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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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1955 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Reorganization

August 6, 2025

ORGANIZATION. a. A most significant reorganization was planned for FY 1956. This calls for the conversion of the 483rd Field Artillery Battalion, a component unit of the 298th Regimental Combat Team, to be reorganized as the 158th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion....

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1950 Waimea, Kauai Flood Response

July 1, 2025

Waimea. Kauai Flood: A flash flood of the Waimea river in August swept through the town isolating and threatening the lives of hundreds of its inhabitants. Approximately twenty volunteers from the 3rd Bn 298th Infantry, Kauai rushed to the assistance...

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