Col Shane H. Nagatani serves as the commander of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He implements, maintains, and oversees all wing programs, providing leadership and mission support to units on four separate islands. He is responsible for providing
agile wartime-ready Airmen and mission capabilities to respond to state civil emergencies and worldwide contingencies. The 154th Wing operates and maintains C-17A, KC-135R, and F-22A aircraft and in partnership with the 15th Wing, employs Total Force combat and peacetime capability to operations across the State of Hawaii and throughout the world.
Colonel Nagatani was commissioned in 1999 as a graduate of the ROTC program at Carnegie-Mellon University. He has served in a variety of positions as an F-15C Operational Test and Evaluation Instructor Pilot, an F-22 Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner, and Commanded at the Squadron and Group levels.
Colonel Nagatani is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours, including over 50 combat hours. He is a Joint/Combined operations veteran and flown missions in support of Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and NOBLE EAGLE.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
2000 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2024 Joint and Combined Warfighting School-Hybrid (JCWS-H), National Defense University, Norfolk, Va
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1999–September 2000, Assessments Officer, 353 Combat Training Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
2. October 2000–January 2002, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. February 2002–September 2003, Student, F-15C Initial Qualification, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. October 2003–September 2006, Electronic Combat Pilot, 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
5. October 2006–March 2009, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, 60th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
6. March 2009–September 2010, F-15C Flight Commander, ADO, 85 Test & Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
7. September 2010–November 2011, Chief of Stan/Eval, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass.
8. December 2011–April 2012, Joint-Exercise Planner, NGB/A3 Exercises Branch, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
9. April 2012–July 2012, Student, F-22 Transition Course, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
10. August 2012–August 2014, Chief of Alert Operations, ADO, 199th Fighter Squadron, JBPHH, Hawaii
11. September 2014–December 2016, Chief of Advanced Programs, 154th Wing, JBPHH, Hawaii (September 2015 - January 2016,
Director of Operations, 199th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates1. July 1999–September 2000, Assessments Officer, 353 Combat Training Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
2. October 2000–January 2002, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. February 2002–September 2003, Student, F-15C Initial Qualification, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. October 2003–September 2006, Electronic Combat Pilot, 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
5. October 2006–March 2009, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, 60th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
6. March 2009–September 2010, F-15C Flight Commander, ADO, 85 Test & Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
7. September 2010–November 2011, Chief of Stan/Eval, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass.
8. December 2011–April 2012, Joint-Exercise Planner, NGB/A3 Exercises Branch, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
9. April 2012–July 2012, Student, F-22 Transition Course, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
10. August 2012–August 2014, Chief of Alert Operations, ADO, 199th Fighter Squadron, JBPHH, Hawaii
11. September 2014–December 2016, Chief of Advanced Programs, 154th Wing, JBPHH, Hawaii (September 2015 - January 2016,
Director of Operations, 199th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates
12. January 2017–December 2017, Director of Operations, 199th Fighter Squadron, JBPHH, Hawaii
13. December 2017–January 2020, Commander, 199th Fighter Squadron, JBPHH, Hawaii
14. January 2020–August 2021, Deputy Commander, 154th Operations Group, JBPHH, Hawaii
15. September 2021 – August 2024, Commander, 154th Operations Group, JBPHH, Hawaii
16. August 2024 – January 2026, Director of Staff, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard, Fort Ruger, Hawaii
17. January 2026 – Present, Commander, 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating: command pilot
Flight Hours: more than 2,500, including more than 50 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, F-15A/C/D, F-22A, C-17, KC-135
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 26, 1999
First Lieutenant June 26, 2001
Captain June 26, 2003
Major May 01, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2016
Colonel October 13, 2021
(Current as of January 2026)