Ceremonies (Change of Commands, Retirements, Promotions, etc.)

Kalaeloa, Hawaii- Governor David Y. Ige presided over a “Transfer of Authority” ceremony in which outgoing state adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, formally relinquished his authority to incoming state adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Arthur “Joe” Logan, in front of...

BG Arthur “Joe” Logan, the Adjutant General, announced the selection of CMSgt William Parker as the new Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL). Chief Parker will succeed CMSgt Robert Lee with the change becoming effective in March 2015. General Logan announced his selection in an email...

Governor David Y. Ige nominated Colonel Arthur “Joe” Logan to serve as the Adjutant General (TAG). Logan is currently serving as Director of Operations/G3, Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG), a position he has held since October 2013.  Prior to this assignment...

The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) dedicated its new 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Readiness Center in Kalaeloa on August 2, 2014. Governor Neil Abercrombie, Brigadier General Joseph Kim, the Deputy Adjutant General, and Brigadier General Bruce Oliveira, HIARNG...

On Thursday, July 17, 2014, Colonel Kenneth Hara, had the honor of administering the enlistment oath to his son, Justin. The ceremony was at the Honolulu Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai‘i. COL Hara administering the...

Happy Retirement Glenda! There was a retirement party for MSgt Glenda Buis at the Willows Restaurant. She will officially retire on October 31, 2014, but her last working day will be on July 31. But you will have a chance...

Steve Berg, a retired Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who served with the then 169th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, provide these photographs to Retiree News. Special thanks to Steve for sharing these photographs The panoramic photo of the crowd...

Brigadier General Joseph Kim hosted the retirement ceremony for Brigadier General Stanley “Ossum” Osserman on July 13, 2014. The ceremony was in the new fighter operations compound at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. To view the program BG Osserman Program  Among the 500+...

On Saturday, June 7, 2014, Brigadier General Bruce Oliveira, Commander, Hawai‘i Army National Guard, hosted a Change of Command ceremony for the 103rd Troop Command.  During the ceremony, Colonel Paul Tamaribuchi relinquished command to Colonel Robert Lesher. The ceremony took...

Brigadier General Bryan Suntheimer received his stars in a pinning ceremony in the Governor's Ceremonial Room on Friday, January 17, 2014.  Doing the honors were Governor Neil Abercrombie and his wife, Marisa Burgess-Suntheimer. The general's family members, Ashlee, Emily, Tyler...