BRIGADIER GENERAL DEBORAH C. MCMANUS

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Alaska

Brigadier General Deborah C. McManus is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Alaska, and also serves as the Commander, Alaska Air National Guard. Her responsibilities include commanding over 2000 Alaska National Guard members who support airlift, rescue, aerial refueling, air control, and space warning and surveillance missions as well as deploy within the state and worldwide in support of humanitarian emergencies and national defense.

General McManus was commissioned in 1985 through the Academy of Military Science in Knoxville, Tennessee. Prior to receiving her commission, General McManus served as an enlisted member of the Washington District of Columbia and Maryland Air National Guard. General McManus has served in various command positions while assigned to Alaska. Prior to her appointment as the Assistant Adjutant General, General McManus served as the Director of the Joint Staff, providing command and control of National Guard forces in executing homeland defense, defense support to civilian authorities and other domestic emergency missions within the State of Alaska.

General McManus has served on a wide variety of operational deployments to include Coronet Oak, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Northern Watch and Joint Forge. In 2005, General McManus deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in Baghdad, Iraq as the Director of Operations for Strategic Communications on the Multi-National Force - Iraq.

EDUCATION:

1977 University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science, Education, College Park, Maryland
1988 Central Michigan University, Master of Business, Management and Administration, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2001 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1985 - August 1987, Executive Support Staff Officer, Maryland Air National Guard, Martin State Airport, Maryland
2. September 1987 - March 1989, Personnel Utilization Officer, 135th Mission Support Squadron, Martin State Airport, Maryland Air National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland
3. February 1989 - May 1990, Communications Staff Officer, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado
4. May 1990 - December 1990, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, 210th Air Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska
5. December 1990 - February 1998, Field Maintenance Officer, 210th Maintenance Squadron, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska
6. March 1998 - November 2001, Commander, 176th Logistics Squadron, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska
7. November 2001 - November 2002, State Personnel Management Officer, Headquarters Alaska Air National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska
8. November 2002 - November 2003, Alaska Air National Guard Human Resources Officer, Headquarters Alaska Air National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska
9. November 2003 - April 2006, Director, Manpower and Personnel, Joint Forces Headquarters-Alaska, Fort Richardson
10. November 2001 - October 2007, Director of Manpower and Personnel, Joint Forces Headquarters - Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska
11. November 2004 - March 2007, Director of the Joint Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters - Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska
12. March 2007 - January 2008, Chief of Staff, Alaska Air National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska
13. February 2008 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Services Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Reserve Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with "M" Device)
Basic Military Training Honor Graduate
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Alaskan Commendation Medal
Alaskan Community Service Medal

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Director for the State of Alaska

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 7 November 1985
First Lieutenant 7 November 1987
Captain 3 February 1991
Major 12 February 1995
Lieutenant Colonel 31 August 1999
Colonel 30 January 2003
Brigadier General 3 May 2007

(Current as of May 2009)