Story by Spc. Bethany Cravalho and Cpl. Mariah-Alexsandra Manandic-Kapu | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 02.04.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Detachment 3 (DET 3), Company C, 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment (2-641 AVN REG), 103rd Troop Command (103 TC), Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG), conducted a Yellow Ribbon Program/ Strong Bond event as they prepare to deploy to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield, Feb. 3, 2024....
Story by Spc. Bethany Cravalho | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 06.27.2023
“Life isn't always all sunshine and rainbows, but as long as you have your 'why' you can get through any obstacle. You must establish a solid ‘why,' in order to have a long successful career and maintain the drive to accomplish everything you set out to do. Keep the 'why' grounded in your head daily,” said Baqui....
Story by Sgt. Randall Corpuz | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 02.11.2023
Firefighters from the Hawaii Army National Guard, Air Force Reserves, and active duty Marine Corps joined together to train in firefighting tactics....
Story by Spc. Mariah-Alexsandra Manandic-Kapu | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 11.15.2022
The Hawaii Army National Guard conducts Unit Prevention Leader (UPL) Certification Training course, Pearl City, Hawaii, November 14-15, 2022....
Story by Sgt. Lianne Hirano | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 07.07.2022
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Curtis Hiyane, Commander of the 111th Army Band (111AB) has been selected as the new Vice Chief of Army National Guard (ARNG) Bands. With almost 40 years of military service, Hiyane has been the 111AB’s commander for over 25 years. He will also take responsibility at a national level to interface between all band commanders from 51 states and territories with the......
Story by Spc. Bethany Cravalho | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 06.08.2022
Hawai’i Army National Guard (HIARNG) Sgt. Jervin Bersalona, a combat paramedic assigned to Detachment 1, Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, 103rd Troop Command, became one of the first HIARNG Soldiers to graduate from the Joint Base San Antonio Army Medical Department Center of Excellence Combat Paramedic Program (CPP), as critical care flight paramedic....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama and Sgt. Lianne Hirano | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 03.06.2022
Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG) Soldiers representing units from the 117th Mobile Public Affairs, 1st Battalion, 183rd Aviation Regiment, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), and 299th Cavalry Regiment competed to be named the top Soldier and top Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) during the 2022 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Schofield Barracks and Bellows Air Force Base, Hawai‘i,......
Story by Sgt. Matthew Foster and Sgt. Lianne Hirano | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | 05.13.2021
Celebrating a 40-year partnership, Exercise Tiger Balm is the longest running bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army and the Singapore Armed Forces that occurred virtually on Singapore and Oahu, Hawaii, May 6-13, 2021. Exercise Tiger Balm is a U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) sponsored exercise conducted annually since 1981 with the Singapore Armed Forces to enhance regional security,......
