Brigadier General Kathleen F. Berg

January 21, 2025

Brig. Gen. Kathleen F. Berg is currently assigned as the Mobility Assistant to the Director, J8, U.S. Pacific Command at Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii. She assumed her current assignment in November 2008.

Berg has served as a traditional guard member since August 1977, when she received her commission as a distinguished graduate of the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science. For seven years she served as the Commander of the 293rd Combat Communications Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. From 2000 to 2006, she held various positions at Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, including the Director of Communications and Information. Berg previously served as the Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Hawaii National Guard and Acting Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard at Fort Ruger in Honolulu, Hawaii.

EDUCATION

1973 University of Hawaii, Bachelor of Education(with distinction), Mathematics Education, Honolulu, Hawaii
1973 University of Hawaii, Professional Diploma, Secondary Mathematics Education, Honolulu, Hawaii
1980 University of Hawaii, Master of Education, Secondary Education, Honolulu, Hawaii
1992 University of Hawaii, Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Psychology, Honolulu, Hawaii
1997 Air War College, by Seminar
2006 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces College, Norfolk, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS

August 1977 – February 1979, Public Affairs Officer, Headquarters, 201st Combat Communications Group, Hawaii Air National Guard, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
March 1979 – May 1987, Communications-Electronics Systems Officer, 202nd Combat Communication Flight, Hawaii Air National Guard, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
May 1987 – May 1993, Chief of Operations, 293rd Combat Communications Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
May 1993 – May 2000, Commander, 293rd Combat Communications Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
May 2000 – August 2004, Director of Communications and Information, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
August 2004 – April 2006, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
April 2006 – November 2008, Mobility Assistant to the Director, J6, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Aiea, Hawaii
November 2008 – Present, Mobility Assistant to the Director, J8, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Aiea, Hawaii

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

General Berg is the Associate Director of the Curriculum Research & Development Group of the College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she has worked as a curriculum writer, researcher, evaluator, teacher, and administrator since 1973.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

1983 Hawaii Air National Guard Outstanding Officer of the Year
1983 Hawaii National Guard Association Officer of the Year
2006 Department of Defense Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Role Model (One of four National Guard winners)

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Gold Hourglass)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant 4 August 1977
First Lieutenant 4 August 1980
Captain 19 January 1984
Major 13 December 1989
Lieutenant Colonel 5 March 1994
Colonel 21 March 2002
Brigadier General 29 July 2005

Last updated April 2009

1983
Change of Command 1993
Promotion 2002
Promotion 2005

Top HNG officers selected

Berg

(Picture from the 1983 Fall Pūpūkahi)

The Hawaii National Guard Association recently named one woman and two men as the top officers in the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard. . .

1st Lt. Kathleen F. Berg was named as outstanding officer for the past year. Lieutenant Berg, a communications/ electronics officer with the Air Guard’s 202nd Combat Communications Flight, was selected from among 600 Guard officers. Gov. George R. Ariyoshi presented Berg with her award at the association’s annual banquet at the Ft. Shafter Officers Club.

Berg was cited for her achievements and exceptional performance of duty. Included among her recent accomplishments was a successful two-week deployment of the 201st to Korea in March to take part i•n exercise Team Spirit ’83. In her full-time civilian job, she works with the Curriculum Research and Development Group at the University of Hawaii where she also received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in education. . .
– 1983 Fall Pūpūkahi pp. 1

Berg takes command of communications unit

Story and photo by 1st Lt. Charles Anthony

Maj. Kathleen F. Berg accepts the guidon from Col. Jeffrey Okazaki, 201st CCGP commander, while Maj. Barry Castellano stands at attention, July 18.

Berg to command 293rd CCSQ page 3

(Pictures from the 1993 July – August Pūpūkahi)

Maj. Kathleen F. Berg made Hawaii Air National Guard history as she assumed command of the 293rd Combat Communications Squadron (CCSQ) at Hickam Air Force Base, July 18.

Berg is the first woman to command a squadron in the 201st Combat Communications Group. She replaced Maj. Barry J. Castellano, who stepped down after two years as the 293rd’s commander.

As the commander of more than 130 Guard members, Berg is responsible for the continuing excellence of the 293rd’s command and control communications support for the hir Force.

Castellano said leaving was “a tough decision made easier knowing the squadron would be in the capable hands of Maj. Berg.”

Berg, who served as the director of operations for the 293rd before taking command stated, “It is both a privilege and a high honor to have been selected.”

Berg holds a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Hawaii (UH). She is currently employed with the UH Curriculum Research and Development Group where she has been a mathematics teacher, curriculum developer, educational researcher and writer.

She is married to retired Maj. Stephen R. Berg, formerly with the HIANG’s 169th Aircraft
Control and Warning Squadron.
– 1993 July – August Pūpūkahi pp. 3

FIRST EAGLE-Col Kathleen F. Berg receives her eagle wings from her husband retired Maj. Steve Berg (right) and Maj. Gen. Edward L. Correa Jr, the adjutant general, in May. The Hawaii Air National Guard communications special staffer is the Hawaii National Guard's first female colonel. Staff Sgt. Curtis H. Matsushige photo — FIRST EAGLE-Col Kathleen F. Berg receives her eagle wings from her husband retired Maj. Steve Berg (right) and Maj. Gen. Edward L. Correa Jr, the adjutant general, in May. The Hawaii Air National Guard communications special staffer is the Hawaii National Guard’s first female colonel. Staff Sgt. Curtis H. Matsushige photo