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Check Six: Courage in the Current – the 1950 Waimea Flood and the Hawaiʻi National Guard

Check Six: Courage in the Current – the 1950 Waimea Flood and the Hawaiʻi National Guard

Posted on Aug 15, 2025 in 1950's, Check Six

In August 1950, torrential rains unleashed a devastating flash flood upon the town of Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi. Swollen by days of relentless downpour, the Waimea River surged ...
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awaii Air National Guard Honor Guard Volunteer Team

Check Six: Hawaii Air National Guard Honor Guard Volunteer Team

Posted on Aug 8, 2025 in 1990's, Check Six

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 ...
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maritza Garcia, 154th Medical Group Detachment 1 medic and Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor, evaluates Armed Forces of the Philippines students during a medical field training exercise May 29, 2025, at Camp O’Donnell, Philippines. The training emphasized rapid response and effective medical treatment in high-pressure environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Linzmeier)

Hawaii National Guard and Philippine Armed Forces Unite for 4th Annual Medical Exchange

Posted on Jul 11, 2025 in 2020's, History

Hawaii National Guard medical professionals completed their fourth annual Tactical Combat Casualty Care exchange with partners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp O’Donnell from May 18-30. This ...
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Check Six: “A New Era Takes Flight” – The Story of Hawai‘i’s F-22 Raptors

Posted on Jul 9, 2025 in 2010's, Check Six

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 ...
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Check Six: Hawaiʻi’s Finest: Stories of Courage from the Korean War

Posted on Jun 25, 2025 in 1950's, Check Six

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 ...
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U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Petersen, a network communications systems specialist assigned to Charlie Company, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard, poses for a photo during the Region VII Best Warrior Competition (BWC) 2025 at Camp Navajo, Arizona, May 15, 2025. The region-level BWC highlights the adaptability, resilience and lethal precision of our forces, reaffirming the National Guard citizen-Soldiers’ unwavering readiness for every mission. Competitors from Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah National Guards battled it out in physically and mentally challenging events to determine Region VII Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lianne M. Hirano)

Hawaii’s Own at the 2025 Region VII Best Warrior Competition

Posted on Jun 11, 2025 in 2020's, History

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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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 Pahili 2015 hosted by U.S. Northern Command, National Guard Bureau and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Cabuco)

Check Six: Strengthening Disaster Response: 10 years after Exercise Vigilant Guard / Makani Pāhili  2015

Posted on May 30, 2025 in 2010's, Check Six

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 ...
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Check Six: When the Sea Came for Hilo: The Guardsmen Held the Line

Check Six: When the Sea Came for Hilo: The Guardsmen Held the Line

Posted on May 23, 2025 in 1960's, Check Six

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, ...
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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. Rush, USN, Cmdt of Boston Navy Yard during WWI. Center (L to R) lt. Com. S.W. King, Mrs. Rush, Lt. (J.g.) J.A. Mckeown, Ensign H. W. Engel

Check Six: Guardsmen of the Sea: The Rise and Fall of Hawaii’s Naval Militia

Posted on May 23, 2025 in 1910's, Check Six

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 ...
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U.S. Soldiers and soldiers of the Singapore Armed Forces, take a photo during the opening ceremony for Exercise Tiger Balm 25 at Mandai Hill Camp, Singapore, May 5, 2025. Tiger Balm is a bilateral training exercise that enhances combined interoperability between the U.S. and Singapore armies. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Mariah-Alexsandra Manandic-Kapu)(This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out the photos.)

Exercise Tiger Balm 2025

Posted on May 20, 2025 in 2020's, History

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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