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COVID-19 Mission Ending for 500 Hawaiʻi National Guardsmen

December 15, 2021, 4:40 AM HST
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National Guard contact tracing at the Hawai’i Convention Center in Honolulu. PC: file Hawai’i COVID-19 Joint Information Center

The COVID-19 mission for some 500 Hawai‘i National Guardsmen will end on Friday.  

A special Mahalo Ceremony is planned as the troops start to out-process this week.  

About 100 Soldiers and Airmen will remain on orders until mid-March, supporting: the Department of Health with COVID mapping; and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with unemployment site assistance, a small Safe Travels team, and admin support for the neighbor islands.

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Some administrative support and command elements will also continue on O‘ahu.  

The ceremony will be held on Friday afternoon at Kalaeloa.

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