MAJOR GENERAL DARRYLL D. M. WONG

Chief of Staff, Hawaii Air National Guard

Major General Darryll D. M. Wong is the Chief of Staff, Hawaii Air National Guard and also serves as the Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard. He coordinates the development and implementation of Hawaii Air National Guard policies and provides guidance to all subordinate commanders and staffs. He commands an organization consisting of one of the largest and most diversified Air National Guard Wings with three operational flying squadrons (F-15A, KC-135R and C-17A). Other units include a Combat Communications Group, and Air Operations Group, a Signal Intelligence Flight, and a Weather Flight with a total authorized strength of 2,515 personnel. The units are responsible for the air defense of the Hawaiian Islands with combat-ready fighters on 24-hour alert. As Commander, he is responsible for developing the Hawaii Air National Guard’s strategic and contingency operational plans.

General Wong received his commission in May 1972 as a distinguished graduate from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Program at the University of Hawaii. While on active duty, he flew C-141's during the final years of the Vietnam War, the closing of United States bases in Thailand, and the baby and refugee airlift as a member of the 53rd Military Airlift Squadron, Norton Air Force Base, and California. He served as Squadron Scheduler, Training Officer, and a member of the Airlift Control Element unit.

General Wong joined the Hawaii Air National Guard in November 1984 as a Flight Line Maintenance Officer overseeing F-4 operations and the eventual conversion to the F-15. He later served as Flight Line Executive Officer, Maintenance Staff Officer, and was eventually assigned as the Officer-in-Charge of Organizational Maintenance. In 1993, he transferred to the newly formed 203rd Air Refueling Squadron as a Combat Crew Pilot, Instructor Pilot, and Flight Commander. He later served as the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron Director of Operations. Before assuming his current position, he served as the Headquarters Hawaii Air National Guard Director of Operations and project officer for developing C-17A beddown requirements for the Hawaii Air National Guard. He is a Command and Instructor Pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the KC-135R, C-141, T-38, and T-37.

EDUCATION:

1972 University of Hawaii, Bachelor of Arts, Geography, Honolulu, Hawaii
1996 Air War College, by correspondence
2005 Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii
2006 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces College, Norfolk, Virginia
2007 Program for National and International Security Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1972 - September 1973, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
2. September 1973 - June 1976, Aircraft Commander, 53rd Military Airlift Squadron, Norton Air Force Base, California
3. June 1976 - November 1976, Aircraft Commander, 730th Military Airlift Squadron, Norton Air Force Base, California
4. November 1976 - September 1982, Reservist, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
5. September 1982 - November 1984, Liaison Officer, United States Air Force Academy 9001st Air Reserve Squadron, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
6. November 1984 - July 1987, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
7. July 1987 - January 1991, Executive Officer, Flight Line, 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
8. January 1991 - August 1991, Officer-in-Charge, Flight Line, 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
9. August 1991 - December 1991, Staff Officer, 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
10. December 1991 - January 1993, Officer-in-Charge, Organization Maintenance, 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
11. January 1993 - June 1998, Combat Crew Instructor Pilot and Flight Commander, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
12. June 1998 - May 1999, Operations Officer, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
13. May 1999 - August 2001, Director of Operations, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
14. August 2001 - September 2003, Assistant Adjutant for Air and Commander, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
15. September 2003 - Present, Chief of Staff, Hawaii Air National Guard, also serves as Commander, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii
16. July 2008 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air force Base, Hawaii

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-141, KC-135R
Pilot wings from: Williams Air Force Base, Arizona

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Vietnam Service Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (with Silver Date Bar)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1972 Graduate, Honors Program (Senior Honors Thesis), University of Hawaii
1972 Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Hawaii
1975 Member, All-Air Force Volleyball Team
1975 Member, Armed Forces All-Star Volleyball Team

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 7 June 1972
First Lieutenant 7 June 1975
Captain 13 December 1982
Major, 13 December 1989
Lieutenant Colonel 31 October 1995
Colonel 30 March 2000
Brigadier General 23 June 2003
Major General 29 July 2005

(Current as of January 2009)