{"id":17044,"date":"2016-04-28T08:08:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T18:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retireenews.wordpress.com\/?p=17044"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:41:58","slug":"new-154th-wing-vice-commander-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2016\/04\/28\/new-154th-wing-vice-commander-named\/","title":{"rendered":"New 154th Wing Vice Commander Named"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/04\/taison-tanaka.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Renee Mosher-Wakumoto \" class=\"wp-image-17052 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aloha All,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join me in congratulating \u00a0Col\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Taison Tanaka<\/span>\u00a0as our new 154th\u00a0Vice Wing Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colonel Tanaka has held positions in both active duty and the HIANG in&nbsp;Financial Management, he&#8217;s a graduated commander for the 154WG Logistic&nbsp;Readiness Squadron, and most recently was the Director of Staff of the HIANG&nbsp;for the past year and a half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taison grew up in Hilo, Hawaii&nbsp;and attended Waiakea High School. &nbsp;He is&nbsp;married to Yukie Tanaka and both have a 3 year old daughter, Ashlynn.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are all looking forward to Taison&#8217;s start date of 25 April 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join me in welcoming Col Tanaka, Yukie and Ashlynn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations Taison!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aloha,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mongo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">BRADEN SAKAI<\/span>, Brig Gen, HIANG<br>Commander<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. 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