Day 1 The first day of the Region VII Best Warrior Competition (BWC) 2025 featured the Expert Soldier Badge and endurance events which took place at Camp Navajo, Arizona, May ...
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History
Exercise Vigilant Guard / Makani Pāhili (VG/MP15) was a series of joint training exercises conducted in Hawaiʻi to enhance disaster response capabilities across local, state, and federal agencies. These exercises ...
Read More Check Six: Strengthening Disaster Response: 10 years after Exercise Vigilant Guard / Makani Pāhili 2015
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, ...
Read More Check Six: When the Sea Came for Hilo: The Guardsmen Held the Line
The establishment of the Hawaii Naval Militia in 1915 marked a significant, albeit short-lived, development in the evolution of territorial military forces in the Hawaiian Islands during the early twentieth ...
Read More Check Six: Guardsmen of the Sea: The Rise and Fall of Hawaii’s Naval Militia
U.S. Army Pacific announces its participation in Exercise Tiger Balm, a bilateral exercise with the Singapore Army, taking place from May 5-16, 2025. Exercise Tiger Balm focuses on strengthening our ...
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HAWAII, UNITED STATES 05.04.2025 Story by Sgt. 1st Class Lani Pascual 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) Against the backdrop of lush hills and dense foliage on Bellows Air Force Base ...
Read More Hawai’i Army National Guard Identifies Top Soldiers with Best Warrior Competition
Congratulations to SGM Keala Miguel and 1SG Eunjin Chang! last month, we celebrate the incredible achievements of SGM Keala Miguel and 1SG Eunjin Chang as they graduate from the Sergeant ...
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Ten years ago today, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. In response to the disaster, the Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) deployed personnel and resources to assist with humanitarian ...
Read More Check Six: 2015 Nepal Earthquake Response
This drill weekend, we witnessed a very special retirement ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Lori ‘Anu’ Lopez, who touched the lives of many throughout her career. She most recently served ...
Read More As One Chapter Ends, A New One Begins
CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES 03.18.2025 Story by Tech. Sgt. John Linzmeier 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard Hawaii and Guam National Guard Airmen and Soldiers, as part of a U.S. ...
Read More Hawaii and Guam Guardsmen further U.S.-Philippines Ties at Standing Committee Meeting
