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Hawaiʻi National Guard at the National Matches

March 13, 2026

In February 1903 an amendment to the War Department Appropriations Bill established the National Matches, provided funding to support said Matches, and commissioned the National Trophy. This legislation grew out of a desire to improve military marksmanship. By April Army...

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Hawai’i Army National Guard Environmental Office

March 5, 2026

Hazardous Material - Guard members trained to respond IT'S A WHOPPER! - Hawaii Army National Guard members (L-R) Spec. Gary Costales, Command Sgt. Maj. Francisco Latorre. Jr., Sgt. Carty Raquedan, Sgt.1st Class Leslie Yamamoto, Spec. Albert Makanani, and Master Sgt....

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Judge Advocate General

February 25, 2026

Staff Judge Advocate Office Mission The Staff Judge Advocate provides professional legal support to the adjutant general, staff elements, subordinate units of the Hawaii National Guard, and the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office. Organization The office, which consists of a...

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Hawaiʻi National Guard Honor Roll

February 23, 2026

PILOTS IN FRONT OF DOUGLAS B-26. Squatting: 2d Lt Hunter C. Parker, 2d Lt Leopold J. Brady, Capt Archibald M. Harrison, 1st Lt James F. Coleman, 2nd Lt Frank J. Smith, 2d Lt Tyler M. Harr, 1st Lt Jarrett F....

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The Adjutant Generals of the Hawaiʻi National Guard

February 17, 2026

22 Maj. Gen. Stephen F. Logan Oct. 1, 2024 to Present Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan enlisted in the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard in 1981 and received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry through the Hawaiʻi Military Academy, Officer Candidate...

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Armories of the Hawaiʻi National Guard

February 13, 2026

(Picture from 1925-1926 Annual Report) Drill Shed 1885 - Feb. 1st 1914 Constructed in 1885 during the reign of Kalākaua, the Drill Shed was originally built to house a battery of Austrian field artillery pieces the king had purchased. The...

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Hawaiʻi Guardsmen Who Served in Public Office

February 13, 2026

Walter F. Frear Oct. 29, 1863 – Jan. 22, 1948 Hawaiʻi’s third governor Aug. 15, 1907 - Nov. 30, 1913 Walter F. Frear (Picture from the Hawaiʻi State Archives) Frear, came to Hawaiʻi at age seven in 1870 with his...

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Hawaiʻi National Guard Flag Officers

February 9, 2026

Alphabetical by last name A https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-john-e-aiona-jr/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-clarence-m-agena/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-frank-a-alameida/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-wilhelm-a-andersen/ B https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-kathleen-f-berg/ C https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigader-general-dann-s-carlson/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-james-r-carpenter/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-joseph-j-chaves/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/major-general-michael-b-compton/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/major-general-edward-l-correa-jr/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-irwin-k-cockett-jr/ D https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-john-r-daraujo/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-myron-n-dobashi/ F Brig. Gen. Samuel M. Fuller G https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-ann-m-greenlee/ H https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/major-general-kenneth-s-hara/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/major-general-gary-m-hara/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/major-general-joseph-r-harris/ I https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-eugene-s-imai/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-gary-m-ishikawa/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/major-general-arthur-u-ishimoto/ https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-thomas-s-ito/ J https://dod.hawaii.gov/blog/brigadier-general-samuel-i-johnson/...

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Hawaiʻi Guardsmen who were Prisoners of War

February 9, 2026

Spc. 2nd Class Francis H. Wright Spc. 2nd Class Francis H. Wright, of C Company, 8th Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, was captured by the Chinese Communist Army on Nov. 2, 1950 during the Korean War as the 1st Cavalry Division...

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Distinguished Service Cross

February 9, 2026

The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces). It is awarded for extraordinary heroism: While engaged in action...

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