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UPDATE: DEC 10, 2014 Please note the contact information in the release has been edited from the original release.  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEIL ABERCROMBIEGOVERNOR MAJ. GEN. DARRYLL D.M. WONGDIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE #2014-002 Feb. 7, 2014  State of Hawaii, Department of...

#2014-001  Jan. 16, 2014 The Hawaii Army National Guard soldier killed in an aircraft accident in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, has been positively identified as Sgt. Drew M. Scobie, of Kailua. Sgt. Scobie was one of three Americans aboard the...

Kalaeloa, Oahu- The Hawaii Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will break ground Thursday, Feb.14th, 2013 at 10 a.m. for a new Readiness Center in Kalaeloa.  Gov. Neil Abercrombie, commander-in-chief of the Hawaii National Guard, is scheduled to...

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam- A team from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron, departed Hawaii today to participate in a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. ...

For Immediate Release    December 07, 2012 F-22 Raptor Damaged Upon Landing Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. Upon landing this morning at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, an F-22 Raptor belonging to the 199th and 19th Fighters Squadrons, sustained damage to...

May 24 2012 The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) has, in the past, conducted live-fire munitions training in various locations across the State of Hawaii. Currently, these munitions response sites (MRSs) are being inspected and/or evaluated as part of the...

The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) announced the recipients of its annual “Launa Ole” awards this afternoon at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ceremony held in Hangar 19. The Launa Ole (meanings include: unequalled, superior) awards are for outstanding performance for...

For Immediate Release    January 30, 2012 VICE DIRECTOR OF STATE CIVIL DEFENSE SELECTED HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii Department of Defense announced the selection of retired Washington Army National Guard Lt. Col. Doug Mayne as vice director of...

For Immediate Release    December 19, 2011 HAWAII ARMY NATIONAL GUARD’S 29th INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM WILL NOT DEPLOY AS ENTIRE BRIGADE KALAELOA, HI-  Major General Darryll D.M. Wong, State Adjutant General, has announced that the Hawaii Army National Guard's...

For Immediate Release    November 21, 2011 HAWAII ARMY NATIONAL GUARD’S UH-60 HELICOPTER UNIT NOW DEPLOYING TO KUWAIT, NOT IRAQ Fort Hood, Texas- Company C, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment of the Hawaii Army National Guard, which was originally scheduled...

For Immediate Release    November 21, 2011 HAWAII AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNIT TO DEPLOY TO SOUTHWEST ASIA HILO, HAWAII- About 50 Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) Airmen will deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation New Dawn (OND). The...