1970’s

Check Six: Old Friends – 40+ years ago

Posted on Jun 30, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

This photograph shows Delos Chow and his wife Judy, with Walter Nishihara in the middle. In the early 1970s, the then 201st Mobile Communications Squadron hosted an annual luau. These ...
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Check Six – 1971: OCS Class 09-71

Posted on Jun 9, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

In 1971, here are three sources for officers in the Hawaii National Guard: commissioned officers transitioning from active duty, those who completed the local officer candidate school, and professionals who ...
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Check Six: Maintenance Control in the 70s/80s

Posted on May 18, 2017 in 1970's, 1980's, Check Six

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 ...
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Check Six: HMA in the 1970s – 40+ years ago

Posted on May 8, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

Special thanks to Stephen Lum who shared this photo taken by SSG Lloyd Kurashima. Steve’s comments: Olden days military. SSG Haines Rego, SSG ??? Dietz, and SSG Harry C. Miller. at ...
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Check Six: Engine Shop Blessing – over 40 years ago

Posted on May 3, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

Thanks to John “JC” Chun for emailing this photograph and IDs to Retiree News. In the photograph (l-r): Kāhu Charles Yabui in dark suit, Norman Ault, Allen Mizumoto, Ron Cozo, unknown, ...
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Check Six: Engine Shop in the 70s – 40 years ago

Posted on Apr 3, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

John “JC” Chun submitted this photograph of the “old engine shop gang” for posting. JC believes the photograph is circa mid-to late 1970s. The 154th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron (154 CAMRON) is ...
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Check Six: OCS Class 06-68 – 49 years ago

Posted on Feb 17, 2017 in 1970's, Check Six

Robert Inouye, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major, is a frequent contributor to Retiree News. He currently works with the Plans & Programming Branch, Facility Management Office, as a ...
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Check Six – 1975: C-7 Caribou

Posted on Nov 27, 2015 in 1970's, Check Six

This post originally appeared as an article in the March 3, 2011 issue of Retiree News e-newsletter. Remember the HIANG C-7 Caribou?  The Hawai‘i Air National Guard has had a ...
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Check Six: Club Jetty

Posted on Oct 20, 2015 in 1960's, 1970's, Check Six

During the 1960s and the early 1970s, the then 154th Fighter Group deployed to Barking Sands on Kauai for summer camp. Most of the flying was during daylight hours with ...
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Check Six: John “Saigon” Lee

Posted on Jul 18, 2014 in 1960's, 1970's, Check Six

Henry Hasuiki emailed this photograph he received from a retired member of the 162d Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. It shows John “Saigon” Lee at some kind of training, ...
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