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Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala
September 2, 2026 — HONOLULU – As floodwaters rose across the Kau District during Hurricane Lala, a Hawaii National Guard high-water vehicle team was already returning from one rescue when another call came in: two...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response
September 1, 2026 — HONOLULU – The Hawaii National Guard has concluded its response operations on Kauai and Oahu following the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Lala, while Soldiers and Airmen continue supporting recovery...

Hawaii Guard, Philippine Air Force Expand Aviation Partnership
August 6, 2026 — HILO, Hawaii - The Hawaii National Guard began an aviation engagement with its Philippine partners July 31 when a Hickam-based C-17 Globemaster III carrying a Black Hawk helicopter departed Hilo for...

Hawaii Guard, Indonesian Partners Unite for Explosives Training
August 6, 2026 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – For the first time in their 20-year partnership, Hawaii Air National Guard and Indonesian Air Force Airmen came together for specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or...

Hawaii Air Guard Establishes Recruiting and Retention Flight
August 5, 2026 — PEARL CITY, Hawaii – The Hawaii Air National Guard activated its first Recruiting and Retention Flight during a ceremony Aug. 1 at the Hawaii Air National Guard recruiting offices in Pearl Highlands...

Puerto Rico Guard Airmen Build Force Support Readiness
July 24, 2026 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Airmen from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Force Support Squadron joined nearly 100 force support professionals from four Air National Guard units...

Hawaii Guard, Indonesia Mark 20 Years of State Partnership
June 24, 2026 — JAKARTA, Indonesia – Hawaii National Guard leaders met with Indonesian military and government officials June 8-12 to share lessons in disaster response and reserve force development and mark the 20th...

Hawaii Guard Strengthens Wildfire Response With Operation Hoʻopauahi
June 16, 2026 — HONOLULU – As Hawaii enters another wildfire season, the Hawaii National Guard has launched Operation Hoʻopauahi 2026, an annual mission that prepares Army aviation assets to support county, state and...

Hawaii, Philippine Aircrews Strengthen Partnership Through Flight
May 6, 2026 — CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – Beneath the steady rhythm of rotor blades and shared purpose, Hawaii National Guard and Philippine Air Force aviators came together for a Rotary Wing Subject Matter...

Hawaiian Raptors Enhance Interoperability During Cope Thunder
April 29, 2026 — CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – For more than 90 Airmen from the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Exercise Cope Thunder 26-1, conducted April 6-17, was more than just another deployment; it was an...

Hawaii Guard Hosts Sentry Aloha Exercise
February 5, 2026 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Hawaii Air National Guard hosted about 1,000 personnel and more than 40 aircraft from across the U.S. and Australia as part of this year’s Sentry Aloha...

Guam and Hawaii Guards Strengthen Ties at Philippine Reservist Convention
December 17, 2025 — MAKATI CITY, Philippines — Senior leaders from the Guam and Hawaii National Guards joined more than 4,500 Filipino reservists and administrators for the 2nd National Convention of the Association of...

25 Years Strong: Hawai‘i Guard and Philippines Celebrate Enduring Partnership
September 30, 2025 — CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — Cheers, handshakes and shared stories filled the air Sept. 23–25 as the Hawai‘i National Guard and Armed Forces of the Philippines celebrated 25 years of partnership — a...

Hawaii Guard Strengthens Ties with Indonesia During Super Garuda Shield 25
September 18, 2025 — PEARL CITY, Hawaii - The Hawaii National Guard played a key role in Super Garuda Shield 25, the largest bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States and one of the Indo-Pacific’s most...

Hawaii Guard, Philippine Armed Forces Unite for Medical Exchange
June 6, 2025 — CAMP O’DONNELL, Philippines - Hawaii National Guard medical professionals completed their fourth annual Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) exchange with partners from the Armed Forces of the...

Forging Partnerships: The National Guard in the Indo-Pacific
April 28, 2025 — Honolulu, Hawaii — Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs, the 23rd director of the Army National Guard, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Command (USARPAC) and the Hawaii National Guard, then traveled to Guam to visit the...

Minnesota Air Guard Wing Completes Pacific Deployment
October 29, 2024 — OKINAWA, Japan - The 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, deployed to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Japan from July to October. While deployed with F-16 Fighting Falcons, the...

From Ohio to Alaska, Airmen Unite for Space Intelligence
October 22, 2024 — FAIRBANKS, Alaska - From the heart of Ohio to the rugged Alaskan terrain, the Polar Surge exercise is uniting Airmen, Guardians and coalition forces in pursuit of unparalleled space intelligence...

Hawaii Guard, Filipino Military Conduct Expert Exchange
September 30, 2024 — LAPU-LAPU, CEBU, PHILIPPINES – The Hawaii Army National Guard returned to the coastal city of Lapu-Lapu Sept. 16-20 for the third iteration of a State Partnership Program Rotary Wing exchange. This...

US Indo-Pacific Highlights State Partnerships
September 20, 2024 — CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii - The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted the annual senior leaders forum for the State Partnership Program Sept. 10-16.SPP links a state’s National Guard with a partner country’s...

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant