NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiʻi Air National Guard To Conduct Exercise Sentry Aloha
STATE OF HAWAI‘I
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
KA ʻOIHANA PILI KAUA
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
MAJOR GENERAL STEPHEN F. LOGAN
ADJUTANT GENERAL
KA ʻAKUKANA KENELALA
BRIGADIER GENERAL PHILLIP L. MALLORY
DEPUTY ADJUTANT GENERAL
KA HOPE ʻAKUKANA KENELALA
#2026-001
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2026
HAWAI‘I AIR NATIONAL GUARD TO CONDUCT EXERCISE SENTRY ALOHA
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a Sentry Aloha fighter exercise from January 14-28, 2026. O‘ahu residents, particularly along the island’s southern coast, may see an increase in military aircraft during takeoffs and landings at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The public may hear jets more frequently and there is a possibility of short delays in commercial air travel.
Sentry Aloha is an ongoing series of National Guard Bureau exercises hosted by the HIANG’s 154th Wing enabling tailored, cost-effective, and realistic combat training for Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force and other Department of War services. It provides U.S. warfighters with the skill sets necessary to perform homeland defense and overseas combat missions.
Sentry Aloha exercises have been conducted by the HIANG for more than 20 years. This iteration of the exercise, Sentry Aloha 26-1, will involve approximately 1,000 personnel and 41 aircraft from seven states.
Flying units include the 154th Wing (WG) (F-22, KC-135) and Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (MK-58) from Hawai‘i, 115th Fighter Wing (FW) (F-35A) and 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) (KC-135) from Wisconsin, 159th FW (F-15C) from Louisiana, 155th ARW (KC-135) from Nebraska, 153rd Airlift Wing (C-130H) from Wyoming, 3rd WG (E-3) from Alaska, 552nd Air Control Wing (E-3) from Oklahoma, with support personnel from multiple units, states and Australia. The aircraft will take part in simulated combat exercises with the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons’ Hickam-based ‘Hawaiian Raptors.’
The 199th Fighter Squadron is part of the 154th Wing, the largest wing in the Air National Guard. The Hawai‘i Air National Guard comprises nearly 2,500 personnel whose federal mission is to be trained and available for active duty Air Force operational missions.
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State of Hawai‘i Department of Defense
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