The Hawaii Air National Guard hosted approximately 1,000 personnel and more than 40 aircraft from across the U.S. and Australia as part of this year’s Sentry Aloha exercise, held Jan. 14-28 on Oahu.
Sentry Aloha is a recurring National Guard Bureau exercise hosted by the Hawaii ANG’s 154th Wing. It provides tailored, cost-effective, and realistic combat training for the Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force, and other Department of Defense services, ensuring warfighters possess the skills necessary for both homeland defense and overseas combat.
This iteration of Sentry Aloha brings together more than 40 aircraft to practice core aerial combat capabilities and strengthen the total-force integration between active-duty, Guard, and international partner units.
The following units and aircraft participated in Sentry Aloha:
- 154th Wing (Hawaii Air National Guard): F-22 Raptor and KC-135 Stratotanker
- 115th Fighter Wing (Wisconsin Air National Guard): F-35A Lightning II
- 128th Air Refueling Wing (Wisconsin Air National Guard): KC-135 Stratotanker
- 159th Fighter Wing (Louisiana Air National Guard): F-15C Eagle
- 155th Air Refueling Wing (Nebraska Air National Guard): KC-135 Stratotanker
- 153rd Airlift Wing (Wyoming Air National Guard): C-130H Hercules
- 3rd Wing (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska): E-3 Sentry
- 552nd Air Control Wing (Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.): E-3 Sentry
- Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (Hawaii): MK-58 Hawker Hunter
- Royal Australian Air Force: Support personnel