History

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows two Hawai‘i Army National Guard retirees - Theodore "Ted" Daligdig and Benedict "Ben" Fuata. Ted served as the manager of the then-Kaua‘i Civil Defense Agency. Ben served as the chief of the Hawai‘i County...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii National Guard photograph Aircraft from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron and 204th Airlift Squadron transported Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers to Washington D.C. for their inauguration support mission. The 200 soldiers...

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows Michael Rawlins and Jeffrey Hickman at the September 4, 2013 luncheon. Mike served in many leadership positions during his long career with the Hawaii Army National Guard. His son, Michael Rawlins, Jr., is a...

U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Robert Cabuco Senior Master Sgt. Darren Morris of the 204th Airlift Squadron, Hawai‘i Air National Guard, teaches Hawai‘i Army National Guard soldiers how to properly secure a vehicle aboard a C17 Globemaster III.  This training was...

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows Anson Kimura and Gary Mizumoto attending the Makani Pahili 2012 planning meeting. Anson, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard member, had recently left the then-State Civil Defense and was working for Booz Allen Hamilton. Gary was the Director...

Twenty-four men from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Royal Guard marched in the President Richard Nixon’s inaugural parade on January 20, 1973. The unit, headed by Kapena Moku (SMSgt) Ted Hussey, was invited to Washington, DC by the Inaugural Committee....

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Air National Guard photograph U.S. Soldiers with the Hawai‘i National Guard meet with Virginia State Police to finalize traffic security operations in Arlington, Virginia, January 18, 2021.  At least 25,000 National Guard men...

Air National Guard photograph Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page U.S. Soldiers with the Hawaii National Guard meet with Airmen with the 141st Security Forces Squadron, 116th Air Support Operations Squadron and the 194th Security Forces Flight, 194th Wing,...

Air National Guard photograph Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers set-up a temporary operation center at the District of Columbia Armory and met with federal and district authorities about managing traffic during the 59th...

Retiree News photograph The State Department of Defense once held Awards and Retirement luncheons twice a year. These luncheons recognized retiring Federal and state employees. Current employees who achieved 10, 20, 30 or more years of longevity received service awards....