News Release

EMBARGOED UNTIL 3:30 P.M.    #2015-007   Mar. 8, 2015 HAWAII AIR NATIONAL GUARD RECOGNIZES TOP PERFORMERS Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)  held its annual "Launa Ole" award ceremony today recognizing its outstanding...

#2015-006    Mar. 3, 2015 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii –The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) will host its second large-scale “Sentry Aloha” fighter exercise in 2015, beginning this week.   Area residents may see an increase in fighter aircraft activity...

#2015-005 Feb. 19, 2015 Kalaeloa, Hawaii -The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) this morning, February 19, 2015 in Kalaeloa. The AASF's mission is to provide fully mission capable...

#2015-003     Jan. 16, 2015 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii –The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a large-scale “Sentry Aloha” fighter exercise beginning Tuesday, Jan. 20.   Area residents, particularly along Oahu’s Leeward Coast may see an...

#2015-002    Jan. 13, 2015 Kahului, Hawaii - More than 40 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard's (HIANG) 292nd Combat Communications Squadron, based in Kahului, Maui, and two other HIANG units are deploying to the U.S. Central Command's Area...

#2015-001   Jan. 10, 2015 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - More than 40 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard's (HIANG) 154th Security Forces Squadron are deploying to the U.S. Central Command's Area of Responsibility (CENTCOM AOR) for a...

UPDATE: DEC 10, 2014 Please note the contact information in the release has been edited from the original release.  #2014-020 Oct. 31, 2014 Honolulu, Hawaii - The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense (State DOD) has announced that new partners...

#2014-0018     Oct. 7, 2014 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam —Two Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) KC-135 Stratotankers and airmen who had deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) returned home early this morning.  The airmen...

#2014-0017  Sept. 19, 2014 HONOLULU - The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) has announced that its soldiers who have not yet performed drill in September will hold their Inactive Duty Training (IDT) the weekend of September 27-28.   The originally scheduled...

#2014-0016 Sept. 16, 2014 Tacloban City, Philippines- State Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Darryll D.M. Wong today led a Hawaii National Guard (HING) delegation in a ceremonial ribbon cutting to dedicate a newly rebuilt and renovated high school in the Philippines...

For Immediate Release    Aug. 4, 2014 HONOLULU — Hurricane Iselle is a Category Four tropical cyclone tracking 1,190 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii. The National Weather Service (NWS) has not issued any watches or warnings for Iselle at this...

#2014-0015  Aug. 2, 2014 KALAELOA — The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) today dedicated its new 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Readiness Center in Kalaeloa. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Brig. Gen. Joseph Kim, the Deputy Adjutant General, and Brig. Gen....