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Important TRICARE Announcement.
Changes to the TRICARE program policy requires Reserve Select (TRS) and Retired Reserve (TRR) beneficiaries to establish an automated method for payment of monthly premiums and discontinues the acceptance of checks as a form of monthly payment. This policy change was effective January, 2013 across all regions, but was temporarily suspended for the West Region until April 1, 2013. Currently, the records indicate approximately 15,000 TRS and TRR beneficiaries in the West Region have not responded to several mail requests sent over the past three months. These beneficiaries are currently out of...
Read More1st Annual Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Earth Day Beach Clean Up
HIARNG participated in its 1st Earth Day Beach Clean Up on 4/20/13. Thank you to all the volunteers for making this a huge success! On April 20, 2013 the HIARNG Environmental Office partnered with Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i (SCH) to conduct a beach cleanup on 12 of our windward-side beaches on the island of O‘ahu. This was the largest Beach Clean Up in Hawaii History! The HIARNG-ENV office joined forces with Bellows Air Force Station to manage two beaches (Bellows Beach and Sherwood’s Beach) near our 298th Regional Training Institute in Waimānalo, O‘ahu. There were close...
Read MoreMembers of the Hawaii National Guard CERF-P Search and Extraction Team Raises up Peers in the Philippines.
Hawaii Army National Guard’s search and extraction experts return to Subic Bay to help their Philippine counter parts prepare for and participate in Balikatan 2013. During two separate engagements since late 2012, the Hawaii National Guard’s rescue experts have groomed teams of rescue professionals in preparation for Balikatan 2013. Now the guardsmen working with the Hawaii State Partnership Program are aiding their peers in a demonstration of the developing capabilities of the Philippine rescuers for this year’s joint exercise Balikatan across the Philippines. The...
Read MoreHAWAII-BASED F-22 RAPTORS ACHIEVE FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY
HAWAII-BASED F-22 RAPTORS ACHIEVE FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY WHEN: Sunday, April 7 WHAT: The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and the U.S. Air Force declare Full Operational Capability (FOC) of Hawaii-based F-22 aircraft WHO: Members of the HIANG’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty’s 19th Fighter Squadron (Those squadrons fall under the 154th Wing and 15th Wing, respectively.) WHERE: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron have achieved Full...
Read MoreHawaii Army National Guard Soldiers Assist Indonesia in Developing Their Noncommissioned Officer Corp
MALANG, Indonesia – Hawaii Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officers share their knowledge and experience in NCO corps with 35 Indonesian NCOs during a five day Subject Matter Expert Exchange. The exchange is designed to foster positive foreign relations, and develop professional international relationships. The Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) is the backbone of any military establishment. Recently in an effort to foster positive foreign relations and build strong military and personnel relationships seven members of the Hawaii National Guard traveled to Malang Indonesia to share from...
Read More19 fallen Hawaii warriors honored with state medal
By Gary T. Kubota HonSA Mar 28, 2013 Gov. Neil Abercrombie and state lawmakers on Wednesday recognized 19 Hawaii-based members of the U.S. military who died in defense of their country. “They were willing to put themselves forward to accomplish that. … They are buried in our hearts,” Abercrombie said during a ceremony in the state Senate chamber, where the Hawaii Medal of Honor was awarded. Many relatives of the fallen were there to accept the medal, traveling from their hometowns in New Jersey, Florida and other points. One of the soldiers honored was an Army helicopter pilot...
Read MoreHawaii Airmen Make a Big Splash During Cyber Defense Exercise
Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard 292st Combat Communications Squadron and others, recently participated in a Cyber Defense Exercise dubbed “Big Splash”. The exercise was designed to bring practitioners in industry and government together with students to practice cyber-security event response, mitigation, and strategy. Hawaii’s cyber-security Airmen exercised with Washington Army National Guard; the University of Hawaii Manoa, the University of Washington Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, UW Bothell CSS, and...
Read MoreJoint Exercise Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
Airmen from the15th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th wing recently completed a joint operational readiness exercise here at joint base Pearl Harbor Hickam. The exercise demonstrated the effectiveness of the total force integration initiative. For some of the airmen this was their first time operating in a joint environment. During the exercise the airmen where tested in all facets of their operational capability, from communications to generating sorties to recovering aircraft. The exercise emphasized the total force’s ability to employ and sustain the force while...
Read MoreHawaii National Guard proves that they are ready to respond to save lives and provide security
In the event of a natural or man-made disaster members of Hawaii National Guard prove are ready to respond to save lives and provide security. Hawaii’s CERF-P team demonstrated their ability to respond to a mass casualty event in a contaminated area during a recent evaluation, where National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work and in hand to prepare them selves to respond to the unthinkable. CERF-P has special equipment, training and readiness for such an event. While their primary mission of Homeland Defense, they typically respond to earthquakes, floods, or storm cleanup. The teams are...
Read MoreState Partnership Meeting between Indonesia and Hawaii.
Fostering positive foreign relations a key mission of the National Guard thru the State Partnership Program. Hawaii has partnership relations with Indonesia and the Philippines. Recently at Hawaii’s Department of Defense Joint Forces Headquarters Hawaii’s Deputy Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Joseph Kim Hosted a delegation from Indonesia containing Major General Hambali, Deputy Assistant to the Indonesia Armed Forces Commanders in Chief, and key members of his staff in support of the State Partnership Program. General Hambali was briefed on the unique roles and capabilities of the...
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