MAJOR GENERAL BURTON K. FRANCISCO

Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, NORAD/NORTHCOM for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, National Guard Bureau

Major General Burton K. Francisco is the Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/United States Northern Command for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. In this position, he serves as principle advisor to the combatant commander on matters concerning homeland defense, civil support and aerospace defense under the operational range of interest of the Army and Air National Guard.

General Francisco was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 27 May 1983 through the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Prior to receiving his commission, General Francisco served as an enlisted member in the Michigan Army National Guard from April 1978 through May 1983.

Prior to his duty at NORAD and USNORTHCOM, General Francisco was the Commander, 46th Military Police Command, Michigan Army National Guard. In this position he directed all activities in the Command, facilitated strategic objectives and policies to ensure effective and efficient accomplishment of the Command's missions. He enhanced the development of the Command into a cohesive, effective, combat ready unit, capable of being deployed on short notice. From 2013 through 2015 the Command was assigned Mission Command of the Chemical Biological Radioactive and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Element-B (C2CRE-B) and assigned to US Army North (ARNORTH) to provide command and control of Title-10 response forces in a CBRN complex catastrophe.

EDUCATION:

1981 Ferris State College, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Big Rapids, Michigan
2003 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2003 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1983 - August 1983, Light Truck Platoon Leader, 2668th Transportation Company, Fresno, California
2. August 1983 - March 1984, Rifle Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Cheboygan, Michigan
3. March 1984 - April 1984, Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
4. April 1984 - April 1986, Rifle Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Cheboygan, Michigan
5. May 1986 - July 1986, Mortar Platoon Leader, Company C (-), 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Alpena, Michigan
6. August 1986 - April 1987, Mortar Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Cheboygan, Michigan
7. April 1987 - November 1987, S-3 Air, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Flint, Michigan
8. November 1987 - November 1989, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Flint, Michigan
9. December 1989 - November 1990, S-1, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Flint, Michigan
10. November 1990 - January 1991, S-2, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Flint, Michigan
11. January 1991 - August 1992, S-1, 1st Battalion, 225th Infantry, Detroit, Michigan
12. September 92 - November 1993, S-1/CE Officer, 225th Quartermaster Battalion, Detroit, Michigan
13. November 1993 - December 1994, S-1, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry, Wyoming, Michigan
14. January 1995 - March 1996, S-3, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry, Wyoming, Michigan
15. April 1996 - October 1996, Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry, Wyoming, Michigan
16. November 1996 - January 1999, S-3, 46th Brigade, 38th Infantry Division, Wyoming, Michigan
17. January 1999 - December 2001, Counterdrug Coordinator, State Area Regional Command, Lansing, Michigan
18. December 2001 - February 2004, Commander, 51st Civil Support Detachment, Augusta, Michigan
19. March 2004 - December 2004, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, 46th Military Police Command, Lansing, Michigan
20. December 2004 - November 2005, Director for Human Resources, Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan
21. November 2005 - August 2006, Commander, 63rd Troop Command, Jackson, Michigan
22. August 2006 - October 2006, Commander, 63rd Troop Command, Wyoming, Michigan
23. October 2006 - May 2008, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan
24. May 2008 - December 2008, Chief, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan
25. December 2008 - March 2010, Director, Joint Staff, Michigan Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan
26. March 2010 - March 2013, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Michigan National Guard, Michigan Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan
27. March 2013 - March 2015, Commander, 46th Military Police Command, Michigan Army National Guard, Lansing, Michigan
28. March 2015 - Present, Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/United States Northern Command for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
Michigan Distinguished Service Medal
Michigan Legion of Merit (with 1 Gold Oak Leaf Cluster)
Michigan Service Medal (with 1 Gold Oak Leaf Cluster)
Michigan Outside United States Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Michigan State Partnership Ribbon
Georgia Olympic Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 27 May 1983
First Lieutenant ARNG 26 May 1986
Captain ARNG 27 July 1988
Major ARNG 7 April 1995
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 18 June 1999
Colonel ARNG 3 August 2004
Brigadier General ARNG 6 December 2008
Major General ARNG 14 August 2013

(Current as of October 2015)