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NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiian Raptors Deploy to Central Command Area of Responsibility
#2015-013 Oct. 1, 2015 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii- More than 200 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) and the active duty Air Force as well as an undisclosed number of F-22 Raptors, based at Joint Base...
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE: 50th Anniversary of Vietnam Commemorative Committee Building Veterans Database
#2015-012 Sept. 29, 2015 Honolulu, Hawaii- Hawaii’s 50th Anniversary of Vietnam Commemorative Committee is compiling a database of Hawaii-based Vietnam-era veterans. The committee is leading the state’s efforts to honor the service and sacrifice of Vietnam-era veterans, from 2015 through...
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE: Doug Mayne Stepping Down From HI-EMA
#2015-011 Aug. 14, 2015 Honolulu, Hawaii-Doug Mayne, the current Administrator for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (formerly State Civil Defense), will be leaving his position next month. Mayne came to Hawaii from Washington State in March 2012 and will be...
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Air National Guard Units Return From Deployments
#2015-010 July 28, 2015 Honolulu, Hawaii- More than 80 members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) from four different units, have returned home from deployments. Approximately 40 members of the 292nd Combat Communications Squadron, based in Kahului, Maui, and...
Read MoreWaimanalo Recognized as HHARP Disaster Resilient Community
Waimanalo was honored as a Hawaii Hazards Awareness and Resilience Program (HHARP) disaster resilient community by local, state, and federal officials during the Waimanalo Emergency Preparedness Fair. This fair was held at the Hawaii National Guard Regional Training Institute on...
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE: Hawaiian Electric Company and Hawaii State Fusion Center to Collaborate on Safety and Security
#2015-009 July 2, 2015 Honolulu, Hawaii -- Hawaiian Electric Company and the Hawaii State Fusion Center, under the direction of the State of Hawaii Department of Defense, today committed to collaborate on safety and security to safeguard the people of...
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE: Hawaii National Guard Hosts Its Largest Ever Disaster-Preparedness Exercise
#2015-008 June 1, 2015 B-Roll - Honolulu, Hawaii- The Hawaii National Guard is hosting exercise Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 (VG/MP15), beginning today. VG/MP15 will be held over the next eight days, at multiple locations, on four Hawaiian Islands and will...
Read MoreGuard’s Bell volunteerism recognized
By Retired Master Sgt. Stephen M. Lum Hawaii’s Military Appreciation Month opening ceremony began with honoring seven military service members’ outstanding volunteerism, including Hawaii National Guard’s Spc. Melody R. Bell, May 8 at the State Capitol. For more than 30...
Read MoreExercise Kai Malu O’Hawaii 2015 Reaps Training Benefits to Improve Hawaii’s Emergency Response
National Guard Nuclear Medical Science Officer First Lt. Keith Hapenney, 9th Civil Support Team (CST), works together with firefighters of the Honolulu Fire Department to analyze potential chemical hazard readings during exercise Kai Malu O’Hawaii 2015 at the Honolulu International...
Read More29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Honors Their Lost Soldiers
The 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team soldiers salute the Pohaku, or sacred rocks bearing the names of all the soldiers the brigade has lost since its first deployment, during the brigade’s annual Memorial Day ceremony at the brigade’s headquarters in...
Read MoreHawaii Army National Guard Unit Receives Army Aviation Unit of The Year Award.
The Hawaii Army National Guard’s Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, known as “the Voyagers” were recently recognized as the Army National Guard Aviation Unit of the Year by the Army Aviation Association of America for 2014. B/171st’s Commander,...
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