BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCIS S. LAUDANO III

Commander, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Florida National Guard

Brigadier General Francis S. Laudano III assumed duties as Commander, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Florida National Guard, on 3 May 2009.

General Laudano was commissioned in 1980 through the Reserve Officer Training Corp program at Georgia Military College. He is qualified as a Rotary Wing Aviator and a UH-1, and AH-1 Maintenance Test Pilot. His most recent assignment was Deputy Commander, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Florida National Guard.

EDUCATION:

1980 Georgia Military College, Associate of Science, Milledgeville, Georgia
1990 University of South Florida, Bachelor of Science, Math Education, Tampa, Florida
2006 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2006 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1980 - July 1981, Fire Direction Officer, 7/9 Field Artillery Battalion, Port Charlotte, Florida
2. November 1981- November 1982, Fire Support Officer, 1/3 Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Armor Division, Fort Hood, Texas
3. November 1982 - March 1983, Battery Executive Officer, 1/3 Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Armor Division, Fort Hood, Texas
4. March 1983 - May 1984, Student, Rotary Wing Aviation Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
5. May 1984 - November 1984, Student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Fort Eustis, Virginia
6. November 1984 - March 1986, Maintenance Officer/Maintenance Test Pilot, Bravo Troop, 2/17 Air Cavalry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
7. March 1986 - May 1987, Maintenance Officer/Maintenance Test Flight Evaluator, 2/17th Air Cavalry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
8. May 1987 - October 1988, S4, 229th Aviation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
9. January 1989 - Apr 1989, S1, 2-116th Field Artillery Battalion, Lakeland, Florida
10. April 1989 - February 1991, Service Battery Commander, 2-116th Field Artillery Battalion, Lakeland, Florida
11. February 1991 - July 1991, Student, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
12. July 1991 - October 1992, Firing Battery Commander, 2-116th Field Artillery Battalion, Lakeland, Florida
13. October 1992 - July 1993, S1, 227th Field Artillery Brigade, Brandon, Florida
14. July 1993 - June 1996, Fire Support Officer, 53rd Infantry Brigade, Separate, Tampa, Florida
15. June 1996 - September 1997, Executive Officer, 2-116th Field Artillery Battalion, Lakeland, Florida
16. September 1997 - September 1999, S3, 3-116th Field Artillery Battalion, Plant City, Florida
17. September 1999 - September 2003, Commander, 3-116th Field Artillery Battalion, Plant City, Florida
18. September 2003 - January 2006, Deputy Commander, 164th Air Defense Brigade, Orlando, Florida
19. January 2006 - April 2007, Task Force Commander, National Capital Region - Integrated Air Defense System, Washington, District of Columbia
20. April 2007 - May 2009, Deputy Commander, 164th Air Defense Brigade, Orlando, Florida
21. May 2009 - Present, Commander, 164th Air Defense Brigade, Orlando, Florida

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
Honorable Order of Saint Barbara
Excellence in Competition Marksmanship Badge
Army Aviator Badge
Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Commandant and Chief Financial Officer of the Sarasota Military Academy, a Charter High School located in Sarasota, Florida. The school has over 800 Junior, Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets in grades 9 thru 12.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of Florida
Association of United States Army
Military Officers Association of America
Military Officers Association of Sarasota, Florida
Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery Associations
Ancient Order if Saint Barbara

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 6 June 1980
First Lieutenant 22 December 1982
Captain 1 January 1985
Major 1 October 1992
Lieutenant Colonel 22 October 1999
Colonel 7 July 2004
Brigadier General 22 December 2010

(Current as of August 2011)