BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM E. HUDSON

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colorado National Guard

Brigadier General William E. Hudson is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colorado National Guard and also serves as Commander, Colorado Air National Guard. As the Commander, General Hudson commands and directs manning, training and employment of Colorado Air National Guard resources, a force of over 1500 officers and airmen.

General Hudson began his military career by receiving his commission from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at New Mexico State University. While on active duty, he served as a Combat Crew Weapons Controller at McChord Air Force Base, Washington and Weapons Director at Indian Mountain Air Force Station, Alaska. General Hudson joined the Colorado Air National Guard in 1982 as a traditional guardsman and was hired as a full time technician in 1992. He was one of the first officer's in the Air National Guard to transition to a Space Command mission and became mission ready as a Space and Missile Warning Officer on the Mobile Ground System. General Hudson has served in joint senior leadership positions such as: Battle Watch Captain, Joint Operation's Center, European Command; at Colorado Joint Force Headquarters as Acting Chief, Joint Staff; and most recently as the Joint Task Force Commander for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. General Hudson is dual-hatted as Assistant to the Commander, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

EDUCATION:

1973 New Mexico State University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Las Cruces, New Mexico
1997 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 National Guard Joint Task Force Commander Course, Norfolk, Virginia
2008 National Security Studies Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 1973 - November 1973, Student, Air Weapons Controller School, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
2. November 1973 - December 1974, Combat Crew Controller, McChord Air Force Base, Washington
3. December 1974 - December 1975, Air Weapons Controller/Weapons Director/Senior Director, Indian Mountain Air Force Station, Alaska
4. December 1975 - June 1977, Executive Support Officer, 92nd Student Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
5. June 1977 - January 1982, Inactive Status, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Colorado
6. January 1982 - September 1984, Weapons Controller/Chief of Plans/Chief of Training, 138th Tactical Control Flight, Greeley Air National Guard Station, Colorado
7. September 1984 - February 1985, Standardization and Evaluation Officer, 138th Tactical Control Flight, Greeley Air National Guard Station, Colorado
8. February 1985 - January 1988, Operations Training Officer, 138th Tactical Control Flight, Greeley Air National Guard Station, Colorado
9. January 1988 - November 1988, Chief of Operations Training, 154th Air Control Group, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
10. November 1988 - January 1990, Chief of Intelligence Branch, 154th Air Control Group, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
11. January 1990 - February 1991, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 154th Air Control Group, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
12. February 1991 - February 1995, Communications Operations Chief, 154th Air Control Group, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
13. February 1995 - January 1996, Plans and Programs Chief, 154th Air Control Group, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
14. January 1996 - May 1999, Space Warning Operations Officer, 137th Space Warning Squadron, Greeley Air National Guard Station, Colorado
15. May 1999 - March 2007, Commander, 137th Space Warning Squadron, Greeley Air National Guard Station, Colorado
16. March 2007 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colorado National Guard, Colorado Joint Force Headquarters, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado; Dual-hatted, May 2008 - Present, Assistant to the Commander, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters )
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Star)
Air Force Basic Training Ribbon

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS:

National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Colorado

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 6 June 1973
First Lieutenant 29 June 1975
Captain 29 January 1983
Major 29 January 1990
Lieutenant Colonel 11 March 1995
Colonel 30 March 2000
Brigadier General 17 March 2007

(Current as of March 2010)