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State of Hawaiʻi representatives and DoD personnel look out the back of a C-17 Globemaster III, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during a mission off the coast of the state of Hawaiʻi, April 17, 2025. The flight showcased the importance of the Air Force and Space Force mission in Hawaiʻi and its critical role to ensure stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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Dawn Chang, Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Chairwoman, left, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, during a flight on a C-17 Globemaster III, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during a mission off the coast of the state of Hawaiʻi, April 17, 2025. The flight showcased the importance of the Air Force and Space Force mission in Hawaiʻi and its critical role to ensure stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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Dawn Chang, Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Chairwoman, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, during a flight on a C-17 Globemaster III, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during a mission off the coast of the state of Hawaiʻi, April 17, 2025. The flight showcased the importance of the Air Force and Space Force mission in Hawaiʻi and its critical role to ensure stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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State of Hawaiʻi representatives and DoD personnel pose for a photo after a flight on a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 17, 2025. The flight showcased the importance of the Air Force and Space Force mission in Hawaiʻi and its critical role to ensure stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

Hawaiʻi State officials gain insight into Air and Space missions

Published April 22, 2025
By Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez
PACAF

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii -- State of Hawaiʻi representatives and DoD personnel look out the back of a C-17 Globemaster III, from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during a mission off the coast of the state of Hawaiʻi, April 17, 2025. The flight showcased the importance of the Air Force and Space Force mission in Hawaiʻi and its critical role to ensure stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)