Brigadier
General Frank D. Rezac is assistant adjutant general for Air and also serves as
the commander of the Illinois
Air National Guard. He is responsible for the command, control and operations of plans and
programs affecting over 3,400 Illinois Air National Guard personnel located at locations
near Belleville, Peoria and Springfield. His broad range of responsibilities include insuring
combat readiness and mission capability of three major flying units and five mission
support units. General Rezac also supervises a full-time force of over 900 federal and
state employees.
General Rezac enlisted in the Illinois Air National Guard in May, 1967. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in February, 1968 and subsequently attended undergraduate pilot training with the United States Air Force. Brigadier General Rezac is a command pilot with over 4,900 hours in a variety of military aircraft.
1967 Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, Loyola University, Chicago,
Ill.
1972 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1976 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1977 National Security Management, by correspondence
1982 Air War College, by correspondence
1. August 1967 - September 1967, student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas
2. May 1968 - September 1969, undergraduate pilot training, Vance Air Force Base,
Okla. and Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
3. September 1969 - July 1972, squadron pilot, 182nd Tactical Air Support Group,
Peoria, Ill.
4. July 1972 - March 1973, assistant plans officer, 182nd Tactical Air Support
Group, Peoria, Ill.
5. March 1973 - February 1974, group intelligence officer and forward air controller, 182nd
Tactical Air Support Group, Peoria, Ill.
6. February 1974 - July 1977, chief of standardization/evaluation, 182nd Tactical
Air Support Group, Peoria, Ill.
7. July 1977 - July 1978, assistant director, 182nd Direct Air Support Center
Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
8. July 1978 - November 1980, commander, 182nd Direct Air Support Center
Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
9. November 1980 - September 1983, commander, 169th Tactical Air Support
Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
10. October 1983 - June 1989, deputy commander for operations, 182nd Tactical Air
Support Group, Peoria, Ill.
11. June 1989 - January 1994, commander, 182nd Fighter Group, Peoria,
Ill.
12. February 1994 - September 1994, director of human resources, Department of Military
Affairs and Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard, Springfield, Ill.
13. September 1994 - July 1995, vice commander, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard,
Springfield, Ill.
14. July 1995 - Present, assistant adjutant general for air & commander of the Illinois
Air National Guard, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard, Springfield, Ill.
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: Over 4,900
Aircraft Flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, U-3A/B, T-29, C-131, O-2A/B, OA-37B, AT-38B, F-16A/B
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters
National Defense Medal
Air Force Longevity Ribbon with 6 oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with gold hour glass device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star
Air Force Training Ribbon
Illinois Medal of Merit
Illinois Long and Honorable Service Medal
Illinois Attendance Ribbon with numeral 11
Illinois State Active Duty Ribbon
Recipient of the Joseph McElvain Trophy for Pilot of the Year
Outstanding Graduate from the Air War College
Vice President for Air, National Guard Association of Illinois
Recipient of Top Gun Award, 182nd Tactical Air Support Group
Meritorious Service Award, National Guard Association of the United States
Distinguished Service Award, National Guard Association of the United States
Chairman of the National Guard Bureau Close Air Support Improvement Board
Representative to the Air National Guard Long Range Planning Committee
Co-chair of the Air National Guard Ad Hoc Committee on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Second Lieutenant 2 Feb 1968
First Lieutenant 2 Feb 1971
Captain 2 Feb 1973
Major 2 Feb 1977
Lieutenant Colonel 8 Mar 1981
Colonel 8 Apr 1984
Brigadier General 2 Aug 1996
(Current as of March 2000)
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