantry, Hawaii Army National Guard, observes the entry of 25th Infantry Division Orange Forces into the city, as they advance against the Blue Forces during the joint South Korean/US Exercise...

The following items were in the “In My Opinion” column in the June 1997 issue of the 154th Support Group Training Bulletin. Unit designations and ranks are as they were in 1997. 19970601 Training BulletinDownload

Hawaii Military Academy’s 1990 Officer Candidate School graduates show off their hardware with the adjutant general. From the left are new second lieutenants Lance T. Stevens, Gwen Lebourdais, Wesley H. Tanji, Maj. Gen. Alexis T. Lum, the adjutant general; G....

In the photograph, L-R: Darren Camara, Yolanda Mindigorian, James Puu and James Andrade. Maintenance control was in the 2nd floor of the maintenance building, right above the engine shop. It had a bay window that looked out on the fighter...

During a Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) Exercise over the Hawaiian islands, members of the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, prepare their KC-135 for refueling missions for the participants. In the photograph, Lt Col Stanley Osserman and...

Colonel Donald Oura, Commander, 29th Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard left, and Major Joseph Chavez discuss troop movements during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85. Oura is acting as the chief controller for the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum for shared this photograph from COL Donald Oura’s photo albums. Colonel Oura was the 29th Infantry Brigade commander in t he 1980s. Captain Joseph Chaves and LTC Edward Correa in a mission briefing during the...

Tom Kato and David Snakenberg at the 1985 Gun Firing Camp at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station. Operations ran out of tents. The 154th Composite Group flew F-4C Phantoms at the time. Tom worked on the flightline who worked on F-102A...