The Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau

Major General Jonathan T. Treacy is The Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau. As The Special Assistant, he is acting in the capacity of the Director, National Guard Joint Staff. He is the principal staff officer and advisor to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, responsible for the performance of the 1,100 member National Guard Staff and its transformation in support of the Chief, National Guard Bureau in his role as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prior to this assignment, General Treacy served as Commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support, United States Northern Command's standing operational joint task force of over 5,400 Department of Defense personnel, responsible for planning, anticipating and conducting immediate and decisive chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear consequence management response operations.

General Treacy was commissioned in 1980 as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. After initial assignment as an advanced jet flight instructor, he joined Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 where in 1986 he flew in combat operations off the coast of Libya, Operation Eldorado Canyon. In 1988 General Treacy joined the 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts Air National Guard, where he held numerous positions including command of the 102nd Operations Support Flight, the 101st Fighter Squadron and the 101st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. There he led the squadron through two combat deployments to Southwest Asia, Operations NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH, as well as the initial air defense force response to the terrorist attacks on New York City on 11 September 2001. General Treacy has also served as the Assistant Adjutant General, Hawaii Air National Guard and Deputy Director for Antiterrorism and Homeland Defense, J-34. He is a command pilot with 189 arrested landings, over 40 hours of combat flight time and more than 3,300 flying hours primarily in the F/A-18 and F-15.

EDUCATION:

1980 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Troy, New York
1991 United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, F-15, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
2001 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, by seminar
2007 Defense Support to Civil Authorities Course, Joint Forces Headquarters, Saint Augustine, Florida
2007 Joint Forces Reserve Orientation Course, United States Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia
2009 Joint Forces Air Component Commander Course, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2010 CAPSTONE, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
2011 George C. Marshall Center, Senior Executive Seminar, Garmisch, Germany
2012 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1980 - October 1980, Student, United States Marine Corps Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
2. October 1980 - June 1981, Student, Primary Pilot Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
3. June 1981 - March 1982, Student, Basic Jet Pilot Training, Training Squadron 23, Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas
4. March 1982 - August 1982, Student, Advanced Jet Pilot Training, Training Squadron 22, Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas
5. August 1982 - March 1984, Instructor Pilot, Advanced Jet Pilot Training, TA-4J, Training Squadron 4, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
6. March 1984 - December 1984, Student, Operational Training, F/A-18, Strike Fighter Squadron 125, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California
7. December 1984 - January 1987, Personnel Officer and Pilot, F/A-18, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California
8. January 1987 - June 1987, Flight Line Officer and Instructor Pilot, F/A-18, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California
9. June 1987 - December 1987, Services Officer and Instructor Pilot, F/A-18, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California
10. December 1987 - March 1988, Inactive Status, Marine Corps Reserve Support Center Overland Park, Kansas
11. March 1988 - June 1988, Student, Operational Training, F-15, 95th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
12. June 1988 - January 1991, Alert Force Scheduler and Instructor Pilot, F-15, 101st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
13. January 1991 - June 1991, Student, Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, F-15, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
14. June 1991 - April 1992, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 101st Fighter Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
15. April 1992 - July 1995, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 102nd Fighter Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
16. July 1995 - June 1996, Command Post Officer in Charge, 102nd Fighter Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
17. June 1996 - June 1997, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, 102nd Fighter Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
18. June 1997 - January 1999, Commander, 102nd Operations Support Flight, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
19. January 1999 - November 2001, Commander, 101st Fighter Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
20. November 2001 - April 2002, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, 102nd Operations Group, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts
21. April 2002 - February 2003, Air National Guard Assistant Director of Requirements, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
22. February 2003 - January 2006, Air National Guard Assistant Director of Air and Space Operations, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
23. January 2006 - December 2007, Director, Air National Guard Forces, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
24. December 2007 - September 2008, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Hawaii National Guard, Fort Ruger, Hawaii
25. September 2008 - January 2009, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
26. January 2009 - July 2010, Deputy Director, Antiterrorism and Homeland Defense, J-34, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
27. July 2010 - July 2012, Commander, Joint Task Force Civil Support, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
28. August 2012 - January 2013, The Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
29. January 2013 - Present, The Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 3300 (with over 40 in combat)
Aircraft flown: T-2, TA-4J, T-34, F-15, F/A-18
Pilot Wings from: Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Superior Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Navy Unit Commendation (with 1 Bronze Star)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Star)
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 15 May 1980
First Lieutenant 28 May 1982
Captain 1 June 1985
Major 23 June 1993
Lieutenant Colonel 24 September 1997
Colonel 30 January 2003
Brigadier General 3 December 2007
Major General 22 December 2010

(Current as of July 2013)