Month: January 2025

The Na Koa (Warriors) Crime Watch program has experienced much success, since its inception. Since it was introduced in the January 1997 State-of-the-State address, as just one part of your overall crime fighting package submitted to the Legislature, numerous initiatives have been launched. Under…

Operation Kokua: HING leads joint effort to help flood victims By Spc. Jonathan M. Shiroma NO EASY TASK -- Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard use plenty of elbow grease to help remove some of the refuse and debris…

Hawaii Air Guard personnel along with Army Guard and departmental employees assisted with the gathering, packaging and delivering of relief supplies to the earthquake victims of the Kobe, Japan, in January. - 1995 Annual Report pp. 20 Hawaii Army National Guard's…

1993-2001 Hawaiʻi National Guardʻs NATO Support During the Yugoslav Wars The Hawaiʻiʻ National Guard played an important role in NATO operations during the Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001), providing both combat support and peacekeeping contributions across Europe. The Hawaiʻi Air National Guard’s…

Operation Provide Comfort II Dec. 3, 1994 - March 1995 Deployment March 7, 1996 - 14 April 1996 Deployment In the aftermath of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Coalition forces established northern and southern no-fly zones over Iraq to protect…

On Aug. 30, 1994, the 29th Hawaii Army National Guard Infantry Brigade (Separate) was officially selected as one of the National Guard's 15 enhanced readiness combat brigades. Those units will receive the best equipment, additional funds for training, and other…

In June, the Guard and State Civil Defense assisted Maui county officials in extinguishing a fire which destroyed 12,500 acres on Molokai. - 1991 Annual Report pp. 1 (Picture from the 1991 Annual Report) Brigade soldiers were activated in July…

Gulf War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Although the Hawaiʻi National Guard did not deploy in Operations Desert Shield or Desert Storm, Guardsmen and resources played a supporting role during the Gulf War. In late 1990, as Iraq’s invasion…

Signaling the start of wet winter weather in December '87, a series of storm-fronts began to drench the island of Oahu. From mid-month on, heavy rains continued to saturate the ground, causing isolated flooding and the buildup of debris. In…

Hawaiʻi Air National Guard's F-15A Eagle Aircraft Conversion In the mid-1980s, the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard (HIANG) undertook one of the most significant modernization efforts in its history: the conversion from the Vietnam-era F-4C Phantom II to the cutting-edge F-15A…

Iwa takes its toll Guard moves into action COVER PHOTO-Hurricane lwa as seen on a 169th ACW Sq. radar screen. Maj. Steven Berg took the picture when the eye was 200 miles southwest of Kauai. GUARD LOSSES-Officials evaluate losses at…

Operations. The only need for active duty operations by Hawaii National Guard units during the year occurred on Maui. Drought conditions in the Kula district on the slopes of Haleakala resulted in a dangerous situation when a forest fire broke…