MAJOR GENERAL ALEX D. ROBERTS

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Mississippi National Guard

Major General Alex D. Roberts is Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Mississippi National Guard, also serving as Commander, Mississippi Air National Guard. He is responsible to the Adjutant General for directing Air National Guard operations and establishing policy to ensure mission readiness of an air refueling wing, airlift wing, combat readiness training center, air support operations squadron, air control squadron and civil engineering squadron. The general is also responsible for coordination, implementation and compliance with Air Force and National Guard Bureau policies within the state.

General Roberts entered the Mississippi Air National Guard in February 1968 with the 172nd Tactical Airlift Group. In 1976, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and assigned as Management Analyst Officer with the 172nd Tactical Airlift Group. He completed numerous assignments within the wing, including flight and squadron command progressing to Commander, 172nd Support Group. In July 2001, he was assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi Air National Guard, as Director of Support. General Roberts was appointed Executive Support Staff Officer in June 2004, Mississippi Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard, a position he held before assuming his current assignment. Before assuming his current assignment, General Roberts served as the Chief of Staff, Mississippi Air National Guard, Mississippi Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi.

EDUCATION:

1971 University of Southern Mississippi, Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1973 Mississippi College, Master of Business Administration, Economics and Finance, Clinton, Mississippi
1998 Air War College, by correspondence
2007 CAPSTONE, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, District of Columbia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. February 1977 - August 1978, Management Analyst Officer, 172nd Combat Support Squadron, Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi
2. September 1978 - June 1979, Budget Officer, 172nd Tactical Airlift Group, Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi
3. July 1979 - June 1980, Comptroller, 172nd Resource Management Squadron, Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi
4. July 1980 - September 1993, Budget Officer, 172nd Resource Management Squadron, Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi
5. October 1993 - February 1996, Commander, 172nd Logistics Squadron, Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi
6. February 1996 - August 2001, Commander, 172nd Support Group, Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi
7. August 2001 - January 2004, Director of Support, Headquarters, Mississippi Air National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
8. January 2004 - January 2005, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Mississippi Air National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
9. January 2006 - April 2006, Executive Support Staff Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi Air National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
10. April 2006 - February 2010, Chief of Staff, Mississippi Air National Guard, Mississippi Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
11. February 2010 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Mississippi National Guard, Mississippi Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Humanitarian Service (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Outstanding Volunteer Service
Air Force Longevity Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass)
Small Expert Marksmanship
Air Force Training Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
Mississippi Magnolia Cross
Mississippi Magnolia Medal
Mississippi Commendation Medal
Mississippi Medal of Efficiency
Mississippi War Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Mississippi Emergency Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Mississippi Recruiting Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Mississippi Service School Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Mississippi Longevity Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 24 February 1977
First Lieutenant 24 February 1980
Captain 6 March 1982
Major 5 April 1986
Lieutenant Colonel 5 November 1993
Colonel 21 January 2003
Brigadier General 1 May 2006
Major General 7 February 2010

(Current as of May 2010)