General Officer Biography

BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD A. HAUGHT

Retired May 14, 2012

Official PhotoAssistant Adjutant General - Air, Wyoming National Guard

Brigadier General Donald A. Haught was the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Wyoming National Guard and also served as the Commander, Wyoming Air National Guard. He had overall responsibility for the organization, training and resourcing of more than 1,200 Airmen.

General Haught began his military career as a four-year Army Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship student at the University of Wyoming. He was recognized as a Distinguished Military Graduate and was commissioned in May 1979. General Haught served in various assignments as an Army Air Defense Officer in Bitburg, West Germany; Fort Bliss, Texas and Fort Lewis, Washington. In May 1989, he was commissioned as an Air Force Officer serving in civil engineering and logistics fields with the 153rd Airlift Wing and has been a key proponent in the establishment of the Air Mobility Command active associate squadron in Cheyenne, Wyoming. General Haught is the Chair for Federal Emergency Management Association regions Six and Eight of the Air National Guard Strategic Planning System and serves on the steering committee for Air National Guard Strategic Planning. He also serves as the Air Guard General Officer Assistant to 20th Air Force. Prior to his current assignment, General Haught served as Chief of Staff, Wyoming Air National Guard for over seven years.

EDUCATION:

1977 Army Ranger School, Fort Benning, Georgia
1979 University of Wyoming, Bachelor of Science, Parks and Recreation, Laramie, Wyoming
1983 Air Defense Artillery Advanced Officer Course, Fort Bliss, Texas
1997 Air War College, by seminar
2005 National Security Leadership Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
2005 Joint Task Force Commander Course, Camp Dawson, West Virginia
2008 The George C. Marshall Center for Senior Executive Seminar, Garmisch, Germany

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1979 - December 1979, Student, Air Defense Officer Basic, United States Army Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas
2. January 1980 - June 1980, Assault Platoon Leader, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, Balesfeld, Federal Republic of Germany
3. June 1980 - January 1981, Maintenance Platoon leader, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, Balesfeld, Federal Republic of Germany
4. January 1981 - July 1981, Assault Platoon Leader, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, Balesfeld, Federal Republic of Germany
5. July 1981 - November 1981, Base Platoon Leader, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, Balesfeld, Federal Republic of Germany
6. November 1981 - December 1982, Executive Officer, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, Balesfeld, Federal Republic of Germany
7. January 1983 - August 1983, Student, Air Defense Officer Advanced, United States Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas
8. August 1983 - August 1984, Operations Officer, Army Development & Employment Agency, Fort Lewis, Washington
9. August 1984 - May 1986, Inactive, United States Army Reserve
10. May 1986 - May 1989, Ground Liaison Officer, 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
11. May 1989 - July 1994, Disaster Preparedness Officer, 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
12. July 1994 - April 1997, Chief, Supply, 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
13. April 1997 - August 1997, Commander, 153rd Logistics Squadron, 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
14. August 1997 - December 2004, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
15. December 2004 - May 2012, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Wyoming National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Army Overseas Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Wyoming National Guard Service Ribbon (with 10 Year Device)
Army Ranger Tab

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

General Haught is the President and owner of a mechanical systems firm in Torrington, Wyoming

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Served on the Torrington City Council and as a Trustee for the Goshen County School District
Graduate of Leadership Wyoming's Class of 2005

 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant 20 May 1979
First Lieutenant 21 February 1981
Captain 7 May 1989
Major 8 June 1991
Lieutenant Colonel 10 June 1995
Colonel 3 March 1999
Brigadier General 25 September 2001

 

 

(Current as of June 2014)

 

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