First Female, Person of Color ANG Director of Chaplains Applies “Bayanihan” Concept to Strengthen Force

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 in 2020's, History

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Col. Leah Botona Boling continues to make historic changes for Asian Americans Pacific Islanders (AAPI and female service members as she advances in her career. Originally as the first female chaplain in Hawaii Air National Guard history, and now as the first female and person of color to serve as director of the Air National Guard Chaplain Corps at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Maryland, Col. Boling represents everything the Hawaii National Guard hopes its members achieve.

We are proud to celebrate the heritage and diversity of the Hawai‘i National Guard, and look forward to what else Col. Boling will accomplish with the ANG.

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