Following the 1991 Gulf War, coalition forces established no-fly zones over Iraq to limit Saddam Hussein’s ability to threaten regional stability. The Hawaiʻi Air National Guard (HIANG) played a key ...
Read More Check Six: Hawaiʻi Air National Guard in Operation Southern Watch
History
Eighty-five years ago, on Oct. 15, 1940, the Hawaiʻi National Guard’s 298th and 299th Infantry Regiments marched into Schofield Barracks under new orders from President Franklin Roosevelt. What began as ...
Read More Check Six: From Bellows to Guadalcanal: Hawaiʻi National Guard in World War II
The Hawaiʻiʻ National Guard played an important role in NATO operations during the Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001), providing both combat support and peacekeeping contributions across Europe. The Hawaiʻi Air National Guard’s ...
Read More Check Six: The Hawaiʻi National Guard’s NATO Support During the Yugoslav Wars
CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — Cheers, handshakes and shared stories filled the air Sept. 23–25 as the Hawai‘i National Guard and Armed Forces of the Philippines celebrated 25 years of ...
Read More 25 Years Strong: Hawai‘i Guard and Philippines Celebrate Enduring Partnership
In a milestone moment for the Hawaii Air National Guard, an Airman assigned to the 292nd Combat Communications Squadron was promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2 on ...
Read More Combat Communications Airman becomes Hawaii Air National Guard’s 1st Warrant Officer in Generations
The Hawaii National Guard played a key role in Super Garuda Shield 25, the largest bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States and one of the Indo-Pacific’s most significant ...
Read More Hawaii National Guard Strengthens Ties with Indonesia During Super Garuda Shield 25
The Hawaii Air National Guard, in partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps, wrapped up the Toxic Swell 25 contamination response deployment training exercise with an explosive firefight in a mock-marketplace ...
Read More Hawaii Airmen, Marines host hazmat-combat training in Toxic Swell 25
The Hawaiʻi Army National Guard (HIARNG) Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Academy was formally established in September 1970 to fill a longstanding need for a structured, in-house program to train and develop ...
Read More Check Six: Leadership Education: The Birth of Hawaiʻi’s NCO Academy
Since the launch of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in 2014 which was aimed at defeating ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the Hawai‘i National Guard (HING) has contributed to the multinational ...
Read More Check Six: Hawai‘i Guard on the Frontlines: Supporting the Coalition Against ISIS
The 1950th Support Detachment was federally recognized Aug. 31st 2010 as the 1950th Contingency Contracting Team (1950th CCT) at Waiawa Armory in Pearl City, as a specialized element within the Hawai‘i ...
Read More Check Six: 1950th Contingency Contracting Team History
