The U.S. Army transport General Royal T. Frank memorial ceremony was held by the 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, Hawaiʻi Army National Guard which honored Guardsmen lost during World War II in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, on Jan. 28 2026. USAT Royal T. Frank was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Alenuihāhā Channel while carrying Hawaiʻi Guardsmen returning home from training on Jan. 28, 1942. Seventeen Soldiers lost their lives in the sinking, while nine survived.
This video contains an interview with Lt. Col. David “Kawika” Hosea, former 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment Commander and b-roll of the ceremony.
The U.S. Army transport General Royal T. Frank memorial ceremony was held by the 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, Hawaiʻi Army National Guard which honored Guardsmen lost during World War II in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, on Jan. 28 2026. USAT Royal T. Frank was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Alenuihāhā Channel while carrying Hawaiʻi Guardsmen returning home from training on Jan. 28, 1942. Seventeen Soldiers lost their lives in the sinking, while nine survived.
This video contains an interview with Lt. Col. David “Kawika” Hosea, former 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment Commander and b-roll of the ceremony.
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII - U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Detachment 1, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment (1/A/3-140th AV), 103rd Troop Command (103rd TC), Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) returned home after their 13-month deployment at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 17, 2026.
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...
