The Hawai‘i Air National Guard recently hosted the Pacific Air National Guard Commander’s Conference on Hawai‘i Island. The overarching theme of the conference was “Enhancing Integrated Deterrence with Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners”. Key leadership from the Air National Guards of Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii attended the event along with leaders from the National Guard Bureau, ...
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Lt. Col. Heather Leite, outgoing 291st commander, and Lt. Col. Thomas E. Naldrett, incoming 291st commander, hosted the Hawaii Air National Guard Command Team, Brig. Gen. Joseph Harris, HIANG commander, Brig. General Duke Ota, Hawaii Assistant Adjutant General Air, Col. Kristof (Jag) Sills, HIANG HQ director of staff and Chief Master Sgt. Zandra Fox, HIANG ...
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MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH R. HARRIS, II Maj. Gen. Joseph R. Harris II is the Chief of Staff and Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG). He coordinates with both Federal and State Department of Defense agencies to provide 2,500 combat ready Guardsmen from the 154th Wing, 201st Air Operations Group, 298th Air Defense Group and ...
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154th Wing Public Affairs Story by Senior Airman John Linzmeier Tuesday, November 27, 2018 ##### Life-threatening scenarios seem to occur at the most random of times and places; and when they do, it’s usually not a pretty scene. While most people go about their daily lives hoping to steer clear and far away from incidents, ...
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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii- More than 50 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and three KC-135 Stratonkers, based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H) have returned home following a four-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The three KC-135 Stratotankers belonging to the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, along with flight and ...
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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii- More than 200 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and the active duty Air Force returned with their F-22 Raptors to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a six-month-long deployment to the Central Command Area of Responsibility (CENTCOM AOR). The F-22 fighter aircraft and most of the Airmen departed ...
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by By Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden PACUNITY Public Affairs 9/15/2014 – MOUNT HAGEN, Papua New Guinea — Pacific Unity has been ongoing in the Asia-Pacific region since 2010, however the current iteration in Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea marks the first time the Air National Guard has taken the lead on the humanitarian assistance based ...
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