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Photo curtsey of MSgt (ret) Darrell Bactad Early practice days for the Hawaii Air National Guard Honor Guard Volunteer Team created in April 1999 by TSgt Thomas Chock, 154 LRS SSgt Wasada (LRS),  SSgt Bactad (LRS), TSgt Samson (293 CBCS),...

On July 9th, 2010, the skies over Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam shimmered with anticipation. Down on the flight line, a crowd gathered — Guardsmen, active-duty Airmen, state officials and families — awaiting the arrival of a sleek, unfamiliar silhouette in...

In the shadow of the jagged Korean mountains and in the cold of a brutal war far from home, three sons of Hawaiʻi answered the call with courage, sacrifice, and service that would define not only their own lives, but...

Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen evaluate network vulnerabilities during the Po’oihe 2015 Cyber Security Exercise at the University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Center Ballroom on June 4, 2015. Po’oihe is part of the hurricane preparedness Exercise Vigilant Guard / Makani...

Guard watches for looters on Mamo street. Sixty five years ago, an electric clock at radio station KIMO, perched at the edge of Hilo Bay, froze at precisely 1:06 a.m. when disaster struck. On May 23, 1960, at that fateful...

National Guard Naval Militia – Hawaii Naval Militiamen Serving on the USS. ST. Louis – Former Hawaii Naval Militiamen serving in USS St, Louis entertained at a picnic party by Mrs. Rush (Former Jennie Hare), wife of Capt. William R....

Col. Robert Hoffman and about a dozen Hawaii Air National Guardsmen were a part of the first wave of support to Nepal. The C-17 “The Spirit of Kamehameha” and its HIANG and active duty crew made the journey to deliver...

Hawai‘i National Guard conduct medical screenings at Hawai‘i airports during COVID-19 pandemic, Honolulu, HI. Spc. James Kamaka with the 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry, screens departing passengers at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. HING Soldiers assisted airport fire personnel screening...

Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 298th Engineer Detachment work on a proposed lookout at the Diamond Head memorial Park. (Picture from the 1981 Winter Pūpūkahi) Happy 55th Birthday to the 230th Engineer Detachment, Hawaii Army National Guard! Today, we...

A Tribute to Hawaii Army National Guard Vietnam Veterans (Picture from the 1968 Annual Report) The morning of April 11, 1968, dawned like any other on the islands. Yet a headline in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin would change the future for many,...