MAJOR GENERAL GILES E. VANDERHOOF
Major General Giles E. Vanderhoof was the adjutant general of the state of Nevada. General Vanderhoof was the military chief of staff to the governor and commanded more than 3,000 members of the Nevada Air and Army National Guard, including armor, aviation, signal battalions, a medical detachment, a medium truck company, a heavy equipment maintenance company, the 72nd Military Police Company, the Nevada Air National Guard's 152d Airlift Wing and 152d Intelligence Squadron. He was responsible for both the federal and state missions of the Nevada National Guard.
The general enlisted in the Nevada Air National Guard in 1959. While a student at the University of Nevada he interrupted his education to serve voluntarily on active duty at Christmas Island for the U. S. Atmospheric Nuclear Tests. When the Nevada Air National Guard was activated in January 1968 for the Pueblo Crisis he was assigned as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of a major military personnel section at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and held the distinction of being the youngest Master Sergeant in the Air Force at that time The general received a direct commission as a second lieutenant in 1969. He held several positions as a personnel officer prior to being appointed as the adjutant general in January 2001.
EDUCATION:
1996 Bachelor of science degree in liberal arts, New York State University - Regents College, Albany, N.Y.
1971 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1981 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1984 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. November 1969 - April 1976, chief, career control, 152nd Combat Support Squadron, Reno, Nev.
2. April 1976 - November 1976, chief personnel utilization, 152nd Combat Support Squadron, Reno, Nev.
3. November 1976 - June 1977, chief, consolidated base personnel office, 152nd Combat Support Squadron, Reno, Nev.
4. June 1977 - July 1978, personnel staff officer, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
5. July 1978 - April 1981, deputy director of personnel, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
6. April 1981 - October 1984, director of personnel, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
7. October 1984 - February 1985, deputy commander, 152nd Combat Support Squadron, Reno, Nev.
8. February 1985 - December 1986, base commander, 152nd Combat Support Squadron, Reno, Nev.
9. December 1986 - June 1989, director of personnel, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
10. June 1989 - August 1991, deputy commander, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
11. August 1991 - September 1995, United States Property & Fiscal Officer, National Guard Bureau, Carson City, Nev.
12. September 1995 - October 1996, chief of staff, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
13. October 1996 - January 2001, assistant adjutant general, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
14. January 2001 - present, adjutant general, Headquarters, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit with 1 device
Meritorious Service Medal with 3 devices
Air Force Commendation Medal with 4 devices
Army Commendation Medal with 2 devices
Air Force Achievement Medal with 4 devices
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 2 devices
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with 5 devices
Air Force Good Conduct Medal
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with 2 devices
National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Service Ribbon - Short Tour
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 8 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 4 devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with 1 device
Air Force Training Ribbon
Drennan A. Clark Order of Nevada
Nevada Distinguished Service Medal
Nevada Medal of Merit with 2 devices
Nevada State Commendation Medal with 1 device
Nevada Command Ribbon with 7 devices
Nevada Humanitarian Service Ribbon
Governor's Outstanding Unit Award with 6 devices
Nevada Air National Guard Overseas Ribbon with 1 device
Nevada Meritorious Service Ribbon
Nevada Guard Service Ribbon with 7 devices
Nevada Recruiting Ribbon with 1 device
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
Outstanding graduate - Air War College Correspondence Program, 1984
Symbolic graduate - Air War College Correspondence Program, 1985
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
State employee
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Nov 26, 1969
First Lieutenant May 26, 1971
Captain May 26, 1973
Major May 26, 1977
Lieutenant Colonel May 26, 1981
Colonel Dec 23, 1986
Brigadier General Oct 30, 1997
Major General Sep 26, 2001
(Current as of February 2002)