Retired August 16, 2021
Brig. Gen. Daniel S. Yenchesky was the Chief of Staff-Air with the Wisconsin Air National Guard. In this role, he served as the senior ranking officer for the Headquarters Air Staff and principal advisor to the deputy adjutant general for Air regarding administration, operation, training, tactical employment, maintenance and supply of the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin, the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, and the 128th Air Control Squadron based at Volk Field. General Yenchesky also served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the 11th Air Force Commander (PACAF).
General Yenchesky was commissioned in 1990 through the United States Air Force Academy. He has served in a variety of operational assignments, including duty as a security forces officer, a maintenance officer, and an instructor and evaluator pilot in the KC-135R. He has commanded a squadron, an expeditionary squadron, a maintenance group, an expeditionary operations group, and a tanker wing. In 2011, he commanded the 313th Expeditionary Operations Group during Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR combat operations in Libya. Most recently, General Yenchesky served as the Deputy Director of Mobility Forces for the United States Central Command Area of Responsibility supporting Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to his current responsibility, General Yenchesky commanded the 128th Air Refueling Wing at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base in Milwaukee.
General Yenchesky is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, primarily in the KC-135R Stratotanker. He is a veteran of 150 combat and combat support sorties flown during operations in Libya, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq.
EDUCATION:
1990 Bachelor of Science in Economics, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
1994 Master's Degree in Aeronautical Science Technology, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, by seminar
1996 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2008 Air War College, by correspondence
2012 Accelerated Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2012 Director of Mobility Forces (DM4), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
2013 Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II, Norfolk, Va.
2018 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC); Joint Base Andrews, Md. & Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
2019 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. August 1990 - October 1991, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. October 1991 - October 1992, Flight Leader, 92d Security Police Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
3. October 1992 - August 1994, Shift Leader, 92d Security Police Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
4. August 1994 - August 1995, Pilot, KC-135R, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (April 1995 - May 1995, Pilot, Riyadh AB, Saudi Arabia
5. August 1995 - August 1996, Pilot, KC-135R/Awards and Decorations Officer, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
6. August 1996 - August 1997, Aircraft Commander, KC-135R, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (December 1996 - January 1997, Pilot, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia)
7. August 1997 - April 1998, Squadron Flight Scheduler/Aircraft Commander, KC-135, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (January 1998 - February 1998, Aircraft Commander, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
8. April 1998 - April 1999, Training Flight Instructor Pilot, KC-135R/T, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, RAF Mildenhall Air Base, England
9. April 1999 - March 2000, Chief, Wing Scheduling, 100th Operations Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall Air Base, England
10. March 2000 - March 2001, Flight Commander, Unit Aircraft Conversion Training, Instructor Pilot, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, RAF Mildenhall Air Base, England
11. July 2001 - July 2002, Aircraft Commander/Instructor Pilot KC-135, 126th Air Refueling Squadron, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee,
12. September 2001 - October 2001, December 2001 - February 2001, Instructor Pilot, Morón AB, Spain)
13. July 2002 - July 2005, Scheduling Officer, Instructor Pilot KC-135, 128th Operations Support Flight, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wis. (March 2003 - May 2003, Instructor Pilot, Morón AB, Spain, Thumrait AB, Oman, December - 2004 - January 2005, Operations Officer, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
14. July 2005 - July 2007, Chief of Scheduling, Instructor Pilot KC-135, 128th Operations Support Flight, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wis. (July 2005 - August 2005, Tanker Planner, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
15. July 2007 - July 2008, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 128th Operations Group, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wis.
16. November 2007 - December 2007, Director of Operations, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
17. July 2008 - February 2011, Air Refueling Squadron Commander, 128th Operations Group, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wis. (July 2009 - August 2009, Director of Operations, August 2009 - September 2009, Commander, 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
18. February 2011 - February 2012, Maintenance Group Commander, 128th Maintenance Group, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wis.
19. June 2011 - September 2011, Commander, 313th Expeditionary Operations Group, Morón AB, Spain)
20. February 2012 - July 2013, Vice Wing Commander, 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wis.
21. July 2013 - July 2017, Commander, 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wis. (July 2014 - November 2014, Deputy Director of Mobility Forces, USAFCENT, Al Udeid AB, Qatar)
22. September 2017 - August 2020, Chief of Staff, Madison, WI
23. August 2020 - August 2021, Assistant Adjutant General, Madison, WI; dual-hatted, July 2018 - June 2021, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 11th Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 4000
Aircraft flown: KC-135, T-1, T-37, T-38
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 oak leaf clusters)
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award (with 4 oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with "V" device, silver oak leaf cluster and bronze oak leaf cluster)
Combat Readiness Medal (with silver oak leaf cluster and bronze oak leaf cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with bronze star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with bronze star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with bronze star)
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal (with "N" device and 3 oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short Tour (with oak leaf cluster)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with gold border and 2 oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with silver oak leaf cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with "M" device and bronze hourglass)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with bronze star)
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal (with bronze star)
Basic Parachutist
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates
Wisconsin National Guard Association
National Guard Association of the United States
American Legion
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1990
First Lieutenant May 30, 1992
Captain May 30, 1994
Major June 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel March 9, 2006
Colonel March 2, 2011
Brigadier General Sept. 28, 2017
(Current as of August 2021)