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30 2024 August - Present Col. Wesley K. Kawakami 29 2022 April - 2024 August Lt. Col (P) David R. Hatcher II 28 2021 April - 2022 April Col. Jonathan A. Ishikawa 27 2019 - 2021 April Col. Michael Tougher...

The 299th Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 299th Infantry Regiment was established in August 1923 from the old 2nd Hawaiian Infantry Regiment, and serves as one of the core units of the Hawaii National Guard. The unit’s nickname as “The Hawaiian...

Hawaii Air National Guard Commanders (2006 - present) C-17 Globemaster III - 15 AW/154 WG Associate Unit (1993 - present) KC-135R Stratotaanker (1947-1954) P-47, later F-47, Thunderbolt (1952) B-26, also one of the HIANG's first aircraft. (1954-1958) F-86E Sabre Jet,...

Question for the CSEL  Why is the hiring process based on tiers? Soldiers who have the MOS are not necessarily the best qualified. Historically the Soldiers hired in the HIARNG were not always MOSQ and turned out to be the...

C-130 HERCULES. 1983-Present. The Hercules is the workhorse of the Air Force, reliable and dependable KC-135 STRATOTANKER 1993-Present. The Stratotanker is our "gas station" in the sky, giving the Air Force and Air National Guard flexibility. F-86 SABRE JET, 1954-1958....

The 29th Infantry Brigade was organized in the Hawaii Army National Guard (HARNG) in January 1959. The original elements of the Brigade consisted of the Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company and the 1st and 2nd Battle Groups, 299th Infantry. These...

Questions for CSEL Will you he holding joint senior enlisted advisory council meetings between HIANG, HIARNG senior enlisted service members? As the senior enlisted AGR, what will your involvement be, if any in managing the AGR enlisted force of the...

Question for the TAG Can I respectfully ask what your stance on team sports is within the HIARNG/HIANG. My question relates to team sports in the form of leagues and individual unit PT. Team sport leagues: In the past we...

Question for CSEL Why is it that the 298th MFTR is an O6 level command with a CSM, but its subordinate 1st and 2nd “Battalions” only have O5 commanders and not a corresponding CSM? Shouldn’t the organization be able to...

Question for the TAG How can HRO duties and responsibilities be given to the Components?  Answer The TAG is the Agency Head and has currently delegated to HRO most of the day-to-day management of the Full-Time Staff (FTS) for both...

Question for the CSEL With the current war going on in Ukraine, given new tactics with FPV (First Person View) drones, when or what capabilities are the US Army developing and when do you realistically see the those coming to...

1860-1873 Some three years later, in 1860, the lst Hawaiian Cavalry was revived and became known as the Leleiohoku Guard: It was composed almost entirely of Hawaiians, with several business men as officers. The troop had almost one hundred members,...