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April 2025

1968-1970 Palace Alert

April 25, 2025

Palace Alert by A1C Terry Koenig BRIGADIER GENERAL VALENTINE A. SIEFERMANN is flanked by the first two volunteers for "Palace Alert" Major Gerald Sada (left) and Major Jon Parrish. Majors Sada and Parrish are now flying missions out of Da...

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2022 Mauna Loa Eruption Response

April 23, 2025

When A Sleeping Giant Awakened, HI-DOD Stepped Up To Assist Story by Jill Matsumoto | HI-EMA | December 21, 2022 When A Sleeping Giant Awakened, HI-DOD Stepped Up To Assist (Picture from the 2022 Winter Pūpūkahi) On November 27, 2022,...

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2021 Presidential Inauguration Support

April 22, 2025

Hawaii National Guard supports 59th Presidential Inauguration State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, Public Affairs OfficeStory by Master Sgt. Andrew JacksonThursday, January 21, 2021 U.S. Army Soldiers with the Hawaii National Guard liaise with Virginia State Police to coordinate traffic...

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Fort Ruger and the State of Hawaii Department of Defense

April 18, 2025

Fort Ruger (Picture from the Hawaiʻi State Archives) Early Coastal Defense and the Establishment of Fort Ruger In the early 1900s, the United States began strengthening its coastal defense systems. In a 1905 address to Congress, President Theodore Roosevelt identified...

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2018 Hurricane Lane Response

April 17, 2025

The Kīlauea lava flow carried over from FY18 into the new fiscal year and then directly shifted into the response to Hurricane Lane. It was the first time we switched disaster responses in a 24-hour period. Our Hawai'i Emergency Management...

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2017 Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Relief Missions Support

April 17, 2025

Hawaii Air National Guard Returns from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Relief Missions State of Hawaii Department of Defense - Lt Col. Charles Anthony Hawaii Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kerrie Morris, a loadmaster from the 204th Airlift Squadron, shows David...

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2016 Wailuku Flood Response

April 16, 2025

Maui Airmen and Soldiers team up to clear flood debris Maui island based Hawaii National Guard Airmen and Soldiers work to remove debris from the Wailuku river September 2016. Storm generated heavy rains on Sep. 13th caused river swelling and...

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2015 – 2020 Operation Inherent Resolve

April 16, 2025

The 292nd Combat Communications Squadron also deployed in January 2015 in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. - 2015 Annual Report pp. 19 Hawaiian Raptors Deploy to Central Command Area of Responsibility Story by Lt. Col. Charles Anthony Photos by A1C...

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2015 Exercise Vigilant Guard / Makani Pahili

April 15, 2025

Chief Information Office/J6 Po‘oihe (“Tip of the Spear”) Cyber security exercise The HIDOD CIO continued to partner with the University of Hawaii to host the third annual Po’oihe Hawaii Cybersecurity Exercise in June 2015. This year’s Po’oihe was integrated with...

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2015 Nepal Earthquake Response

April 15, 2025

In April and May 2015, the 204th Airlift Squadron flew several C-17 missions in support of disaster relief in earthquake ravaged Nepal. The 109th AOG also sent a 12 member team to Nepal in the aftermath of the earthquake to...

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