U.S. Pacific Command Biographies

Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Joint Task Force - Micronesia

Press Operations — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:40:00 GMT

Sergeant Major (SGM) Castro is from Toto, Guam. He enlisted in the United States Army in June 1998,

Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force - Micronesia

Press Operations — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:57:00 GMT

Colonel David P. Santos Jr. serves as the Chief of Staff for Joint Task Force – Micronesia (JTF-M)

Chief of Staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Press Operations — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:56:00 GMT

Maj. Gen. Michael R. Drowley is the Chief of Staff at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii responsible for leading a Joint Staff of over 800 military, civilian, and contractor personnel to support over 420,000 service members throughout the Pacific Theater.

Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (J005)

Press Operations — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 01:32:21 GMT

Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (J005) Mr. Robert B. Hilton

Executive Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West)

Press Operations — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 03:59:00 GMT

Charles A. Lee serves as the Executive Director of Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West),

Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West)

Press Operations — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:00:00 GMT

Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) Captain George Howell, USN

Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Press Operations — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:42:00 GMT

Sergeant Major Cook assumed his post as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) for United States

Director of Strategic Planning and Policy (J5)

Press Operations — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:47:00 GMT

Major General Rowell assumed the duties as the USINDOPACOM J5 Director of Strategic Planning and

Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia

Press Operations — Fri, 16 May 2025 01:33:00 GMT

Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky is a native of Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy

Director for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Cyber (C4/Cyber), J-6 United States Indo-Pacific Command

Press Operations — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Brigadier General Smith is a native of Punxsutawney, PA and a former enlisted Combat Engineer and Medical Services Soldier. In 1998, he was commissioned as a U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer at the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School (OCS), Fort Benning, GA. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses. On 19 July 2024, BG Smith assumed duties as the Director for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Cyber (C4/Cyber), J6, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West)

Press Operations — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:00:00 GMT

Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West) Rear Admiral Bob Little, U.S. Coast Guard

Command Surgeon, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (J07)

Press Operations — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Command Surgeon, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (J07)

Press Operations — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Command Surgeon, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (J07)

Mobilization Assistant, Requirements and Resources Directorate (J8) U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Press Operations — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Mobilization Assistant, Requirements and Resources Directorate (J8) U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Brig. Gen. Norman B. Shaw, Jr.

Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (J30)

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:09:00 GMT

Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (J30) Major General Neil R. Richardson, USAF

Commander, Joint Task Force - Micronesia

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:06:00 GMT

Rear Adm. Gregory C. Huffman is the son of a career naval officer and a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He earned a Master of Arts in History from the University of Maryland in 1989 and a Master of Science in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee in 2000.

Director, Requirements and Resources (J8), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Dr. George Ka'iliwai III, EdD, SES

Deputy Director for Strategic Planning and Policy (J50)

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Biography for US Pacific Command Deputy J5, BG Thompson.

Inspector General

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Biography page for Colonel James A. Duncan, US Pacific Command Inspector General.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Headquarters Commandant (J02HQ)

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Major Neil Wahab is the Headquarters, United States Indo-Pacific Command, Commandant, Camp Smith,