Tag: Check Six

This photograph shows Daniel and Robyn Rose in 2002. The then 154th Communications Flight was holding a after drill party for a departing unit member. They were not married at the time and this may have been one of their first…

This photograph features a young Tamahlani Noh - then Tamahlani Nakamoto. Like many Hawaii Air National Guard officers she was commissioned after serving several years as an enlisted member. The photograph was taken in the CBPO (Consolidated Base Personnel Office…

This undated photograph shows 169th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron members controlling aircraft. It shows the interior of Building 204 at Wheeler AFB. This was the squadron's facility before moving to the current Hawaii Regional Operations Control Center (HIROCC) on…

Special thanks to Dave Molinaro and Peter Ching for their help identifying the Guardmembers in this photograph. This photograph was taken at the 2007 National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) Conference, which was held in Baltimore, Maryland. At…

This photograph shows Robert Ajitomi and Maximo "Max" Valenzuela, both members of the then 202d Combat Communications Flight. The photograph is undated but probably was taken in the 1970s. Max was a technician who retired after a long career. He…

The photograph above shows Kathleen Berg being sworn in by her husband Stephen Berg. The date is in early 1977 because she was commissioned in August 1977. The future general first served with the then 201st Combat Communications Group on…

Pictured are Richard Kudo and Raymond Choi, two of the simulator technicians in the 154th Wing. Both worked hard to tweak the simulator to insure the aircrew experienced the many facets - common and emergency - of flying a complex…

David Howard served as the 201st Mobile Communications Squadron commander in Hilo for about 6 years. In March 1981, he left for a Statutory Tour, becoming the ANG Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Communications Command (AFCC). In the photograph…

Retiree News asked Norman Nitta and Myron Dobashi for help describing this photograph.  Both agree that the airman on the left is Juanito Buza of Kekaha, Kauai, but neither cannot identify the airman on the right. The facility in the background…

In 1996, Michael "Mick" Melich was promoted to colonel after he became the commander of the 154th Maintenance Group. This photograph was taken at his promotion luncheon. Yvette Miraflor provided the following comments: From left to right, Sylvian Goodspeed, Elizebeth…