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ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD

Brigadier General Deborah C. McManus

Assistant Adjutant General, Alaska Air National Guard

Brigadier General Deborah C. McManus is the Assistant Adjutant General, Alaska Air National Guard.   Her responsibilities include commanding over 2000 Alaska National Guard members who support airlift, rescue, aerial refueling and space warning and surveillance missions as well as deploy within the state and worldwide in support of humanitarian emergencies and national defense.

General McManus was commissioned in 1985 through the Academy of Military Science in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Prior to receiving her commission, General McManus served as an enlisted member of the Washington D.C. Air National Guard.  She has served in various command positions while assigned to Alaska.  She also previously served as the Chief of the Joint Staff, providing command and control of National Guard forces in executing homeland defense, defense support to civilian authorities and other domestic emergency missions within the State of Alaska.  In conjunction with her military career, General McManus served in the federal civil service for over twenty years. 

General McManus has served on a wide variety of operational deployments to include JOINT FORGE, CORONET OAK, OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH and OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH.  In 2005, General McManus deployed to OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in Baghdad, Iraq as the Director of Operations for Strategic Communications on the Multi-National Force-Iraq.

EDUCATION:

1977  University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science, Education, College Park, Maryland

1988  Central Michigan , Master of Business Manage and Administration, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

2001  Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS:

1.  November 1985 – August 1987, Executive Support Staff Officer; Maryland ANG, Martin State Airport, MD

2.  September 1987 – March 1989,  Personnel Officer, Maryland ANG, Martin State Airport, MD

3. March 1989 – May 1990, Communications Staff Officer, Air Force Reserve (IMA)

4.  May 1990 – February 1997, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, 176 WG, Kulis ANGB, AK

5.  March 1997 – June 1998, Maintenance Support Flight Commander, 176 WG, Kulis ANGB, AK

6.  June 1998  – November 2001, Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander, 176 WG, Kulis ANGB, AK

7.  November 2001  – November 2004, Human Resource Officer, HQ AKANG, Fort Richardson, AK

8.  November 2004  – October 2007, Chief of Staff, JFHQ-AK, Fort Richardson, AK

9.  October 2007  – Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, JFHQ-AK, Fort Richardson, AK

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Services Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal  (with 1 oak leaf cluster)

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 3 oak leaf clusters)

Air Force Reserve Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)

National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Southwest  Asia Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 3 oak leaf clusters)

Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 "M" Device)

Basic Military Training Honor Graduate

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon

Air Force Training Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 7 November 1985

First Lieutenant 7 November 1987

Captain 3 February 1991

Major 12 February 1995

Lieutenant Colonel 31 August 1999

Colonel 30 January 2003

Brigadier General 12 March 2007