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The 29th Infantry Brigade was organized in the Hawaii Army National Guard (HARNG) in January 1959. The original elements of the Brigade consisted of the Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company and the 1st and 2nd Battle Groups, 299th Infantry. These...

Questions for CSEL Will you he holding joint senior enlisted advisory council meetings between HIANG, HIARNG senior enlisted service members? As the senior enlisted AGR, what will your involvement be, if any in managing the AGR enlisted force of the...

Question for the TAG Can I respectfully ask what your stance on team sports is within the HIARNG/HIANG. My question relates to team sports in the form of leagues and individual unit PT. Team sport leagues: In the past we...

Question for CSEL Why is it that the 298th MFTR is an O6 level command with a CSM, but its subordinate 1st and 2nd “Battalions” only have O5 commanders and not a corresponding CSM? Shouldn’t the organization be able to...

Question for the TAG How can HRO duties and responsibilities be given to the Components?  Answer The TAG is the Agency Head and has currently delegated to HRO most of the day-to-day management of the Full-Time Staff (FTS) for both...

Question for the CSEL With the current war going on in Ukraine, given new tactics with FPV (First Person View) drones, when or what capabilities are the US Army developing and when do you realistically see the those coming to...

1860-1873 Some three years later, in 1860, the lst Hawaiian Cavalry was revived and became known as the Leleiohoku Guard: It was composed almost entirely of Hawaiians, with several business men as officers. The troop had almost one hundred members,...

Hawai‘i National Guard COVID-19 neighbor island response, Kalaeloa, HI. Members of the Hawai‘i National Guard board a C-17 to deploy to Maui, Hawai‘i Island, and Kaua‘i, to assist with the state's fight against COVID-19. Over 800 Guardsmen were activated in...

Hawaii's periodic episodes with Madame Pele are another source of danger which constantly requires the support of the Hawaii National Guard. In early January, Hawaii Army National Guard UH-1H "Huey" helicopters stationed on the Big Island were used to transport U.S....

1874 King Kalakaua organized an infantry company of native volunteers, named the Mamalahoas. Kalakaua took a deep interest in these two volunteer companies and frequently appeared personally at the armory to take part in the drill, himself acting as colonel....

Just home from Iraq, air traffic controllers answer call from state National Guard Bureau -Story by Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers - Friday, June 8, 2018 Staff Sgt. Skyler Ross, Air Traffic Control Specialist for the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron,...

On Aug. 8, 2014 the HING activated its Joint Staff, the Joint Operations center, and the HING Joint Task Force in response to Hurricane Iselle. The HING Mission was to conduct NGDO within the areas affected by Hurricane Iselle to...