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2019-Summer-Pupukahi Hawaii State Department of Defense pupukahipupukahi: “harmoniously united” 3949 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-4495 Brig. Gen. Gregory Woodrow outgoing 154th Wing Commander and family with Col. Dann S. Carlson in-coming 154th Wing Commander and family pose for an aloha shaka after the change of command ceremony, August 04, 2019 (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Justin Leong) Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing Change of Command 154th Wing Public Affairs | Story by Senior Airman Robert Cabuco | Sunday, August 4, 2019 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR- 2016, retires after 33 years of military know how to succeed.” HICKAM, Hawaii - Col. Dann S. Carlson service; after guiding the Air National assumed command of the Hawaii Air Guard’s largest wing. Future endeavors Carlson, an Air Force Academy National Guard 154th Wing from Brig. include increasing his surfing time and graduate, served 25 years as an active Gen. Gregory S. Woodrow during a pursuing a second career in commercial duty Airman in various capacities. change of command ceremony held Aug. aviation. Prior to coming to the 154th Wing, he 4, 2019 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor- was an F-16 instructor/evaluator pilot, Hickam. During the ceremony Woodrow Harrier exchange pilot, Thunderbird said ‘mahalo’ to the personnel, who pilot, Fighter Squadron commander and A ‘standing-room-only’ crowd of family, contributed to the wing’s success, spoke Deputy Joint Base commander. friends, and fellow 154th Wing Airmen fondly of his guard ‘ohana’ (family) and packed into a C-17 Globemaster III left some words of wisdom for Carlson as Retiring from active duty in 2018, his hangar on the JBPHH flightline to say the incoming commander. service to community continued as the mahalo and aloha to its past and present assistant superintendent for the State of leaders. “These folks here...give them a vector, Hawaii Department of Education, Office a little vision,” said Woodrow. “Because of School Facilities and Support Services. Woodrow who had been at the helm since these guys are professionals and they After a brief military retirement he Continued, on Page 3. 1 • pupukahi • Summer 2019 • Website: www.dod.hawaii.gov • [email protected] Artillery Brigade, who is with the command tasked with validating the 1-487th Soldiers for deployment. According to Rios-Pelayo, the ability to task field artillery units with the C-RAM mission not only increases the resources needed to sustain current C-RAM operations, but also for the possibility of expansion, should the need arise. Ultimately this means an increased ability to protect even more service members as they perform their missions around the world. After having the opportunity to evaluate the 1-487th, Rios-Pelayo is confident that the decision to include the Hawaii Army National Guard’s field artillery unit was correct. Soldiers with Hawaii Army National Guard’s the1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment conduct Counter Rocket Artillery Mortar operations during deployment training, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Jun. 9, 2019. The 487th FAR was selected as the first non Air Defense Artillery unit to be trained on C-RAM operations outside of their primary Military Occupational Specialty of Field “The 1-487th proved that they can Artillery. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama) change their warfighting function from firers to protection,” said Rios-Pelayo. “I Hawaii Army National Guard unit makes history with have no doubt they are going to execute C-RAM mission - 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher the mission above and beyond, and that Martens | Thursday, June 13, 2019 they are going to create the precedent in Soldiers of the Hawaii National Guard’s for their mission. Migita admits the which air defense and field artillery can 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery C-RAM mission is different from the work together and assume each other’s Regiment are in the process of making traditional roles found within the field missions if required.” history, all while performing a mission artillery realm, but he is extremely with important implications for the satisfied with how his Soldiers are Members of the validation and training future of air defense artillery, field adapting. team from the 31st Air Defense Artillery artillery, and the Hawaii Army National Brigade are not the only ones happy Guard. The 1-487th is the first field “The Soldiers stepped up,” said Migita. with how well the Soldiers of the 487th artillery unit to be assigned to perform “They’re all very battle-focused on are performing. Brig. General Kenneth the C-RAM protection mission. making sure they know their jobs and Hara, Commander of the Hawaii Army making sure that we’re successful.” National Guard, had the opportunity to The Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and observe the 1-487th training at Fort Sill, That focus is well placed. According to Mortar System, or C-RAM, was and to speak with members of the 31St Migita, in addition to this being the first developed based on operational needs Brigade. identified in 2004 during military deployment for many in the 1-487th, operations in Iraq. The C-RAM mission the Soldiers are also well-aware of the “I am totally impressed with their ability has one objective; to protect people and attention Army leaders are paying to to transition from being a standard installations from attack from enemy their performance on this mission. field artillery unit, to doing this C-RAM protection mission,” said Hara. rockets, artillery, and mortar fire by Until now, only Air Defense Artillery intercepting and destroying those units have been responsible for the The ability of the 1-487th Soldiers to threats mid-flight. Most often recognized C-RAM. However, as the Army Continued, on Page 16. by the visually stunning and menacingly continues to push sounding Phalanx Weapon System for a more efficient (LPWS) “gun,” the C-RAM system is and versatile force, several sub-systems working together the decision was to identify, track, engage, and destroy made to expand the incoming rockets, artillery, and mortar C-RAM protection threats. mission to include As for the Soldiers of the 1-487th, they field artillery units. are honored to be the first field artillery “There was a need unit selected for the C-RAM mission. to add another “We are very humbled and very organization excited,” said Staff Sgt. Matthew moving forward Migita, Headquarters and Headquarters to provide balance Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Field across the Artillery. formation in terms of deployment,” Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara, commander Hawaii Army National Guard visits HARNG Soldiers with Despite the excitement, Migita knows explained Maj. 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment as they conduct Counter Rocket Artillery Mortar operations during deployment training, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Jun. 9, 2019.(U.S. Army National his Soldiers are only focused on learning Angel Rios-Pelayo, Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama) their new responsibilities and preparing 31st Air Defense 2 • pupukahi • Summer • Website: www.dod.hawaii.gov • [email protected] security cooperation program, Wing Continued managed and administered by the National Guard Bureau (NGB), executed and coordinated by the geographic Combatant Commands (CCMDs), with personnel provided by the National Guard of the respective partner States. The Philippines was the first country brought into the SPP for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in 2000 with Guam as an associate partner. Since then, the partners have participated in annual exchanges and joint exercises to increase each organizations over all Col. James Shigekane, 154th Wing vice commander, renders a final salute to the outbound wing commander during a change of command ceremony Aug. 4, 2019, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. During the event, Col. Dann S. Carlson assumed command of the Hawaii Air readiness. National Guard’s 154th Wing from Brig. Gen. Gregory Woodrow. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier) joined the HIANG, as “we are in a great trajectory The 154th Wing is comprised “The most important part of the director of plans and and I want to see us keep it of nearly 1,900 officers and this exchange is to learn from programs. that way. The priorities that enlisted Airmen making it each other,” said Master Sgt. General Woodrow set out will the largest and one of the Wayne Drowns, information Carlson was handed the continue for now. I will be most complex wings in the analyst with the Hawaii Air 154th Wing guidon, or colors, getting out to all the different Air National Guard. The National Guard. “The AFP representing the ceremonial units in the next 90 days. I wing executes several mission gets to see how we do things passing of authority from one look forward to meeting with sets which includes federal in Hawaii and we get to learn commander to the next. you and learning how we can response to national threats from their experience as well.” improve this highly effective as well as state response to “As men and women of the The officers provided a brief team.” domestic civil emergencies. 154th Wing,” said Carlson, overview of how the Hawaii National Guard gather and disseminate information during a response. IAA operations are designed to provide timely and usable information to all levels of command and civil leaders in the event of a disaster. “We can adapt these techniques to develop standard operating procedures to use during Humanitarian and Disaster Response (HADR) operations,” said Capt. Rene Datugan, an AFP Commander. “We need unity and clarity in the HADR mission sets in the Hawaii Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Michael Zheng, Intelligence Analyst from the 201st Intelligence Squadron, shares some disaster roles and responsibilities area.” response experiences with Philippine Army Capt.
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