Airman 1st Class Brian M. Rafael from the 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron was selected as "Top Honor Graduate” recently from his Basic Military Training class.

The Hawaii Army National Guard Environmental office is hunting down and eradicating the invasive species Miconia on Keaukaha Military Reservation near Hilo.

The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense which includes the Office of Veterans Services partnering with the State Department of Health have launched a new web-portal designed to provide veterans, national guard members, active-duty and reservist based in Hawaii with quick access to health care and employment resources. The Network of Care portal can be found at www.hawaii.networkofcare.org. It is an online information portal that will also provide critical information, communication and advocacy tools.

BOTSWANA - “Mahalo,” or thank you, the pilot said, after being handed a bottle of water from the rear of the aircraft. The kind nature of Hawaiian culture reinforced the unique mix of service members present at Southern Accord 12 in The Republic of Botswana, Africa.

MALANG, Indonesia — Soldiers from the U.S. and Tentara National Indonesia Army kicked off Garuda Shield 2012 with an opening ceremony at the headquarters of the TNI’s 2nd Infantry Division Kostrad, here, June 11. In its sixth year, this combined exercise improves peacekeeping and stability operations, and increases the disaster relief capabilities of both armies.