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2010’s

2015 Nepal Earthquake Response

April 15, 2025

In April and May 2015, the 204th Airlift Squadron flew several C-17 missions in support of disaster relief in earthquake ravaged Nepal. The 109th AOG also sent a 12 member team to Nepal in the aftermath of the earthquake to...

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29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Memorial

January 17, 2025

IN MEMORIAM It is with deep regret that the deaths of the following personnel of the 29thInfantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, mobilized on 13 May 1968, are announced. The Hawaii National Guard mourns the lose of these loyal members...

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1983 – 2018 Pu‘u‘ō‘ō Eruption Response

January 3, 2025

Hawaii's periodic episodes with Madame Pele are another source of danger which constantly requires the support of the Hawaii National Guard. In early January, Hawaii Army National Guard UH-1H "Huey" helicopters stationed on the Big Island were used to transport U.S....

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2018 Kīlauea Eruption Response

January 3, 2025

Just home from Iraq, air traffic controllers answer call from state National Guard Bureau -Story by Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers - Friday, June 8, 2018 Staff Sgt. Skyler Ross, Air Traffic Control Specialist for the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron,...

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2014 Hurricane Iselle Response

January 3, 2025

On Aug. 8, 2014 the HING activated its Joint Staff, the Joint Operations center, and the HING Joint Task Force in response to Hurricane Iselle. The HING Mission was to conduct NGDO within the areas affected by Hurricane Iselle to...

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2011 Tsunami Response

January 3, 2025

The State was impacted by a tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake from Honshu Japan on March 11, 2011. Gov. Neil Abercrombie and his cabinet worked seamlessly throughout the evening of March 10 and early morning of March 11...

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2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit

January 3, 2025

STAND YOUR GROUND – 154th Security Forces Squadron Airmen undergoes Mobile Field Force Training (MFFT) at Honolulu Police Department Academy in preparedness for the APEC conference. Capt. Nicholas T. Mistunaga provided photo BRAIN TRUST – Retired Maj. Gen. Vern T....

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2010 F-22 Raptor Aircraft Arrival

January 3, 2025

Air Guard upgrading jetfighters For the Hawaii Air National Guard, we're really looking forward to the conversion to the F-22 Raptor in late 2010. For the first time since the HIANG converted to F-15's in 1987, we lost one of...

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2007-2013 Joint Special Operations Task Force- Philippines

January 3, 2025

This year, more Hawaii Army National Guard units and personnel were mobilized in support of the global war on terrorism (GWOT) for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan and for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in Iraq and Kuwait. The 29th Infantry Brigade...

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2003-2011 Federal Service During the Iraq War

January 3, 2025

Hawaiʻi National Guard's Federal Service During the Iraq War From the outset of the Iraq War in 2003 through the drawdown in 2011, members of the Hawaiʻi National Guard answered the nation’s call with sustained service in support of Operation...

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2001-2021 Federal Service During the Afghanistan War

January 3, 2025

Hawaiʻi National Guard's Federal Service During the Afghanistan War Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Hawaiʻi National Guard (HING) entered a period of sustained federal service unlike any since World War II. In December 2001, members of...

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