Month: January 2025

Major General Vern T. Miyagi assumed duties as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Pacific Command in February 2006. As the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, General Miyagi is the principle advisor to the Commander regarding reserve component…

Brigadier General John R. (Jack) D' Araujo, Jr. is the Acting Director, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Washington, DC. As Acting Director, he formulates, develops, and coordinates all programs, policies and plans affecting the Army National Guard and its…

Major General Dennis Kamimura assumed duties as the Commander, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, on December 20, 1996. As the Brigade Commander, he is taking the Brigade to its first Joint Readiness Training Center experience in June 1999,…

Brigadier General Keith Y. Tamashiro assumed duties as the Assistant Adjutant General and Director of the Joint Staff for the Hawaii National Guard on January 15, 2014. He serves as the principal advisor to the Adjutant General and is responsible…

Brigadier General Bruce E. Oliveira assumed duties as Commander, Land Component Command for the Hawaii National Guard. He is responsible for formulating, developing, and coordinating all programs, policies, and plans affecting the Hawaii Army National Guard, ensuring the force is…

Major General Joseph J. Chaves is the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Pacific. He assumed this position on 1 June 2010. Prior to this assignment General Chaves served as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Hawaii National Guard. General…

YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE Over 28 TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE Over 28 PRESENT ASSIGNMENT Deputy Commanding General (RC), United States Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii 96858-5100 since July 1996 MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED Adjutant General School, Adjutant General Officer Basic Course…

Brigadier General Kathleen F. Berg is currently assigned as the Mobility Assistant to the Director, J8, United States Pacific Command at Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii. She assumed her current assignment in November 2008. General Berg has served as a…

Brigadier General Braden K. Sakai is Commander, 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He is responsible for the implementation, maintenance and oversight of all Wing programs, as well as providing mission support to subordinate Wing Unit Commanders and other…

STEP ONE – Brig. Gen. Joseph K. Kim, the deputy adjutant general, present Hawaii Youth CHalleNGe Academy Cadets with their certificates of Pre-CHalleNGe completion. HING YCA photo General Kim was commissioned from the United States Air Force Academy in 1982…

Brig. Gen. James R. Carpenter assumed command of the Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) in January 2000. As commander of HIARNG, he is responsible for more than 3,500 soldiers serving in Headquarters, State Area Command, and three major commands: 29th…

Major General Peter S. Pawling assumed duties as Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Pacific Command in June 2009. He is the principle advisor to the Commander regarding reserve component readiness and operations and facilitates Homeland Security activities between…