History

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 beyond its banks, cutting off the town from the rest...

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),...

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...

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...

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Petersen, left, a network communications systems specialist assigned to Charlie Company, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (29 IBCT), Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG), and Spc. Vu Nguyen, a cavalry scout assigned to...

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....

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...