BRIGADIER GENERAL BRADLEY A. LIVINGSTON

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Montana National Guard

Brigadier General Bradley A. Livingston is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Montana National Guard, Fort Harrison, Montana and also serves as Commander of the Montana Air National Guard. He is responsible for the leadership, professional development, and senior-level management of the 120th Fighter Wing, the 219th RED HORSE Squadron and the Montana Air National Guard personnel assigned to Joint Force Headquarters, Montana. General Livingston ensures the nearly 1,100 personnel assigned to those units maintain required qualifications to support any federal or contingency tasking and he is directly involved resulting from an ever-growing global commitment. He is the Senior Air National Guard Officer in Montana responsible for ensuring all members of the Montana Air National Guard remain prepared to support the Adjutant General, Governor, and ultimately, the citizens of Montana, during state emergencies. The spectrum of state missions ranges from incident response, to Defense Support to Civilian Agencies, to consequence management. He assumed his current position in July 2009.

General Livingston's military career began in 1973 and he was commissioned in 1979 through the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science.

EDUCATION:

1990 University of Great Falls, Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude), Business Management, Great Falls, Montana
1993 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Norfolk, Virginia
2006 Dual Status Title 10/32 Joint Task Force Commander Course, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1979 - May 1983, Chief, Consolidated Base Personnel Office, 120th Combat Support Squadron, Great Falls, Montana
2. May 1983 - July 1983, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
3. July 1983 - July 1987, Chief, Consolidated Base Personnel Office, 120th Combat Support Squadron, Great Falls, Montana
4. July 1987 - March 1988, Commander, 120th Mission Support Flight, Great Falls, Montana
3. March 1988 - March 1990, Budget Officer, 120th Resource Management Squadron, Great Falls, Montana
4. March 1990 - March 1992, Comptroller, 120th Resource Management Squadron, Great Falls, Montana
5. March 1992 - March 1994, Commander, 120th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Great Falls, Montana
6. March 1994 - March 1997, Comptroller, 120th Fighter Group, Great Falls, Montana
7. March 1997 - March 1998, Commander, 120th Logistics Squadron, Great Falls, Montana
8. March 1998 - March 2001, Commander, 120th Support Group, Great Falls, Montana
9. March 2001 - March 2003, Vice Commander, 120th Fighter Wing, Great Falls, Montana
10. March 2003 - March 2004, Deputy Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Montana Air National Guard, Helena, Montana
11. March 2004 - February 2007, Chief, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Montana Air National Guard, Helena, Montana
12. February 2007 - July 2009, Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Montana Air National Guard, Helena, Montana
13. July 2009 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Montana National Guard, Fort Harrison, Montana

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Silver Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Ribbon (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Longevity Service Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass “M” Device and)
Air Force Training Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Montana National Guard Distinguished Service Medal
Montana National Guard Commendation Medal
Montana National Guard Outstanding Unit Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Montana National Guard Distinguished Recruiting Ribbon
Montana National Guard Campaign Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Service Stars)
Montana National Guard Noble Eagle Ribbon
Montana National Guard OCONUS Ribbon
Montana National Guard Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Montana National Guard Attendance Ribbon (with Numeral 8)
Louisiana Emergency Service Ribbon

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1986 Outstanding Personnel Organization in the Air National Guard
1990-1991 Outstanding Comptroller Division in the Air National Guard
1993 Air National Guard Maintenance Effectiveness Award
1994 IG Brown Command Excellence Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 27 September 1979
First Lieutenant 4 October 1981
Captain 19 November 1983
Major 6 February 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 23 April 1992
Colonel 29 June 2001
Brigadier General 2 October 2008

(Current as of August 2010)