Major General Michael H. Tice

January 22, 2025

Maj. Gen. 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. 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

June 1967 – June 1968, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
June 1968 – March 1969, student, interceptor pilot training (F-102). Perrin Air Force Base, Texas
March 1969 – September 1973, interceptor pilot, 199th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
September 1973 – August 1974, standardization/evaluation officer , 154th Tactical Fighter Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
August 1974 – November 1977, assistant operations officer, 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
November 1977 – September 1978, air operations officer, 154 Composite Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
September 1978 – May 1986, operations officer, 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
May 1986 – May 1987, plans and mobility officer, 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
May 1987 – December 1989, commander, 154th Composite Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
December 1989 – September 2000, commander, 154th Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
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

Last updated April 2001

Promotion 1986
Position Announcement 1989
Change of Command 1994
Promotion 1996
Position Announcement 2000

Lt. Col. Tice

(Pictures from the 1986 April – June Pūpūkahi)

Lt. Col. Mike Tice fills the shoes of Col. Raymond J. Moriguchi as the Executive Support Staff Officer for Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard (HANG).

Lt. Col. Tice joins the staff as the Assistant Adjutant General, Air, Brig. Gen. Edward V. Richardson’s “right hand,” from the 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron, HANG, Hickam Air Force Base (AFB), where he was the Operations Officer since 1978 and the Air Technician/Flying Training Instructor since 1973.

Tice was born in Seattle, Washington, and moved to Hawaii in 1946 at age 3. He graduated from Punahou in 1961 and the University of Oregon in 1965.

After enlisting in the Hawaii Air Guard in 1965, he attended flying school at Williams AFB, Arizona, and graduated in 1968.

Tice lives on the Windward side, where he enjoys water sports and automotive endeavors. He and his wife, Joanne (who’s a Maui girl), have two offspring: Marc, 13, and Kimberly, 8.
– 1986 April – June Pūpūkahi pp. 10

Composite Group announces new commanders

Lt. Col. Michael H. Tice

(Picture from the 1994 September – October Pūpūkahi)

Lt. Cols. Michael H. Tice and Kenneth P. Wicks are being appointed to 154th Composite Group command positions. Tice is slated to become the Group’s new commander, replacing Col. John S. W. Lee, who is retiring in December. Wicks was appointed Deputy Commander for Operations, replacing Col. (retired) Richie Kunichika. A change of command ceremony will be held Dec. 3.
– 1994 September – October Pūpūkahi pp. 6

NEW FIGHTER SQUADRON COMMANDER--(L to R) Col. Michael H. Tice, 154th Group commander, receives the colors from Lt. Col. Alan M. Robinson, who will become the Operations Support Flight commander, prior to passing them to Lt. Col. Geoffrey Avery (far right), the new commander of the 199th Fighter Squadron. Avery flies full-time for Hawaiian Airlines. — NEW FIGHTER SQUADRON COMMANDER–(L to R) Col. Michael H. Tice, 154th Group commander, receives the colors from Lt. Col. Alan M. Robinson, who will become the Operations Support Flight commander, prior to passing them to Lt. Col. Geoffrey Avery (far right), the new commander of the 199th Fighter Squadron. Avery flies full-time for Hawaiian Airlines.

Tice Promoted to Brigadier General

FIRST STAR — Brig. Gen Michael H. Tice was pinned his new rank by governor Benjamin J. Cayetano in a ceremony attended by his wife Joanne, mother Wilma, and Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson

(Picture from the 1996 December Pūpūkahi)

Brig. Gen. Michael H. Tice, commander of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG), received his one-star rank during a pinning ceremony at the State Capitol, Oct. 29, 1996.

Hawaii’s newest general was pinned by Gov. Benjamin Cayetano, commander in chief of the Hawaii National Guard, and Tice’s wife, Joanne. Maj. Gen. Edward V. Richardson, state adjutant general, presided over the ceremony.

Tice, 53, has served as the commander of the 154th Wing, headquartered at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, since December 3, 1989. His promotion to brigadier general was effective Sept. 25, 1996.

The 154th Wing is a six-time recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.

The 154th has deployed twice to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, for “Operation Provide Comfort II,” patrolling the northern no-fly zone of Iraq; to Pisa Air Base, Italy, for “Operation Deny Flight,” refueling NATO aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone of Bosnia; and participated in “Operation Desert Strike,” cruise missile strikes in Iraq, in September 1996.

Brig. Gen. Tice graduated from Punahou School in 1961 and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1965. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1967. His assignments have included 154th Fighter Interceptor Group chief of standardization evaluation, 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron assistant operations officer, and the 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron operations officer.

Tice is a command pilot and has accumulated 3,900 hours of tactical fighter flying time during his career in the HIANG, 900 of which are in the F-15. His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster; Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster; and Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster.

He is married to the former Joanne Rising, from Maui, a high school and college classmate. They have two children, Marc and Kimberly.
– 1996 December Pūpūkahi pp. 6

Mahalo, Mike

Brig. Gen. Michael H. Tice

(Picture from the 2000 July – September Pūpūkahi)

Brig. Gen. Michael H. Tice has been commander of the 154th since 1989. He has led the Wing during a period of great change, including the addition of the 203rd Air Refueling and 204th Airlift Squadrons and a major restructuring after the 154th grew into a wing-sized organization from a group.

The wing has also participated in a number of worldwide deployments during his tenure, including F-15 deployments to the northern no-fly zone of Iraq and KC-135 participation in Operation ALLIED FORCE, the NATO bombing of Serb targets in and around Kosovo, last year.

Through it all, Gen. Tice has been an outstanding leader. We met in 1991, when I came on board full-time as the deputy commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard, and became close personal and professional friends during Operation INIKI. During that relief and recovery operation, Tice commanded Task Force Hawaii Air National Guard on Kauai.

We want to express our thanks to Mike and his wife, Joanne, for their more than 30 years of service to the Hawaii National Guard, and we wish him well in his new assignment as the Reserve Forces Mobilization Assistant to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. The new assignment will bring a well-deserved promotion to major general.
– 2000 July – September Pūpūkahi pp. 2