History

“The Torpedo Gang” — (Front row, left to right) George Taketa, Yoshio Ogomori, Shigeru Ushijima, Haruo Yamashita, (back row) Shizuo Toma, John R. Souza and Takimaru Takamoto. The torpedoing and sinking of the U.S. Army transport Royal T. Frank on...

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Roy J. Macaraeg, the Senior Military Advisor for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Military Personnel and Quality of Life, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower & Reserve Affairs (ASA M&RA), receives a gift from...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsMVUZpBQ78 From training and operations to disaster response and community engagement, 2025 was a year of service, readiness and commitment to Hawaiʻi and the nation. This slideshow captures moments from across the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard, Hawaiʻi Air National Guard,...

Members of the Hawaiʻi National Guard joined first responders in spreading holiday cheer during the 9th annual Heroes and Helpers event, held Dec. 6, 2025, at the Target store in Hilo. The community-focused initiative provided 50 disadvantaged keiki with a...

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 role in enforcing these mandates through multiple deployments to the...

July 1941: Company G, 298th Infantry Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 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 a...

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 203rd Air Refueling Squadron (203rd ARS) was at the forefront of these...

Leaders and attendees from the Hawai‘i National Guard, Guam National Guard and Armed Forces of the Philippines gather for a group photo during the 25th anniversary celebration of the State Partnership Program between the Hawai‘i National Guard and the AFP...

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Brun (center), 292nd Combat Communications Squadron communications and IT systems operations officer, receives a commissioning certificate from Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny, National Guard Bureau A2/6 director, alongside U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School leadership...

Joint and multilateral personnel pose for a group photo at a Staff Exercise during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military...