BRIGADIER GENERAL MARTHA N. WONG
Mobility Assistant, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance (J4), United States Pacific Command
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 and integrating of reserve forces into the strategic logistics, engineering and security assistance for United States Pacific Command.
General Wong was commissioned in 1982 through the University of Texas Reserve Officer Training Corps as a Distinguished Military Graduate. Prior to commissioning, General Wong served as an enlisted member of the 49th Armor Division Support Command of the Texas Army National Guard. After completing the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course as a Distinguished Graduate at Fort Lee, Virginia, she was selected for the first one-year assignment of the Logistical Support Unit, Multinational Forces and Observers, Sinai, Egypt. She remained on active duty in a follow-on assignment to the 407th Supply and Services Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command where she served as a Personnel Staff Officer, Parachute Rigger Platoon Leader and Assistant Division Parachute Officer. Returning to the Reserves, she served in the Mississippi Army National Guard as a Battalion S4 and Return of Forces to Germany (REFORGER) Planner in the Colorado Reserves as an Observer/Controller and Company Commander, and ultimately finding her home in the Hawaii Army National Guard. She has held numerous leadership positions in the Hawaii National Guard including Commander, Headquarters, Hawaii State Area Command; Deputy Chief of Staff, Hawaii Army National Guard; Commander, 298th Regiment, Regional Training Institute and Director of Manpower and Personnel, Hawaii Joint Force Headquarters. General Wong served on the Joint Staff at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia just prior to her selection as brigadier general.
EDUCATION:
1982 University of Texas, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Commission, Austin, Texas
1987 University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Oxford, Mississippi
2005 United States Army War College, Masters of Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2005 United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. May 1982 - September 1983, Personnel/Logistics Support Officer, Texas Army National Guard, Austin, Texas
2. September 1983 - June 1984, Student, Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, Fort Lee, Virginia
3. July 1984 - July 1985, Platoon Leader/Executive Officer, Logistical Support Unit, Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai, Egypt
4. July 1985 - September 1986, Personnel Officer, 407th Supply and Services Battalion, 82nd Division Support Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
5. October 1986 - December 1986, United States Army Reserve Control Group, Inactive
6. January 1987 - December 1987, S4, 298th Maintenance Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Philadelphia, Mississippi
7. January 1988 - June 1988, Student, Ordnance Officer Advance Course, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland
8. July 1988 - August 1989, S4, 298th Maintenance Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Philadelphia, Mississippi
9. September 1989 - January 1990, Return of Forces to Germany Planner, Mississippi Army National Guard, Reinsfeld, Germany
10. June 1990 - May 1991, United States Army Reserve Control Group, Inactive
11. May 1991 - May 1992, Observer/Controller, 1st Maneuver Training Command, Denver, Colorado
12. May 1992 - October 1994, Commander, 448th Chemical Detachment, Denver, Colorado
13. November 1994 - September 1995, Marksmanship Training Officer, State Area Command - Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
14. September 1995 - July 1997, Operations/Training Officer, Hawaii State Area Command, Honolulu, Hawaii
15. August 1997 - October 1999, S1, 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
16. October 1999 - October 2000, Personnel Staff Officer, Headquarters, Hawaii State Area Command, Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
17. October 2000 - March 2003, Commander, Headquarters, Hawaii State Area Command, Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
18. April 2003 - October 2003, Deputy Chief of Staff, Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
19. October 2003 - June 2004, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 298th Multifunctional Training Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, Waimanalo, Hawaii
20. June 2004 - June 2005, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
21. June 2005 - July 2007, Commander, 298th Multifunctional Training Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, Waimanalo, Hawaii
22. July 2007 - June 2008, Director of Manpower and Personnel, Hawaii Joint Force Headquarters, Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
23. June 2008 - February 2009, Chief, Family Programs Division, J1, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
24. February 2009 - August 2010, Chief, Strategic Logistics Division, J4, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
25. September 2010 - Present, Mobility Assistant, Director, Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance (J4), United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
Multinational Force and Observers Medal
Parachutist Badge
Parachute Rigger Badge
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
Hawaii National Guard Association
National Guard Association of the United States
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
1999 - 2002 Secretary, Hawaii National Guard Association
2002 - 2003 Vice President, Hawaii National Guard Association
2003 - 2004 President, Hawaii National Guard Association
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 23 May 1982
First Lieutenant 18 February 1985
Captain 27 August 1987
Major 04 February 1995
Lieutenant Colonel 31 March 2000
Colonel 09 August 2005
Brigadier General 22 December 2010
(Current as of September 2011)