Assistant
Adjutant General - Army, New York National Guard
Brigadier General Michael C. Swezey is Assistant Adjutant General - Army, New York National Guard. He also serves as Commanding General, 53rd Troop Command, headquartered in Cortlandt Manor, New York. As Commanding General, he provides leadership and guidance for the formulation, development and implementation of all programs and policies affecting the 4,100 Soldiers of the Troop Command. The 53rd Troop Command is made up of three brigade level commands to include the 369th Sustainment Brigade, Harlem, New York; the 153rd Troop Command, Buffalo, New York and the 53rd Army Liaison Team, Manhattan, New York. The 53rd Troop Command is also the headquarters for joint contingency operations in support of state homeland security missions in the lower Hudson Valley area.
General Swezey's active military service began in 1980. He was commissioned an Aviation officer upon graduation from West Point. While on active duty, General Swezey served with the 82nd Airborne Division located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After leaving active duty, General Swezey served in a variety of command and staff positions with the 98th Division in the United States Army Reserve before joining the National Guard. General Swezey previously commanded the 3-142nd Aviation Battalion and served as the Commanding General of the New York Army National Guard. General Swezey has extensive domestic emergency response experience. In 2012, as a Dual Status Commander, General Swezey successfully commanded National Guard, Active Duty and Reserve members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines responding to SuperStorm Sandy in New York.
1980 United States Military Academy, Bachelor of Science, Engineering, West
Point, New York
1985 Golden Gate University, Master of Business Administration, Management, San
Francisco, California
2001 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Science, Carlisle
Barracks, Pennsylvania (by Correspondence)
2006 United States Army War College, Joint Senior Reserve Component Officer
Course, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2009 Dual Status Commander Course, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air
Force Base, Colorado
2012 John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, General/Flag
Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1. September 1981 - December 1982, Aero - Scout Section Commander, Troop A, 1 - 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
2. December 1982 - April 1983, Lift Section Commander, Troop A, 1 - 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
3. April 1983 - February 1984, Executive Officer, Headquarters Troop, 1 - 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
4. February 1984 - June 1985, Squadron Adjutant, 1 - 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
5. March 1986 - March 1990, Commander, A Company, 4/389th Engineer Regiment, 98th Division (Training), United States Army Reserve, Schenectady, New York
6. March 1990 - January 1991, Brigade Assistant S - 2/3, 1st Brigade, 98th Division (Training), United States Army Reserve, Schenectady, New York
7. February 1991 - May 1993, Battalion S - 3, 1/389th Engineer Regiment, 98th Division (Training), United States Army Reserve, Glens Falls, New York
8. Juen1993 - September 1994, Commander, Company A, 2/391st Engineer Regiment, 98th Division (Training), United States Army Reserve, Schenectady, New York
9. October 1994 - October 1995, Battalion S3 Project Officer, 1st Brigade, 98th Division (Training), United States Army Reserve, Schenectady, New York
10. November 1995 - March 1997, Executive Officer, 3 - 142nd Combat Support Aviation Battalion (UH - 60), New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York
11. April 1997 - September 1997, Engineer Plans Staff Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York
12. October 1997 - November 2001, Battalion Commander, 3 - 142nd Combat Support Aviation Battalion (UH - 60), New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York
13. November 2001 - March 2002, Deputy Director, State Army Aviation, Headquarters, State Area Command, New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York
14. March 2002 - February 2004, Deputy Commander, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, Valhalla, New York
15. February 2004 - September 2004, Commanding General, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, Valhalla, New York
16. October 2004 - January 2006, Commanding General, New York Army National Guard, Latham, New York
17. February 2006 - August 2007, Deputy Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters, New York National Guard, Latham, New York
18. September 2007 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, with duty as
the Commanding General of the 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard,
Camp Smith, Cortlandt Manor, New York
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Bronze Hour Glass)
Army Service Ribbon
Airborne Badge
Aviation Badge
Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch in Albany, New York.
Second Lieutenant 28 May 1980
First Lieutenant 28 November 1981
Captain 1 February 1984
Major 27 May 1992
Lieutenant Colonel 27 October 1997
Colonel 8 April 2002
Brigadier General 23 June 2004
(Current as of August 2015)