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...

103rd TC 103rd Troop Command Troop Command (Nov.1, 1986 - July 1, 1994) Headquarters Installation Command (June 1, 1976 - Nov. 1, 1986) 298th Field Depot (March 31, 1970 - May 3, 1976) 298th Artillery Group (Air Defense) (FY 1960...

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...

Question for CSEL, but TAG answered With retention being a critical focus, are there plans to address the challenges of balancing military duties with civilian careers, especially for Guardsmen facing employer conflicts or scheduling difficulties? Answer from TAG Yes, retention...

Question for CSEL I have a soldier that recently inquired if there are any ADOS missions for an E-4. I told him nothing was passed down from our NCO Support Channel. However, I told him that I read online that...

Question for the TAG: Why are AGR Command positions being given to O4s and not offered to current O5s without Command? Specifically the CST Command positions. MAJ Radi is “rumored” to be chosen but no other O4 or O5 have...

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...