MAJOR GENERAL ALBERT H. WILKENING
Retired August 31, 2007
Major General Albert H. Wilkening is the adjutant general of Wisconsin. He is responsible for both the federal and state missions of the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard and the Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management.
General Wilkening enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1968 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on March 28 of that year. Following pilot training at Webb Air Force Base, Texas, he served as a flight training instructor at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., until May 1973. In August 1973, he joined the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He has served in a variety of command and staff positions, including as Commander of the 176th Tactical Fighter Squadron and Deputy Commander for Operations, 128th Tactical Fighter Wing. From December 1990 to August 2002, he served as Deputy Adjutant General for Air, and Commander of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He was named Adjutant General by Governor Scott McCallum and assumed office on September 1, 2002. Gen.Wilkening is a command pilot with more than 3,300 flying hours in the T-41, T-37, T-38, O-2A, OA-37, and A-10 aircraft.
EDUCATION:
1967 Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Long Island University, New York
1973 Masters Degree in Guidance Counseling and Personnel, Mississippi State University, Mississippi
1976 Squadron Officer School
1979 Air Command and Staff College
1989 National Security Management Course
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. March 1968 - June 1969, Student Pilot, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Webb Air Force Base, Texas
2. June 1969 - August 1969, Instructor Pilot Trainee, Perrin Air Force Base, Texas
3. August 1969 - February 1971, Squadron Flight Training Instructor, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi
4. February 1971 - May 1973, Squadron Academic Training Instructor, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi
5. May 1973 - August 1973, ORS, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver Colorado
6. August 1973 - December 1974, Social Actions Officer, 115th Combat Support Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
7. December 1974 - July 1978, Squadron Forward Air Controller 02A, 176th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
8. July 1978 - October 1980, Air Liaison Officer, 176th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
9. October 1980 - November 1981, Air Operations Officer, 176th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
10. November 1981 - April 1982, Flight Commander, TAC, 176th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
11. April 1982 - November 1984, C Flight Commander, TAC, 176th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
12. November 1984 - October 1988, Commander, 176th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
13. October 1988 - July 1991, Wing, Deputy Commander for Ops, 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
14. July 1991 - September 2002, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Headquarters Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
15. September 2002 - Present, The Adjutant General, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison Wisconsin
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: more than 3,300
Aircraft Flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, 0-2A, OA-37, A-10
Pilot Wings from Webb Air Force Base, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with 1 device
Air Force Commendation Medal with 1device
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 3 devices
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with 2 devices
National Defense Service Medal with 2 devices
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 4 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with 1 device
Air Force Training Ribbon
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
Board of Directors, National Guard Association
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant, 28 March 1968
First Lieutenant, 28 September 1969
Captain, 28 March 1971
Major, 4 November 1978
Lieutenant Colonel, 16 November 1984
Colonel, 27 June 1989
Brigadier General, 12 August 1992
Major General 28 January 2004
(Current as of August 2008)