1970’s

This undated photograph shows Lt Col Ronald Silva, MSgt Daniel Easter and Col John “Saigon” Lee. MSgt Easter was awarded his Master Recruiting Badge in Col Lee’s office. Saigon was ...
Read More Check Six: MSgt Dan Easter – 40+ years ago

From the Spring 1970 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Redlegs Receive Awards. Eighty-six members of the Battalion were honored with a variety of awards as a Battalion Ceremony held in the Fort ...
Read More Check Six: 487th Field Artillery News – 48 years ago

From the Fall 1969 issue of Hawaii Guardsman Time 0400. The ringing of a telephone disrupts the sound sleep of the Missile Shop Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge. The message – ...
Read More Check Six: Munitions Maintenance – 49 years ago

This undated photograph shows Wallace Takasane and Kenneth Morimoto on the tarmac on the Diamond Head side of the hanger, Building 3400. The old civil engineering faculty and Battery Selfridge ...
Read More Check Six: Two CAMRON Members – 35+ years ago

This photograph show Keith Kunichika, and Kenneth “Eagle” Wicks next to a F-4C Phantom II. Judging from the mountain silhouette in the background, this photograph was taken at the then ...
Read More Check Six: Training at Kaneohe MCAS – 30+ years ago

The following was copied from the Wikipedia for history: The 19th Cavalry was constituted on 24 October 1967 in the Hawaii Army National Guard as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental ...
Read More Check Six: E Troop, 19th Cavalry

Norman Higa served in the medical unit initially as a Traditional Guardmember and later as a technician. This photograph was probably taken in the 1970s based on his rank.

This undated photograph shows Kenneth Iinuma and Randall Lum of the Weapons Shop. Based on the uniforms and ranks, the photograph was taken in the late 70s or the early ...
Read More Check Six: Weapons Shop NCOICs – 35+ years ago

The 199th Fighter Squadron flew F-102 Delta Daggars from 1960 through 1976. The 1973 photograph above shows a TF-102, the two seat trainer on the Hawaii Air National Guard ramp. ...
Read More Check Six: TF-102 Deuce – 45 years ago

In the Spring of 1977, the air traffic control elements of the 201st Combat Communications Group had a joint ATC training. Information with this photograph indicate it was held at ...
Read More Check Six: 1977 ATC Training – 41 years ago