#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…

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…

#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…

#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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Brigadier General Arthur “Joe” Logan was confirmed as the Adjutant General of the Department of Defense in a unanimous vote on April 2. “Brigadier General Logan has excellent credentials and has demonstrated a high level of understanding of the State’s…

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii – The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) held it’s annual Launa ‘Ole awards ceremony yesterday. Launa ‘Ole, when translated to English could mean unequalled, superior, beyond comparison, without peer. Airmen with backgrounds such as communications,…

EMBARGOED UNTIL 3:30 P.M.    #2015-007   Mar. 8, 2015 HAWAII AIR NATIONAL GUARD RECOGNIZES TOP PERFORMERS Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)  held its annual "Launa Ole" award ceremony today recognizing its outstanding…

#2015-006    Mar. 3, 2015 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii –The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) will host its second large-scale “Sentry Aloha” fighter exercise in 2015, beginning this week.   Area residents may see an increase in fighter aircraft activity…