FY2015

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DAVID Y.  IGE GOVERNOR MAJ. GEN. ARTHUR J. LOGAN DIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE #2015-013                                                  Oct. 1, 2015 For Immediate Release            Hawaiian Raptors Deploy to Central Command Area of Responsibility Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii- More than 200 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and the active duty Air Force as ...
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DAVID Y.  IGE GOVERNOR MAJ. GEN. ARTHUR J. LOGAN DIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE #2015-012                                                  Sept. 29, 2015 For Immediate Release            50th Anniversary of Vietnam Commemorative Committee Building Veterans  Database Honolulu, Hawaii- Hawaii’s 50th Anniversary of Vietnam Commemorative Committee is compiling a database of Hawaii-based Vietnam-era veterans.   The committee is leading the state’s ...
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DAVID Y.  IGE GOVERNOR MAJ. GEN. ARTHUR J. LOGAN DIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE #2015-011                                                  Aug. 14, 2015 For Immediate Release            DOUG MAYNE STEPPING DOWN FROM HI-EMA Honolulu, Hawaii-Doug ...
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DAVID Y.  IGE GOVERNOR MAJ. GEN. ARTHUR J. LOGAN DIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE #2015-010                                                 July 28, 2015 For Immediate Release            Hawaii Air National Guard Units Return From Deployments ...
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Waimanalo was honored as a Hawaii Hazards Awareness and Resilience Program (HHARP) disaster resilient community by local, state, and federal officials during the Waimanalo Emergency Preparedness Fair. This fair was held at the Hawaii National Guard Regional Training Institute on June 20, 2015. Fair organizers are members of a community group named Hoomakaukau O Waimanalo, ...
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Spc. Cruser Barnes, a UH-Manoa student, wins a brutal three-day competition in Utah By William Cole POSTED: 1:30 a.m. HST, Jul 6, 2015 COURTESY ARMY SGT. 1ST CLASS JON SOUCY Spc. Cruser Barnes, a cavalry scout with the Hawaii Army National Guard, takes a breather during the 12-mile rucksack march event of the 2015 Army National Guard ...
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DAVID Y.  IGE GOVERNOR MAJ. GEN. ARTHUR J. LOGAN DIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE #2015-009                                                  July 2, 2015 For Immediate Release            Hawaiian Electric Company and Hawaii State Fusion Center to Collaborate on Safety and Security Honolulu, Hawaii — Hawaiian Electric Company and the Hawaii State Fusion Center, under the direction of the State ...
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DAVID Y.  IGE GOVERNOR BRIG. GEN. ARTHUR J. LOGAN DIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE #2015-008                                                  June 1, 2015 For Immediate Release            Hawaii National Guard Hosts Its Largest Ever Disaster-Preparedness Exercise B-Roll – Honolulu, Hawaii- The Hawaii National Guard is hosting exercise Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 (VG/MP15), beginning today. VG/MP15 will be held over ...
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By Retired Master Sgt. Stephen M. Lum Hawaii’s Military Appreciation Month opening ceremony began with honoring seven military service members’ outstanding volunteerism, including Hawaii National Guard’s Spc. Melody R. Bell, May 8 at the State Capitol. For more than 30 years, the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affair Council has sponsored the month-long May event  ...
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Story and photos by: Christine Rosalin HONOLULU – Hundreds of federal, state and county personnel participated in a joint-interagency full-scale threat exercise at the Honolulu International Airport May 7. Exercise Kai Malu O’ Hawaii, meaning into protected waters of Hawaii, is an annual exercise sponsored by the Hawaii National Guard’s 93rd Civil Support Team (CST) ...
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