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On August 12, 1898 National Guard of Hawaii was converted into the Hawaii National Guard. In 1938 members of the 2nd BN, 299 INF RGT of the Hawaii National Guard unit in Hilo aided striking workers against government authorities during the protest that became known as the Hilo Massacre. In 1940, with the 298th INF RGT and 299th INF RGT of the ...
The SDF is the state's authorized militia and assumes the state mission of the Hawaii National Guard in the event the Guard is mobilized. The SDF comprises retired active and reserve military personnel and selected professional persons who volunteer their time and talents in further service to their state.
During the Vietnam War, the brigade was ordered into active Federal service on 13 May 1968 and released from Federal service on 12 December 1969. [6] The 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is the largest unit in the Hawaii Army National Guard (HI ARNG). Since 1995, the brigade has been one of the nation's 15 enhanced readiness brigades.
Aug. 25—A federal extension has been granted through December for Hawaii National Guard COVID-19 assistance around the state with the explosion of delta variant cases. About 550 citizen soldiers ...
May 25—Hawaii was one of just 11 states with National Guard troops on a second round of security duty at the U.S. Capitol as other citizen soldiers from the Aloha State helped with COVID-19 and ...
In his role as commander of Hawaii's National Guard and director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, he served as overall incident commander for the state's COVID-19 pandemic response from ...
After the draft and activation of 1940, the makeup of the 299th changed dramatically, with a mix of Hawaiian, White, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, and other races. During this time, the 299th Infantry Regiment were removed from the Hawaii National Guard territorial control and fell under control of the active duty military.
The 154th Wing is the major operational component of the Hawaii Air National Guard. The 154th is both a composite wing, consisting of Air Supremacy, Airlift, Radar, and Air Refueling squadrons, and in certain instances an associate unit with the USAF Pacific Air Forces' 15th Wing.