BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD H. CLEVENGER

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Indiana

Brigadier General Richard H. Clevenger is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Indiana National Guard. He is the principal advisor to The Adjutant General on matters pertaining to the Indiana Air National Guard which consists of the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, 181st Intelligence Wing in Terre Haute, Atterbury Air-to-Ground Gunnery Range in Edinburgh, Jefferson Air-to-Ground Gunnery Range in Madison, and 207th Weather Flight in Indianapolis. He is a designated Joint Task Force Commander for the State of Indiana.

General Clevenger was commissioned in 1971 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Denison University. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Chief of Staff, Indiana Air National Guard. His distinguished service with the 122nd Fighter Wing included assignment as Standardization Evaluation Officer, Assistant Director of Operations, Operations Group Commander and Wing Commander. His aviation career includes more than 5,500 hours flying and instructing in the F-16C, F-4C, F-4E, C-26, C-131 and F-100.

EDUCATION:

1967 Culver Military Academy, Military Preparation, Culver, Indiana
1971 Denison University, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Granville, Ohio
1989 Air War College, by correspondence
2005 Joint Task Force Commander's Course, Camp Dawson, West Virginia
2006 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Level IV Antiterrorism Executive Seminar, McLean, Virginia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. February 1972 - December 1972, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
2. January 1973 - September 1973, Student, F-4 Training Course, George Air Force Base, California
3. 1973 - 1975, Pilot, F-4, 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
4. February 1975 - November 1980, Pilot, F-100, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
5. November 1980 - September 1989, Standardization Evaluation Officer, 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
6. September 1989 - August 1993, Assistant Director Operations, 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
7. August 1993 - March 1998, Commander, Operations Group, 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
8. March 1998 - May 2004, Commander, 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
9. May 2004 - April 2009, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Indiana Air National Guard, Indiana Joint Forces Headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana
10. May 2009 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Indiana Air National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 5,500
Aircraft flown: F-100, C-131, C-26, F-4C, F-4E, F-16C
Pilot wings from: Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Global War on Terror Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, 'M' Device, and Numeral 2)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Indiana Distinguished Service Medal
Indiana Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Indiana Long Service Medal (30 years)
Indiana OCONUS Ribbon (with 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Indiana Military Volunteer Emblem

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Indiana
Air Force Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Distinguished Graduate, United States Air Force F-4 Instructors Course

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 31 May 1971
First Lieutenant 9 June 1973
Captain 15 November 1977
Major 6 February 1982
Lieutenant Colonel 29 May 1986
Colonel 6 November 1993
Brigadier General 31 May 2004

(Current as of October 2009)