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Change of Command 1963Promotion 1964Retirement 1968 Col Francia S. Takemoto, 50, well known former commander of 11t BG, 299th Inf., is presented with Brigade flag by Maj Gen Robert L. Stevenson, A.G., as he assumes command of the 29th Inf.…

Promotion Col. Silva Promoted to Brigadier General General McKinney (right) congratulates General Silva following Silva’s promotion to the rank of brigadier general. (Picture from the 1962 March The Hawaii Guardsman) Colonel David P. Silva became Brig. Gen. David P. Silva…

Biography 1971Position Annoucement 1989Retirement 1993Funeral 2008 The Different Hats of 1SG Clement Hew By SP5 Judd Hambrick The different hats of 1SG Clement Hew The different hats of 1SG Clement Hew The different hats of 1SG Clement Hew The different…

Brig. Gen. Walter R. Ross, Jr. assumed his duties as the Director of the Joint Staff for the Hawaiʻi National Guard on Dec. 1, 2022. Ross was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps as a Distinguished…

Brig. Gen. Tyson Y. Tahara was born in Wahiawa, Hawaiʻi and graduated from Mililani High School in 1985. He graduated from The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Teaching Certificate. He also…

Brig. Gen. Michael R. Roman, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade, was promoted to his present rank March 1, 1960. Roman first enlisted in the 299th Infantry, HNG, in 1934. Commissioned a 2nd Lt in 1940, he entered Federal Service…

1971 1 officer (Air) 21 July, 1971 the Hawaiʻi National Guard recruited its first woman member, 1st Lieutenant Barbara O'Hare. A significant change occurred in the personnel area. The Hawaii National Guard's first woman officer and first woman enlistee were…

Command Chief 14 Hawai‘i Air National Guard State Command Chief Mey Martin presented her Command Chief coin to Bang Nguyen, left, and Tommy Ah Sam. U.S. Air National Guard photos by retired Master Sgt. Darrell Bactad Chief Master Sgt. Mey…

PILOTS IN FRONT OF DOUGLAS B-26. Squatting: 2d Lt Hunter C. Parker, 2d Lt Leopold J. Brady, Capt Archibald M. Harrison, 1st Lt James F. Coleman, 2nd Lt Frank J. Smith, 2d Lt Tyler M. Harr, 1st Lt Jarrett F.…

Command Senior Enlisted Leader 10 Learn more Command Sgt. Maj. Brandon Kumalae December 2024 – Present Command Sgt. Maj. Brandon I. Kumalae is a native of Hilo, Hawaiʻi, and enlisted in the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard in 1999 as an…

Deputy Adjutant General 21 Learn more Brig. Gen. Phillip L. Mallory Oct. 1, 2024 - Present 20 Learn more Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Logan December 2019 - Oct. 1, 2024 Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan enlisted in the Hawaiʻi Army National…

22 Maj. Gen. Stephen F. Logan Oct. 1, 2024 to Present Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan enlisted in the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard in 1981 and received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry through the Hawaiʻi Military Academy, Officer Candidate…