Brigadier General Martha N. Wong

Posted on Jan 22, 2025 in HING History, People

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 and integrating of reserve forces into the strategic logistics, engineering and security assistance for United States Pacific Command.

General Wong was commissioned in 1982 through the University of Texas Reserve Officer Training Corps as a Distinguished Military Graduate. Prior to commissioning, General Wong served as an enlisted member of the 49th Armor Division Support Command of the Texas Army National Guard. After completing the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course as a Distinguished Graduate at Fort Lee, Virginia, she was selected to the first one year assignment of the Logistical Support Unit, Multinational Forces and Observers, Sinai, Egypt. She remained on active duty in a follow-on assignment to the 407th Supply and Services Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command where she served as a Personnel Staff Officer, Parachute Rigger Platoon Leader and Assistant Division Parachute Officer. Returning to the Reserves, she served in the Mississippi Army National Guard as a Battalion S4 and Return of Forces to Germany (REFORGER) Planner in the Colorado Reserves as an Observer/Controller and Company Commander, and ultimately finding her home in the Hawaii Army National Guard. She has held numerous leadership positions in the Hawaii National Guard including Commander, Headquarters, Hawaii State Area Command; Deputy Chief of Staff, Hawaii Army National Guard; Commander, 298th Regiment, Regional Training Institute and Director of Manpower and Personnel, Hawaii Joint Force Headquarters. General Wong served on the Joint Staff at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia just prior to her selection as brigadier general.

EDUCATION:

  • 1982 University of Texas, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Commission, Austin, Texas
  • 1987 University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Oxford, Mississippi
  • 2005 United States Army War College, Masters of Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
  • 2005 United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. May 1982 – September 1983, Personnel/Logistics Support Officer, Texas Army National Guard, Austin, Texas
  2. September 1983 – June 1984, Student, Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, Fort Lee, Virginia
  3. July 1984 – July 1985, Platoon Leader/Executive Officer, Logistical Support Unit, Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai, Egypt
  4. July 1985 – September 1986, Personnel Officer, 407th Supply and Services Battalion, 82nd Division Support Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  5. October 1986 – December 1986, United States Army Reserve Control Group, Inactive
  6. January 1987 – December 1987, S4, 298th Maintenance Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Philadelphia, Mississippi
  7. January 1988 – June 1988, Student, Ordnance Officer Advance Course, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland
  8. July 1988 – August 1989, S4, 298th Maintenance Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Philadelphia, Mississippi
  9. September 1989 – January 1990, Return of Forces to Germany Planner, Mississippi Army National Guard, Reinsfeld, Germany
  10. June 1990 – May 1991, United States Army Reserve Control Group, Inactive
  11. May 1991 – May 1992, Observer/Controller, 1st Maneuver Training Command, Denver, Colorado
  12. May 1992 – October 1994, Commander, 448th Chemical Detachment, Denver, Colorado
  13. November 1994 – September 1995, Marksmanship Training Officer, State Area Command – Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
  14. September 1995 – July 1997, Operations/Training Officer, Hawaii State Area Command, Honolulu, Hawaii
  15. August 1997 – October 1999, S1, 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
  16. October 1999 – October 2000, Personnel Staff Officer, Headquarters, Hawaii State Area Command, Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
  17. October 2000 – March 2003, Commander, Headquarters, Hawaii State Area Command, Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
  18. April 2003 – October 2003, Deputy Chief of Staff, Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
  19. October 2003 – June 2004, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 298th Multifunctional Training Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, Waimanalo, Hawaii
  20. June 2004 – June 2005, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
  21. June 2005 – July 2007, Commander, 298th Multifunctional Training Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, Waimanalo, Hawaii
  22. July 2007 – June 2008, Director of Manpower and Personnel, Hawaii Joint Force Headquarters, Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
  23. June 2008 – February 2009, Chief, Family Programs Division, J1, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
  24. February 2009 – August 2010, Chief, Strategic Logistics Division, J4, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
  25. September 2010 – Present, Mobility Assistant, Director, Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance (J4), United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  • Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
  • Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
  • Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
  • Army Service Ribbon
  • Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
  • Multinational Force and Observers Medal
  • Parachutist Badge
  • Parachute Rigger Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

  • Hawaii National Guard Association
  • National Guard Association of the United States

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • 1999 – 2002 Secretary, Hawaii National Guard Association
  • 2002 – 2003 Vice President, Hawaii National Guard Association
  • 2003 – 2004 President, Hawaii National Guard Association

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

  • Second Lieutenant 23 May 1982
  • First Lieutenant 18 February 1985
  • Captain 27 August 1987
  • Major 04 February 1995
  • Lieutenant Colonel 31 March 2000
  • Colonel 09 August 2005
  • Brigadier General 22 December 2010

(Current as of September 2011)