{"id":42379,"date":"2019-11-12T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retireenews.org\/?p=42379"},"modified":"2024-09-05T21:08:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T21:08:01","slug":"hiarng-soldiers-bring-aloha-and-safety-to-7-bases-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2019\/11\/12\/hiarng-soldiers-bring-aloha-and-safety-to-7-bases-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"HIARNG soldiers bring aloha, and safety, to 7 bases in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/\">From the Honolulu Star Advertiser website<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2019\/11\/web1_staff-sgt.-paul-calamayan.jpg?w=760\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42380\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>HIARNG soldiers Sgt. Bradley Padama-Kinere, left, Staff Sgt. Paul Calamayan, 2nd Lt. Francisco Barba, Spc. Andrew Octubre and Spc. Shaun Dela Calzada show care packages they received. They are with the C-RAM mission in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Veterans Day, while many head to the beach or cook burgers on the grill, about 350 Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers are on unique duty in Afghanistan, and will continue to be through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year celebrations that they\u2019ll miss before heading home in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are most certainly missed at home, but they are also loved at the seven bases where they are stationed \u2014 and not just for the aloha spirit and shakas that they bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery soldiers have a mission known as \u201ccounter-rocket, artillery, mortar,\u201d or C-RAM for short, using a weapon system that shoots down incoming enemy rockets with a rapid-fire pulse of 20-mm rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000066\"><em>Another great article by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wcole@staradvertiser.com\/\">William Cole<\/a>, who handles most of the military related reporting for the Honolulu Star Advertiser.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. Retiree News did not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Additionally, some of the sites linked to may limit the number of stories you can access without a paid subscription. All links were provided with the intent of meeting the mission of Retiree News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Honolulu Star Advertiser website This Veterans Day, while many head to the beach or cook burgers on the grill, about 350 Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers are on unique duty in Afghanistan, and will continue to be through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year celebrations that they\u2019ll miss before heading home in the spring. 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