Major General Michael H. Tice

Posted on Jan 22, 2025 in HING History, People

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 as an enlisted airman prior to receiving a direct commission through the Air National Guard in 1967.  Upon completion of undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., and subsequent qualification as an F-102 interceptor pilot at Perrin Air Force Base, Texas, he returned to Hawaii as a traditional guardsman for the 154th Fighter Interceptor Group.  General Tice held a variety of military assignments within the 154th Wing before assuming the position of commander in 1989. 

EDUCATION:

  • 1965 Bachelor of science degree in personnel and industrial relations, University of Oregon, Eugene
  • 1972 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
  • 1976 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
  • 1983 National Security Management Course
  • 1999 CAPSTONE, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 

ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. June 1967 – June 1968, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
  2. June 1968 – March 1969, student, interceptor pilot training (F-102). Perrin Air Force Base, Texas
  3. March 1969 – September 1973, interceptor pilot, 199th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
  4. September 1973 – August 1974, standardization/evaluation officer , 154th Tactical Fighter Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
  5. August 1974 – November 1977, assistant operations officer, 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
  6. November 1977 – September 1978, air operations officer, 154 Composite Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
  7. September 1978 – May 1986, operations officer, 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
  8. May 1986 – May 1987, plans and mobility officer, 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
  9. May 1987 – December 1989, commander, 154th Composite Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
  10. December 1989 – September 2000, commander, 154th Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii 
  11. September 2000 – present, Reserve Component (RC) assistant to HQ USCINCPAC, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

  • Rating: Command pilot
  • Flight hours: More than 4,100
  • Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-102A, F-4C, F-15A
  • Pilot wings from: Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

  • Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
  • Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
  • Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one silver leaf cluster
  • Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
  • Air Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Humanitarian Service Medal
  • Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with a silver and two oak leaf clusters
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two oak leaf clusters
  • Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon 
  • Air Force Training Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Retired, Federal Civil Service

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

  • Second Lieutenant Apr 5, 1967
  • First Lieutenant Feb 9, 1970
  • Captain Jun 16, 1972
  • Major Apr 5, 1978
  • Lieutenant Colonel Jun 16, 1982
  • Colonel Dec 19, 1989
  • Brigadier General Sep 26, 1996
  • Major General Mar 30, 2001

(Current as of April 2001)