BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAEL G. COLANGELO

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Arizona National Guard

Brigadier General Michael G. Colangelo is Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Arizona National Guard. He also serves as Commander, Arizona Air National Guard. General Colangelo is responsible for the leadership and direction of a KC-135 Tanker Wing, an F-16 Fighter Wing, an MQ-1 Predator Group and an Air Control Squadron. He is responsible for providing operationally trained, equipped, and mission-ready forces to support national defense requirements worldwide and emergency responses throughout the state of Arizona.

General Colangelo completed officer training school in December 1983 and continued on to Undergraduate Controller Training in January 1984. Prior to receiving his commission, he served as an enlisted member in the Unites States Air Force from February 1978 to December 1983. He graduated from the Defense Language Institute in May of 1979, and completed two operational assignments as an Arabic linguist with the 6931st Electronic Security Squadron, Iraklion Air Station, Crete and the 6994th Electronic Security Squadron at the National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland.

After commissioning, General Colangelo was assigned as a Weapons Director with the 963rd Airborne Warning and Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma through July 1988 where he flew over 1,500 hours on board Airborne Warning and Control System as a Mission Crew Member, Instructor, and Standardization/Evaluation Flight Examiner. In July 1988, General Colangelo became a full-time member of the Air National Guard in Connecticut serving as an Operations Officer and then Commander, 103rd Air Control Squadron. He moved to Arizona to command the 107th Air Control Squadron in June of 1995 and was later assigned as the Program Manager of the Arizona National Guard's Joint Counter Narco-Terrorism Task Force in April of 1999. He served as the Predator Project Director from November 2004 through July 2006 responsible for the stand-up of an Arizona Air National Guard MQ-1 Predator unit at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. He also commanded air control units in Operations Deny Flight, Steady State, and Support Justice.

EDUCATION:

1979 Defense Language Institute, Arabic, Monterey, California
1983 University of the State of New York, Bachelor of Science, Albany, New York
1997 Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. December 1983 - May 1984, Student, Automated Systems Qualification Training Course, 325th Weapons Controller Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
2. May 1984 - November 1984, Student, E-3 Weapons Director Operational Training Course, 552nd Tactical Training Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
3. November 1984 - November 1985, Weapons Director, 963rd Airborne Warning and Control System Weapon Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
4. November 1985 - November 1986, Instructor Weapons Director, 963rd Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
5. November 1986 - July 1988, Standardization/Evaluation Weapons Director, 963rd Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
6. July 1988 - December 1989, Weapons Director, 103rd Tactical Control Squadron, Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange, Connecticut
7. December 1989 - January 1990, Weapons Assignment Officer, 103rd Tactical Control Squadron, Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange, Connecticut
8. July 1990 - July 1991, Standardization/Evaluation Controller, 103rd, Tactical Control Squadron, Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange, Connecticut
9. July 1991 - July 1993, Weapons Assignment Officer, 103rd Air Control Squadron, Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange Connecticut
10. July 1993 - March 1995, Commander, 103rd Air Control Squadron, Orange Air National Guard Station, Orange Connecticut
11. April 1995 - March 1999, Commander, 107th Air Control Squadron, Papago Military Park Reservation, Phoenix, Arizona
12. April 1999 - March 2000, Program Manager, State Counterdrug Coordinator, Headquarters, Arizona Air National Guard, Papago Park Military Reservation, Phoenix, Arizona
13. April 2000 - November 2005, Task Force Commander, Headquarters, Arizona Air National Guard, Papago Park Military Reservation, Phoenix, Arizona
14. November 2005 - July 2008, Task Force Commander, Joint Force Headquarters, Arizona Air National Guard, Papago Park Military Reservation, Phoenix, Arizona
15. July 2008 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General ' Air, Arizona National Guard, Arizona Joint Force Headquarters, Papago Park Military Reservation, Phoenix, Arizona

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Senior Air Battle Manager
Flight hours: More than 1,500 hours
Aircraft: E-3

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Longevity Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass)
Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 13 December 1983
First Lieutenant 13 December 1985
Captain 13 December 1987
Major 18 December 1991
Lieutenant Colonel 19 December 1995
Colonel 30 March 2000
Brigadier General 30 July 2008

(Current as of October 2010)