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Air Guard responds to Kauai flooding CERF-P members, along with numerous other HIANG members, also participated in disaster relief and recovery after the Kaloko Dam breach and the intense flooding that occurred on Kauai, March 2005. The CERF-P sent their...

Hickam Air Force Base C-17s start to take shape By Gina Vanatter (Boeing) The first C-17 scheduled to arrive at Hickam AFB in early February, begins to take shape after a major join ceremony Aug. 19, at the Boeing facility...

(Picture from the 2003 Annual Report) Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) personnel were instrumental in the global war on terrorism and the effort to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. In March 2003, several dozen air traffic and...

DESERT DUTY- Airmen from the 291st Combat Communications Squadron perform desert duty in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Kuwahara and Master Sgt. James Patao crimp a coaxial cable for a UHF antennae, Hawaii Air National Guard photos...

The Sept. 11, 2001, attack on New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon generated a number of challenging missions in its aftermath for the entire nation. The 29th Separate Infantry Brigade's 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, supported the...

2000-2003 Hawaiʻi National Guardʻs Operation Southern Watch support Following the 1991 Gulf War, coalition forces established no-fly zones over Iraq to limit Saddam Hussein’s ability to threaten regional stability. The Hawaiʻi Air National Guard (HIANG) played a key role in...

Presidential Disaster Declared. Over Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, 2000, Hawaii County recorded some of the heaviest rains and flooding in its history. Twentyfour hour rainfall totals reported record numbers from Hilo to Pahala, with the Hilo Airport recording nearly...

December 1997, HIANG aircraft from the 204th Airlift Squadron and the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron deployed with emergency supplies and relief workers to Guam following Typhoon Paka. The deployment clearly demonstrated the Hawaii Air Guard's ability to quickly respond to...

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...