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Hawai‘i Army National Guard

The HIARNG is headquartered in Kalaeloa. It’s composed of Headquarters and three major subordinate commands: 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 103rd Troop Command, and 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Regiment. On the islands of Hawai‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, and Kaua‘i there are HIARNG units and installations located in the communities.

29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Headquarters, Hawai’i Army National Guard

103rd Troop Command

298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Regiment

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Headquarters, Hawaiʻi Army National Guard

Chief of Staff manages and directs the administration coordination, planning, development and execution of all HIARNG programs. The G-staff consists of sections that are responsible for establishing and coordinating policies, guidance and resources. The functional areas of the staff sections include personnel, plans, operations, training, logistics, maintenance, army aviation, facility management, information management, safety and occupational health and medical readiness.

Headquartered: Kalaeloa, Hawaiʻi

Recruiting and Retention Battalion (RRB)

The RRB’s mission is to conduct continuous recruiting, retention, and attrition management activities and community events to achieve authorized end-strength objectives and operational force readiness requirements for the HIARNG. It is headquartered in Kapolei, while running recruiting and retention operations on the islands of O‘ahu, Maui, Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i and Lana‘i in support of HIARNG units.

Kapolei, Hawaiʻi

18 JUN 2003 Federal Recognition Date

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Hawai‘i Medical Readiness Detachment (HMRD)

The HMRD mission is to plan, program, provide and sustain force health protection and medical/ dental support to ensure medical readiness, operations, training, mobilization and demobilization of HIARNG units. IAW HIPAA, maintains and manages electronic healthcare records of soldiers and units. Manages the transfer and transition of Soldier healthcare information between units, civilian medical organizations and federal agencies. HMRD operates in a medical advisory role to the Joint Forces Headquarters and the Adjutant General. When directed, will augment a state Joint Task Force (JTF) in a medical advisory role during state active-duty events, T32 emergencies and JTF actions.

Barber’s Point, Kapolei

06 MAR 1999 Federal Recognition Date

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Headquarters Headquarters Detachment JFHQ (HHD-JFHQ)

Its mission is to provide administrative and logistical support to all personnel assigned to the HING Army Element J-Staff, HIARNG Staff, Special Staff, Aviation Staff and Headquarters section in order to set the conditions for all service members within the unit to conduct mission command to HING forces in support of National Guard civil support operations and community support.

Kalaeloa, Hawaiʻi

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Army Element, Joint Force Headquarters – Hawai‘i (ARMY ELMT, JFHQ-H

The ARMY ELMT, JFHQ-HI coordinates planning, training and execution of National Guard missions with other U.S. Government agencies, protects and defends the homeland and its interests; performs National Guard domestic operations to protect life and property within the state; and alongside allies and partners, promotes security and stability in the Indo Asia-Pacific region

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29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (29th IBCT)

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On order, the 29th IBCT deploys ready forces to conduct decisive action in search of unified land operations for domestic and overseas contingencies within the assigned area of responsibility to protect, support and defend our Nation and State.

JAN 1959 Organized Date

1st Squadron 299th, Cavalry Regiment (1-299th CAV)

The 1-299th CAV mission is to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the development of the brigade’s situational awareness and knowledge in the area of operations. Squadron operations empower the brigade to anticipate, forestall and dominate threats, ensuring brigade mission accomplishment through decisive action and freedom of maneuver.

Keaukaha Military Reservation

27 JAN 1893 Constituted and Partially Organized Date

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1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment (1-487th FAR)

The 1-487th FAR on order, delivers direct fire support to the 29th IBCT by employing cannon fires and fire support assets in a joint combined arms operation, while simultaneously providing National Guard civil support to Hawai‘i when directed.

27 JAN 1893 Constituted and Partially Organized Date

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29th Brigade Support Battalion (29th BSB)

The 29th BSB’s mission is to provide trained and ready forces capable of sustaining the 29th IBCT with multifunctional logistics and force health protection. On order, the 29th BSB mobilizes to sustain 29 IBCT combat operations worldwide or in support of emergency and contingency operations at the Federal or State level.

Kapolei, Hawaiʻi

27 JAN 1893 Constituted and Partially Organized Date

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227th Brigade Engineer Battalion (227th BEB)

Its mission is to conduct mission command; engineer operations intelligence collection; information network and information systems; and disaster management operations in support of the 29th IBCT’s combat operations or in support of contingency or emergency operations at the federal, state, or local level. The 227th BEB operations enable the brigade to operate in all domains and warfighting functions.

Kapolei, Hawaiʻi

01 SEP 2007 Federal Recognition Date

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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (HHC, 29th IBCT)

The HHC 29th IBCT’s mission is to provide command, control and supervision of the operation of the Brigade and attached units. The HHC also provides operating personnel to support functional requirements for the headquarters.

Kapolei, Hawaiʻi

17 NOV 1947 Federal Recognition Date

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103rd Troop Command (103rd TC)

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The mission is to provide ready forces, execute mission command during National Guard Civil Support (NGCS) and support exercises/ overseas deployments in support of state and federal missions within Hawai‘i, and anywhere in the world as required.

Headquartered: Waiawa Armory

27 JAN 1893 Constituted and Partially Organized Date

Headquarters, Headquarters Company 103rd Troop Command (HHC 103rd TC) 

HHC, 103rd TC’s mission is to conduct training, provide ready forces, execute mission command and supports exercises/overseas deployments in support of federal and state missions within Hawai‘i, and anywhere in the world as required.

Waiawa Armory

27 JAN 1893 Constituted and Partially Organized Date

111th Army Band (111th AB)

The 111th AB’s mission is to conduct missions that promote the Army and our national interests, enable commanders to shape the environment to accomplish their mission, and set the conditions that lead to trust and confidence in America’s Army and its readiness to conduct operations in peacetime, conflict and war.

Waiawa Armory

03 OCT 1919 Federal Recognition Date

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117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (117th MPAD)

The 117th MPAD’s mission is to provide direct public affairs support to units deployed in support of Army, joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational operations. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Waiawa Armory

01 MAY 1960 Federal Recognition Date

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1950th Contingency Contracting
Team (1950th CCT)

The 1950th CCT’s mission is to mobilize and deploy to provide contracting support in a contingency environment to include contracting for supplies, services, and construction. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Waiawa Armory

31 AUG 2010 Federal Recognition Date

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230th Engineer Company, Engineer Vertical Construction Company (230th ENG, EVCC)

The 230th ENG, EVCC’s mission is to provide ready forces to support federal and state missions and provide vertical and horizontal engineering support in the construction, repair, and maintenance of infrastructure to support domestic, overseas missions, and provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Kihei, Hawaiʻi

01 APR 1970 Federal Recognition Date

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297th Engineer Detachment, Firefighting Team (297th ENG Det)

The firefighting team’s mission is to mobilize and deploy to any theater of operations to provide fire protection for aviation assets and other major facilities and to provide firefighting services during peace time in support of local civil authorities. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Waiawa Armory

02 JUN 2002 Federal Recognition Date

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Company B, 777th Aviation Support Company (Co B 777th ASC)

The Co. B, 777th ASC is headquartered in Kalaeloa with detachments in Puerto Rico, Arkansas, and Alaska. Its mission is to provide aviation field-level maintenance, quality assurance, production control and supply management for the supported aviation unit and Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade as part of the global force pool of operational forces. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Kalaeloa, Hawaiʻi

18 OCT 1986 Federal Recognition Date

Company B, 777TH Aviation Support Company

Company B, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment (Co. B 2-211th AVN REG)

The Chinook unit’s mission is to mobilize and deploy worldwide to conduct combat, combat support, combat service support to heavy lift operations throughout all modes of flight (day, night, and night vision devices) in support of unified land operations. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawaii.

Kalaeloa, Hawaiʻi

01 OCT 2019 Federal Recognition Date

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Company C, 1st Battalion, 183rd Aviation Regiment (Co C 1-183rd AVN)

The Blackhawk unit’s mission is to deploy worldwide to provide air assault and air movement operations throughout all modes of flight (day, night, and night vision devices) in support of unified land operations. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Hilo, Hawaiʻi

Company C, 1ST Battalion, 183RD Aviation Regiment

Detachment 1, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment (Det 1 Co A 3-140th AVN)

The Lakota helicopter unit’s mission is to conduct aviation security, reconnaissance, support and other operations for Homeland Security and Defense, counter drug operations, and defense support to civil authorities, and other agencies as approved by the Secretary of Defense for both the Continental U.S. and outside the Continental U.S. areas of responsibility.

Wheeler Army Airfield

06 APR 1993 Activation Date

Detachment 1, Company A, 3RD Battalion, 140TH Aviation Regiment

Detachment 1, Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment (Det 1 Co G 189th AVN)

The MEDEVAC mission is to mobilize and deploy worldwide in order to perform aeromedical evacuation operations and flight operations within an area of responsibility. Conduct medical resupply, transport of medical personnel, sling load and rescue hoist operations, multi and single-ship (day, night, and night vision devices) to supported Units. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Wheeler Army Airfield

16 SEP 1987 Constituted Date, AUG 2016 Joined HIARNG Date

Detachment 1, Company G, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Det 1 Co G 3-126th AVN)

The MEDEVAC mission is to mobilize and deploy worldwide in order to perform aeromedical evacuation operations and flight operations within an area of responsibility. Conduct medical resupply, transport of medical personnel, sling load and rescue hoist operations, multi and single-ship (day, night, and night vision devices) to supported Units. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Wheeler Army Airfield

19 – 21 FEB 1922 Federal Recognition Date, 2019 Joined HIARNG Date

Company B 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (Co B 1109th TASMG)

The aviation support unit’s mission is to mobilize and deploy worldwide to provide direct and habitual combat service support to the Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group. On order, provides National Guard civil support throughout Hawaii.

Waiawa Armory

MAR 1775 Organized Date, FY 2012 Joined HIARNG Date

Company B, 1109TH Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group


50th Quartermaster Detachment (50th QM Det)

50th QM DET’s mission is to provide field feeding support for up to 700 Echelons above Brigade personnel as well as provide National Guard civil support throughout Hawai‘i.

Waiawa Armory

03 FEB 2024 Activation Date

50th Quartermaster Detachment (50th QM Det)
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298th Multi-Functional Training Regiment (298th MFTR)

298TH Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Regiment

The 298th MFTR RTI, conducts highquality training and leader development for all Army components. The regiment’s operations adhere to the rigorous standards established by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and its Centers of Excellence. This mission ensures personnel are prepared for effective performance and leadership, directly supporting the HIARNG and Department of Defense objectives for large-scale combat operations.

Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi

08 MAY 1961 Formally approved by National Guard Bureau

1st Battalion, 298th Multi-Functional Training Regiment (1-298th MFTR)

The battalion functions as a regional training institute. It provides combat arms and leadership instruction within the 11B career management field. In compliance with TRADOC, the Maneuver Center of Excellence and proponent guidance, the unit also administers the state’s Officer Candidate School and Warrant Officer Candidate School. The mission of the 1-298th MFTR is to develop highly trained leaders prepared to support the HIARNG and unified land operations for the Department of Defense.

Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi

16 AUG 1997 Federal Recognition Date

1st Battalion, 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Regiment

2nd Battalion, 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Regiment (2-298th MFTR)

The battalion trains Soldiers from the Active Duty Army, Army Reserve and National Guard. Its primary function is to develop future Noncommissioned Officers and leaders through the Basic Leader Course and the Common Faculty Development – Instructor Course. The curriculum focuses on fundamental Soldier skills and leadership competencies, providing leaders with the critical knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to train and lead effectively under all operational conditions, in support of the HIARNG and Department of Defense unified land operations.

Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi

16 AUG 1997 Federal Recognition Date

2nd Battalion, 298th Regiment, Multi-Functional Training Regiment

Ordnance Training Company, Regional Training Site-Maintenance (OTC, RTS-M)

The OTC, RTS-M conducts 91B functional and non-functional maintenance courses (encompassing Career Management Field 91/94 Senior Leader Course and Wheeled Vehicle Recovery Operations 091-ASIH8) to develop future leaders in accordance with TRADOC and Combined Arms Support Command standards.

OTC, RTS-M remains the premier Army maintenance training institution in the Pacific region. Through effective resource management, it provides costefficient, high-quality training to Soldiers from the Active Duty Army, Army Reserve and National Guard within a professional schoolhouse environment staffed by subject matter experts from the HIARNG maintenance community.

Pearl City, Hawaiʻi

29 OCT 1992 Federal Recognition Date

Hawaiʻi Army and Air National Guard

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The Joint Staff (JFHQ-HI)

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The Hawai‘i National Guard Joint Staff coordinates planning, training, and execution of National Guard missions with other U.S. Government agencies, protects and defends the homeland and its interests; performs National Guard domestic operations to protect life and property within the state; and alongside Allies and partners, promotes security and stability in the Indo Asia-Pacific region.

93rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (93rd CERF-P)

The 93rd CERF-P is a specialized team that responds to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) incidents within FEMA Region IX, deploying within six hours of formal alert. Their primary mission is to support local, state and federal agencies in consequence management by providing critical capabilities to operate in contaminated environments.

  • The 93rd CERF-P team is trained to perform a range of tasks, including:
  • Coordinating internal and external logistics services
  • Establishing internal and external communications
  • Conducting decontamination operations for mass casualties, including ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients, as well as technical decontamination
  • Searching for and extracting casualties in contaminated environments
  • Using rigging techniques to lift and move heavy debris

In addition to these skills, the team is equipped with specialized equipment for excavation support and shoring, and is trained in:

  • Basic and light search and extraction
  • National Fire Protection Association confined-space entry (non-permit)
  • Hot zone triage, patient packaging, and medical treatment for approximately 330 ambulatory, non-ambulatory, and critical patients
  • Medical triage and initial treatment
  • Stabilization of critical and non-critical patients for civilian transport

The 93rd CERF-P team also provides limited expeditionary search and recovery capabilities, as well as search and recovery operations in contaminated environments.

93rd Civil Support Team, Weapons of Mass Destruction (93rd CST WMD)

The 93rd CST supports civil authorities at the direction of the Governor at domestic CBRNE incident sites by identifying agents/substances, assessing current and projected consequences, advising on response measures, and assisting with requests for additional support in order to help save lives and minimize property damage.

The 93rd CST consists of 22 full-time Guardsmen (18 Army, Four Air) who are postured for immediate recall 24/7, primarily in a Title 32 operational status.

13 MAR 2002 Federal Recognition Date

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Counterdrug Program (CDP)

The CDP supports Federal, State, and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), Community Base Organizations (CBOs) and other government agencies in their efforts to reduce the supply and demand for illicit drugs within the state. The CDP Analyst Support section assists LEAs with criminal data analysis to detect, interdict and curtail illicit drug trafficking activities. The HING CDP Drug Demand Reduction Outreach section assists the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Prevention Initiative in supporting CBOs, LEAs, and government agencies with training, planning, decision making, and interagency collaboration to reduce substance misuse and its destructive impact on our communities

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