{"id":87600,"date":"2026-08-04T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/?p=87600"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:18:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:18:04","slug":"hiang-and-indonesian-air-forces-ignite-partnership-during-explosive-specialty-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2026\/08\/04\/hiang-and-indonesian-air-forces-ignite-partnership-during-explosive-specialty-training\/","title":{"rendered":"HIANG and Indonesian Air Forces Ignite Partnership During Explosive Specialty Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dustin Frey, 154th Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight technician, presents and reviews hook and line equipment to the Indonesian Air Force EOD on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 21, 2026. Hawaii National Guard service members such as Frey routinely train with Indonesian Air Force counterparts through the State Partnership Program which aims to enhance disaster response, aviation, medical readiness, cybersecurity, and professional development between the partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Roann Gatdula)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0For the first time in their 20-year partnership, Hawaii Air National Guard and Indonesian Air Force Airmen came together for specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 20-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training brought together EOD experts from the 154th EOD Flight and Andersen Air Force Base\u2019s 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (REDHORSE) Squadron to provide Indonesian counterparts with the tools, resources and hands-on experience needed to conduct real-world EOD operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The goal is to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to respond effectively in all kinds of emergency situations,” said Senior Master Sgt. Steven Dauck, 154th EOD flight chief. “After 20 years in EOD, I want to pass on the knowledge and experience I have gained, answer their questions, and ensure those lessons continue to benefit others rather than being lost when I retire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training was part of the National Guard Bureau\u2019s State Partnership Program, which pairs a state\u2019s National Guard with international counterparts to promote military partnerships, professional exchanges and regional security cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam\u00a0\u2013\u00a0For the first time in their 20-year partnership, Hawaii Air National Guard and Indonesian Air Force Airmen came together for specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 20-24. The training brought together EOD experts from the 154th EOD Flight and Andersen Air Force Base\u2019s 554th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":87601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"86442,15592,26768,86572,63707,66536","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12393],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2020s"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87600"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87602,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87600\/revisions\/87602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}