Year: 2014

UPDATE: DEC 10, 2014 Please note the contact information in the release has been edited from the original release.  #2014-020 Oct. 31, 2014 Honolulu, Hawaii - The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense (State DOD) has announced that new partners…

National Guard Soldiers and Airmen on State Active Duty are welcomed to training for task force response, the Hawaii National Guard domestic operations assistance to the Puna District of Hawaii Island. The Hawaii National Guard was asked to support civil authorities and…

Honolulu Harbor is the life blood for the majority of Hawaii’s goods and if that goes down, the state is ready. On Monday, the state, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy blessed a new mobile crane at Pearl Harbor that…

#2014-0018     Oct. 7, 2014 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam —Two Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) KC-135 Stratotankers and airmen who had deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) returned home early this morning.  The airmen…

#2014-0017  Sept. 19, 2014 HONOLULU - The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) has announced that its soldiers who have not yet performed drill in September will hold their Inactive Duty Training (IDT) the weekend of September 27-28.   The originally scheduled…

by By Tech. Sgt. Terri PadenPACUNITY Public Affairs 9/15/2014 - MOUNT HAGEN, Papua New Guinea -- Pacific Unity has been ongoing in the Asia-Pacific region since 2010, however the current iteration in Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea marks the first…

#2014-0016 Sept. 16, 2014 Tacloban City, Philippines- State Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Darryll D.M. Wong today led a Hawaii National Guard (HING) delegation in a ceremonial ribbon cutting to dedicate a newly rebuilt and renovated high school in the Philippines…

August 16, 2014 Big Island, Hawaii – Getting to work on time can be stressful.  Usually there is no valid explanation to excuse tardiness to military duty.  One Airman with the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 291st Combat Communications Squadron found…

For Immediate Release    Aug. 4, 2014 HONOLULU — Hurricane Iselle is a Category Four tropical cyclone tracking 1,190 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii. The National Weather Service (NWS) has not issued any watches or warnings for Iselle at this…

#2014-0015  Aug. 2, 2014 KALAELOA — The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) today dedicated its new 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Readiness Center in Kalaeloa. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Brig. Gen. Joseph Kim, the Deputy Adjutant General, and Brig. Gen.…

#2014-0014     July 16, 2014 HONOLULU — A survey addressing the unique needs of women veterans has been launched on-line and is being distributed to women veterans throughout the state. The survey is being conducted by the Office of Veterans…

by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Lee JacksonHawaii Air National Guard A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, breaks away from formation as the aircraft lines up for landing at Royal Malaysian air force…