Deputy
Director of Operations, J-3 (Military Assistance to Civil Authorities (MACA) and
Land Domain), United States Northern Command
Brigadier General Bruce R. Bodin is currently serving as Deputy Director of
Operations, J-3 (Military Assistance to Civil Authorities (MACA) and Land
Domain), United States Northern
Command. Prior to his current assignment, General Bodin served as Assistant
Adjutant General laos serving as Commander of the Joint Task Force, Joint Force
Headquarters Arizona National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona.
Upon graduation from the United States Army Rotary Wing Flight School in 1970, he transitioned to the Cobra Attack Helicopter at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, en-route to Vietnam, where he was assigned as an Attack Helicopter Pilot in the First Cavalry Division. After a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam and a Cobra flying assignment in the First Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas he was released from active duty and joined the Minnesota Army National Guard where he served in various aviation command and staff positions until 1986 when he accepted the position of Aviation Support Facility Commander in the Arizona Army National Guard. In the Arizona Army National Guard, he served in the key positions of State Aviation Officer, Commander, 385th Aviation Group, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander, Arizona State Area Command.
St. Cloud State University - BA Degree - Biological Science
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - MAS Degree - Management
Northern Arizona University - Ed. D. Degree - Educational Leadership
1. Sep 73 - Sep 76, Helicopter Instructor Pilot, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery, 47th Infantry Division Artillery, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 47th Aviation Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard,
St. Paul, Minnesota
2. Sep 76 - Jun 78, Light Observation Helicopter Flight Leader, Support Company,
47th Aviation Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard, St. Paul, Minnesota
3. Jun 78 - Sep 78, Section Leader, Company A, 47th Aviation Battalion,
Minnesota Army National Guard, St. Paul, Minnesota
4. Sep 78 - Nov 81, Platoon Leader, Division Artillery Support Platoon, Company
A, 47th Aviation Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard, St. Paul, Minnesota
5. Nov 81 - Aug 85, Company Commander, Company A, 47th Aviation Battalion,
Minnesota Army National Guard, St. Paul, Minnesota
6. Aug 85 - Apr 86, Aviation Safety Officer, Headquarters, Minnesota State Area
Command, Minnesota Army National Guard, St. Paul, Minnesota
7. Apr 86 - Jul 87, Army Airfield Commander, Headquarters, Arizona State Area
Command, Arizona Army National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
8. Aug 87 - Nov 89, S-3, Headquarters 385th Aviation Group, Arizona Army
National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
9. Nov 89 - Jan 93, State Aviation Officer, Headquarters, Arizona State Area
Command, Arizona Army National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
10. Jan 93 - Sep 95, Commander, Headquarters, 385th Aviation Group, Arizona Army
National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
11. Sep 95 - May 99, Aviation Operations Officer, Headquarters, Arizona State
Area Command, Arizona Army National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
12. Jun 99 - Nov 99, Deputy Chief of Staff, Aviation and Safety, Headquarters,
Arizona State Area Command, Arizona Army National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
13. Dec 99 - Aug 00, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Arizona State Area Command,
Arizona Army National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
14. Sep 00 - Feb 01, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, Arizona State Area Command,
Arizona National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
15. Feb 01 - Jan 02, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Arizona State Area Command,
Phoenix, Arizona
16. Jan 02 - Apr 04, Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters,
Arizona National Guard, Phoenix, Arizona
17. Apr 04 - Sep 04, United States Army Reserve, St. Louis, Missouri
18. Sep 04 - Present, Deputy Director of Operations, J-3 (Military Assistance to
Civil Authorities (MACA) and Land Domain), United States Northern Command,
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medals - 28
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Vietnam Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Ten Year Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Master Army Aviator Badge
2LT ARNG 21 Sep 73
1LT ARNG 20 Sep 76
CPT ARNG 19 Dec 78
MAJ ARNG 17 Feb 83
LTC ARNG 02 Jun 87
COL ARNG 06 Jan 92
BG (LINE) ARNG 31 Jan 02
(Current as of June 2005)
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