Major General Tod M. Bunting became the adjutant general of Kansas on January 5, 2004.
As the adjutant general, Major General Bunting oversees the activities of the adjutant general's department. This includes providing personnel administration and training guidance for over 7,700 soldiers and airmen in the Kansas Army and Air National Guard. As the director of Kansas Emergency Management, a division of the Department, he is guiding a small professional core of personnel that prepare for and respond to disasters. In addition to the part-time soldiers and airmen, the Department he leads includes about 2,300 full-time State and Federal employees. Additionally, 105 county emergency managers and their staffs receive guidance and training through the Department. Major General Bunting is also the Director of Homeland Security for Kansas, where he works to ensure security in the state is a top priority. For budgetary and administrative purposes, he is responsible for the Civil Air Patrol.
Prior to his appointment as adjutant general, Major General Bunting was the Air National Guard director of diversity, personnel, and training. He provided guidance on all Air National Guard personnel matters and was responsible for Air Force Personnel Mobilization Programs. Major General Bunting was also the point of contact for the National Guard Bureau, State Adjutants General and more than 108,000 Air National Guard members.
Major General Bunting was commissioned as a distinguished graduate of the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science in 1979 and served in a variety of positions at all levels of the Air National Guard. His experience includes serving in fighter, bomber, and air refueling units and at the National Guard State Headquarters level. Major General Bunting has served in personnel, services, information management, as wing executive officer, as a deputy commander, and support group commander. During his career, he served in Kansas Air National Guard units including the 190th Air Refueling Group, 184th Tactical Fighter Group, 184th Bomb Wing, and in the State Headquarters of the Kansas Air National Guard. Additional assignments include duty in Colorado and Texas.
1981 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Washburn University, Topeka, Kan.
1981 Squadron Officer School - Correspondence
1983 Air Command and Staff College - Seminar - Forbes Field, Kan.
1992 Air War College - Seminar - McConnell AFB, Kan.
1. November 1979 - June 1984, chief, Personnel Utilization, Training Officer, 190th Air Refueling Group,
Forbes Field, Kan.
2. June 1984 - September 1984, services officer, 184th Tactical Fighter Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
4. September 1984 - July 1987, executive support officer, 184th Fighter Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
5. July 1987 - May 1993, deputy commander support, 184th Fighter Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
6. May 1993 - November 1997, executive support staff officer, Adjutant General's Department, Kansas Air National Guard, Topeka, Kan.
8. November 1997 - April 1999, Air National Guard advisor to the commander, Air Reserve Personnel Center,
Denver, Colo.
9. April 1999 - October 2002, Air National Guard advisor to the commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
10. October 2002 - January 2004, director of Diversity, Personnel and Training, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
11. January 2004 - February 2004, chief of staff, Headquarters, Kansas Air National Guard, Topeka Kan.
12. February 2004 - Present, adjutant general, Joint Forces Headquarters, Kansas National Guard, Topeka, Kan.
Legion of Merit
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with 1 oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with Silver Cluster
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hour Glass
Air Force Training Ribbon
New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal
Kansas National Guard Service Ribbon with 2 oak leaf clusters
Kansas Air National Guard Recruiting Ribbon with 1 oak leaf cluster
1984 Who's Who of American Young People, Jaycees
1992 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award, ANG Senior Officer Category
1996 Capital Minute Citizen, Topeka KS
1998 Military Co-chairman, Combined Federal Campaign, Denver CO
2003 Eagle Award, National Guard Bureau
White Buffalo Award and Award of Merit - Boy Scouts
Grand Marshall - Pancake Day Parade, Liberal Kansas
Board Member - Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Kansas STARBASE Explorers Scouts - BSA
Board Member - National Guard Association of the United States
2006 Washburn University Alumni Fellow
Second Lieutenant, Sep 27, 1979
First Lieutenant, Nov 13, 1981
Captain, Nov 14, 1983
Major, Jan 27, 1988
Lieutenant Colonel, Jan 27, 1992
Colonel, June 27 1997
Brigadier General, Jan 21, 2004
Major General, Nov 18, 2005
(Current as of August 2007)
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