HING History

117th MPAD 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment 117th Public Affairs Detachment (1977 - FY 2000) 117th Public Information Detachment (May 1960 - 1977) Federally recognized on May 1, 1960, the 117th Public Information Detachment (117th PID) has served as a...

1950th SUP DET 1950th Support Detachment 1950th Contingency Contracting Team (2010 - FY 2025) Staff Sgt. Celeste Lewi of the 1950th Contingency Contracting Team worked alongside her interpreter and local contractor in Kandahar, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Contracting bridges cultures...

The 103rd Troop command was organized on 1 November, 1986 in Waiawa, Pearl City. It was previously known as Headquarters Installation Command. At the time, the 103rd Troop Command comprised of the 193rd Aviation Battalion (Attack Helicopter) stationed at Wheeler...

The Hawai`i Medical Readiness Detachment was constituted on December 1, 1996, as Detachment 4, Headquarters State Area Command, Hawai`i Army National Guard at Fort Ruger, Hawai`i. Federal recognition was granted on March 6, 1999. The unit was reorganized on December...

Guard aviators rescue victims TO THE RESCUE - An Army UH-IH helicopter, similar to the one used in two rescue missions, flies effortlessly above the countryside. (Picture from the 1979 December Pūpūkahi) The sound of an approaching Hawaii Army National...

Brigadier General Martha N. Wong is the Mobility Assistant, Director, Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance (J4), United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. General Wong assumed her current assignment in November 2010, assisting the J4 in the planning, coordinating...

Brigadier General Edwin A. Vincent was appointed as Mobilization Assistant to Director of Strategy and Policy, United States Pacific Command on 1 January 2007. His key role in the Pacific Command's effort to shape and maintain regional security through development...

Major General Michael H. Tice is the Reserve Component assistant to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC). As such he serves as the principal advisor to USCINCPAC on all reserve forces mobilization matters.  He began his military career...

Brig. Gen. Glen I. Sakagawa assumed command of the 29th Separate Infantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, on January 7, 2000. The brigade has units on the five major islands, three other states and two territories. General Sakagawa was born...

Major General Albert P. (Putt) Richards, Jr. is the Mobilization Assistant to the commander, United States Pacific Command (COMUSPACOM). As such he serves as the principal advisor to COMUSPACOM on all reserve forces mobilization matters. The General entered the Air...

Brigadier General Stanley J. Osserman, Jr. is Chief of Staff, Hawaii Air National Guard. His duties and responsibilities include strategic planning and oversight of over 1,900 military members in a flying wing with three flying squadrons, an active air defense...

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE   OCS EDUCATIONAL DEGREES University of Hawaii at Hilo - BA - Liberal Studies-Administration of Justice United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED Infantry Officer Basic Course Infantry Officer Advanced Course...