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Brigadier General Dennis A. Kamimura

January 21, 2025
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  • Lt. Col. Dennis Kamimura
  • Col. Dennis A. Kamimura
  • ALL-STAR PINNING - Brig. Gen. Dennis A. Kamimura, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate), is pinned by Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano and his wife, Diane Kamimura, July 10. Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. Lum
  • Maj. Dennis Kamimura, commander of the 1293rd Combat Support Aviation Company, Hawaii Army National Guard, received a trophy from Brig. Gen. Alexis T. Lum, commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard, for the unit's achieving the highest strength increase in 1980. The presentation was made during a unit formation at the Wheeler Air Force Base Army Guard Aviation Facility in January. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Phil Canianes. Headquarters Installation Command.
  • D-DAY PLANS SHARED - Lt. Col. Mark E. Logan, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade's operation officer, uses the sand table to brief Brig. Gen. Samuel Thompson Ill, Fort Polk and Joint Readiness Training Center commander; Col. Joseph J. Chaves, brigade deputy commander; and Brig. Gen. Dennis A. Kamimura, Brigade commander, while going over the battle plan at the Intermediate Staging Base, Alexandria, La., in June 1999. - Spc. Wendy R. Cook photo
  • CHANGING OF THE GUARD - Lt. Col. Stanley Keolanui Jr., (center) accepts the colors and command of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, from Brig. Gen. Dennis A. Kamimura, 29th Infantry Separate Brigade commander. Former commander Lt. Col. Bruce D. Spear (right) is joining the Headquarters, State Area Command staff

Maj. Gen. Dennis A. Kamimura assumed duties as the Commander, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, on Dec. 20, 1996. As the Brigade Commander, he is taking the Brigade to its first Joint Readiness Training Center experience in June 1999, at Fort Polk, La.

Kamimura was commissioned a field artillery officer in 1969 through the ROTC program at Gonzaga University, followed by active military service in 1971 in the Republic of Vietnam as an aviation officer with the 3/17th Cavalry. Prior to becoming the Brigade commander, he served as Deputy Commander, HQ State Area Command, Hawaii Army National Guard, until December 1996.

EDUCATION

  • 1969 Gonzaga University – BA Degree – Mathematics
  • 1974 Pepperdine University – MBA – Business Administration
  • 1987 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
  • 1994 U.S. Army War College

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Jan 75 – Jan 78, Helicopter Pilot/Flight Operations Officer, Troop E (Air), 19th Cavalry, Wahiawa, Hawaii
  2. May 80 – Apr 81 Company Commander, 293d Service Company, Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii
  3. May 81 – Sep 83 Company Commander, 1293d Combat Support Aviation Company (-Detachment 1), Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii
  4. Oct 83 – Oct 84 Executive Officer, Detachment 1, Headquarters State Area Command, Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii
  5. Nov 84 – Apr 87 Aviation Staff Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, (-Detachment 1), Honolulu, Hawaii
  6. May 87 – Mar 91 Battalion Commander, Headquarters Service Company, 1st Battalion, 193d Aviation Battalion, Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii
  7. Apr 91 – Sep 92 Battalion Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, Honolulu, Hawaii
  8. Oct 92 – Jul 94 Assistant G3, Headquarters State Area Command (-Detachments 1, 2, 3), Honolulu, Hawaii
  9. Aug 94 – Jun 96 Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters State Area Command, Troop Command, Pearl City, Hawaii
  10. Jul 96 – Dec 96 Deputy Commander, Headquarters State Area Command, (-Detachments 3 & 4), Honolulu, Hawaii
  11. Dec 96 – Present Commander, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade (Enhanced), Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • Purple Heart
  • Meritorious Service Medal (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • Air Medal (11 Awards)
  • Army Commendation Medal (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • Army Achievement Medal (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with Three Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • National Defense Service Medal (2 Awards)
  • Vietnam Service Medal
  • Humanitarian Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with One Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • Army Service Ribbon
  • Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (3 Awards)
  • Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (with “60” Device)
  • Hawaii National Guard Commendation Medal
  • Hawaii National Guard Service Medal
  • Hawaii National Guard State Active Duty Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

Major General Kamimura is the Licensing Administrator for the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

  • 1980 Outstanding Young Men of America
  • 1984 City and County of Honolulu Manager of the Year finalist
  • 1988 Department of Finance Manager of the Year
  • 1997 Chair, Region IV Vehicle Registration and Title Committee, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
  • 1998 Secretary, Board of Directors Region IV, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
  • 1999 Vice-President, Board of Directors Region IV, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS

  • 2LT RA 25 May 69
  • 2LT AUS 25 May 69
  • 1LT AUS 4 Jun 70
  • CPT AUS 4 Jun 71
  • 1LT RA 13 Nov 72
  • CPT USAR 16 Sep 74
  • CPT ARNG 1 Oct 74
  • MAJ ARNG 7 Jul 81
  • LTC ARNG 8 Jun 87
  • COL ARNG 9 Dec 92
  • BG (LINE) ARNG 1 Jul 97
  • MG (LINE) ARNG 6 Oct 00

Last updated November 2000

Maj. Dennis Kamimura, commander of the 1293rd Combat Support Aviation Company, Hawaii Army National Guard, received a trophy from Brig. Gen. Alexis T. Lum, commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard, for the unit's achieving the highest strength increase in 1980. The presentation was made during a unit formation at the Wheeler Air Force Base Army Guard Aviation Facility in January. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Phil Canianes. Headquarters Installation Command.
Maj. Dennis Kamimura, commander of the 1293rd Combat Support Aviation Company, Hawaii Army National Guard, received a trophy from Brig. Gen. Alexis T. Lum, commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard, for the unit’s achieving the highest strength increase in 1980. The presentation was made during a unit formation at the Wheeler Air Force Base Army Guard Aviation Facility in January. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Phil Canianes. Headquarters Installation Command.
(Picture from the 1982 Spring Pūpūkahi)
Lt. Col. Dennis Kamimura
Lt. Col. Dennis Kamimura
(Picture from the 1991 April – June Pūpūkahi)

Lt. Col. Dennis Kamimura assumed the duties of commander of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery. While on active duty, he served with the 82nd Airborne Division, 25th Infantry Division and with the I st Aviation Brigade in Vietnam. He presently heads the motor vehicle and licensing division for the City and County of Honolulu. A Kaimuki resident, Kamimura and his wife, Diane, have a son and two daughters.

– 1991 April – June Pūpūkahi pp. 9
Col. Dennis A. Kamimura
Col. Dennis A. Kamimura
(Picture from the 1994 September – October Pūpūkahi)

Col. Dennis A. Kamimura took charge of Troop Command from Col. Edward L. Correa Jr. at the headquarters in Waiawa, Sept.10. . .

Kamimura is the head of the City and County’s motor vehicle and licensing division. His previous assignments included command of the 1st Battalion, 193rdAviation, and the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery.

– 1994 September – October Pūpūkahi pp. 6

New Commander at 29th SIB

New Commander at 29th SIB
New Commander at 29th SIB
(Picture from the 1996 December Pūpūkahi)

The citizen soldiers of the 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Hawaii Army National Guard, got a new commander in a ceremony on the lawn of the 29th Brigade Headquarters, Headquarters Company, Sunday, November 3, 1996.

Col. Dennis A. Kamimura (back to camera) receives the brigade guidon from Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson while Brig. Gen. Edward L. Correa Jr. observes.

Col. Kamimura takes command of one of the country’s 15 enhanced readiness brigades, with its units located on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii, Molokai, Oregon, and California. He was formerly the commander of the 103rd Troop Command located near the Pearl City Industrial Complex. Kamimura brings 27 years of military experience to his new assignment.

In his civilian job, he is the licensing administrator for the Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing.

The outgoing brigade commander is Brig. Gen. Edward L. Correa Jr., who became the commander of Hawaii’s Army National Guard on August 11, 1996. Col. Glen I. Sakagawa assumes command of the 103rd Troop Command.

– 1996 December Pūpūkahi pp. 3
ALL-STAR PINNING - Brig. Gen. Dennis A. Kamimura, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate), is pinned by Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano and his wife, Diane Kamimura, July 10. Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. Lum
ALL-STAR PINNING – Brig. Gen. Dennis A. Kamimura, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate), is pinned by Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano and his wife, Diane Kamimura, July 10. Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. Lum
(Picture from the 1997 Summer Pūpūkahi)