Hawaiʻi National Guard Support of Operation Jump Start Operation Jump Start began in May 2006 after President George W. Bush directed the National Guard to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection in strengthening border security. National Guard personnel from across…

01 MAR 2019 The 298th Air Defense Group was federally recognized. August 3rd 2019 the 298th Air Defense Group was activated. The 298th Support Squadron was activated as well and 169th Air Defense Squadron was reassigned to the 298th ADG.…

April 8, 2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a Sentry Aloha fighter exercise from Tuesday, Apr. 8 through Apr. 17. O‘ahu residents, particularly along the island’s southern coast, may see…

For the first time, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) Airman, Capt. My-Randa Quinata, commander of the 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron's Intelligence Flight, has been selected to receive the prestigious Space Force Association Award. Capt. Quinata earned this distinction among…

STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2025 Reader Survey Results To the readers of the HIDOD newsletter, pūpūkahi, thank you.  We asked readers to take a survey about the pūpūkahi and share with us what they like about it, how…