Hawai‘i National Guard Joint Staff

J3 Operations & Military Support Directorate

Responsible for providing oversight of military support programs relating to situational awareness, direction, and integration of planning, and joint military/civil support operations for National Guard personnel, the counter drug program, mobilization readiness, and state aviation operations.

 

J33, Joint Operations Center (JOC)

The JOC will manage Federal, state and public related tasks in response to any level emergency. The JOC operates on a 24-hour/7-days a week rotating shift basis monitoring and carrying out duties which include: overall mission status of an armory or base and its assigned units, installation security, initiating emergency procedures, Crisis Action Team notification, and other duties critical to the conduct of the mission. Through authority granted by the Adjutant General, employees are empowered to act independently, coordinating with the Adjutant General and his/her staff, in order to accomplish the mission or meet the emergency response.