U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Roy J. Macaraeg, the Senior Military Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA M&RA), celebrates his retirement during a ceremony at Kalaeloa, Hawaii, Dec. 19, 2025. Macaraeg’s military career, spanning more than 35 years, began in 1990, when he enlisted with the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Sean Walker)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Roy J. Macaraeg, the Senior Military Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA M&RA), celebrates his retirement during a ceremony at Kalaeloa, Hawaii, Dec. 19, 2025. Macaraeg’s military career, spanning more than 35 years, began in 1990, when he enlisted with the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Sean Walker)
Operation Hoʻopauahi, which can be translated to “extinguish fire,” brought faster response time and extra assistance to the wildfires that have hit the islands this wildfire season. Governor Josh Green, M.D., Commander in Chief of the Hawai‘i National Guard, signed an emergency proclamation on July 18, 2025, authorizing the Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG), to keep an aircrew ready to provide aerial firefighting capabilities to...
A U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army medical delegation conducted a three-day Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) during Exercise Cope West 25 with 15 Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU) medical personnel in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, Sept. 9-11, 2025.