History

(Picture from the 1968 Annual Report) In April 1968, the Hawaii National Guard was called to active duty for the first time since World War II. The 29th Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Frederick A. Schaefer III, mobilized on May...

A team comprised of U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, and contract personnel pose in front of their custom-designed F-22 Raptor maintenance stands during the debut event Sept. 26, 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The specialized maintenance stands are...

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conduct a meeting during Yama Sakura 87 at Sagami General Depot, Japan, Dec. 9, 2024. As part of Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura is the largest joint, bilateral, and trilateral...

Department of Defense staff enjoyed the annual holiday luncheon where the winners of the Door Decorating contest were announced. See More Photos on Facebook Door Decorating Contest Winners

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 382nd Military Police Detachment and 422nd Military Police Company, 96th Battalion, 11th Brigade, pose for a photo under the Sagami gate during Yama Sakura 87 at Sagami General Depot, Japan, Dec. 11, 2024. The...

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Kathleen Fallis, 154th Regional Support Group commander confers leadership to U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Jermiah Hitchner, 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron commander, during a squadron activation ceremony Nov. 2, 2024, at Joint Base Pearl...

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 11th Airborne Division load onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Oct. 14, 2024. The Joint...

Did you know that in the early 1910's there was a Naval Militia? 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...

The Public Affairs Office was recently received a request for information on the hurricane Iniki response in 1992. We spent a week going through the archives and were able to find some great photos with and without captions, news articles,...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, M.D., poses for a photo with the Logan and Hara families after the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii transfer of authority ceremony in Kalaeloa, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2024. The Adjutant General for the State...