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  • 199th Weather Flight keeps Makani Pahili commanders abreast

    Among the many agencies that represent the brick and mortar that support command during the Exercise Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 in Hawaii, the 199th Weather Flight represents a keystone that provides critical weather forecasts to decision makers.Vigilant Guard is a United States Northern

  • Hurricane preparedness tested by Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015

    With above normal activity predicted for the 2015 hurricane season by the National Weather Service Forecast Office, nothing can be more timely than the Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili hurricane preparedness exercises taking place in Hawaii.More than 2,200 National Guardsmen, Active Duty and civilian

  • Joint Service Leadership signs SAAPM Proclamation

    Senior leadership and service members assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, as well as community partners, attended the base's 2nd annual joint signing of the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) proclamation on April 2, at Hickam Memorial Theater.The theme for this year's

  • Sentry Aloha pits fighter vs. fighter

    Residents in Hawaii may notice an increase in fighter aircraft activity as well diversity of airframes in and around the airspaces of the state as the Hawaii Air National Guard hosts its second large-scale  "Sentry Aloha" fighter exercise of 2015.The exercise officially begins on March 5 and is

  • Recently elected Hawaii governor appoints new TAG and DAG

    Recently elected Hawaii Governor David Ige announced on Dec. 31, 2014, the appointment of a new adjutant general and deputy adjutant general. The announcement marks the end of service as Hawaii TAG and DAG for the Hawaii Air National Guard's Maj. Gen. Darryll D. Wong and Brig. Gen. Joseph K. Kim,

  • ANG Command Chief makes Pacific swing

    Stretching from the town of North Pole, Alaska, to the South Pole in Antarctica, the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard recently returned from a three-week journey to visit Airmen at ANG units in Alaska, Hawaii and Antarctica.Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling embarked on the

  • Hickam Airmen exercise Rapid Raptor in Guam

    Airmen from the 154th and 15th Wings at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, exercised the newest approach to fighter employment Nov. 20-24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.Rapid Raptor, which is still in the proof-of-concept phase, uses at least one C-17 to swiftly move, refuel and rearm a

  • HIANG helps dish out Thanksgiving meals

    This past Thanksgiving day, members of the Hawaii Air National Guard and their families joined over 200 volunteers at Lanakila Pacific's Meals on Wheels program.Lanakila Meals on Wheels provides meal delivery to Oahu's Kupuna (senior citizens). Last year the program provided almost 260,000 meals to

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of