BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANK J. SULLIVAN

Director, Joint Staff, Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters

Brigadier General Frank J. Sullivan is Director, Joint Staff, Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters. As Director, he is responsible for managing programs and operations for the 100 plus member Joint Staff and overseeing issues that impact the 19,000 member Pennsylvania National Guard.

General Sullivan joined the Pennsylvania Air National Guard upon his commissioning from the Academy of Military Science in 1982. His first 18 years in the Air National Guard were as a Traditional Guardsman. During those years, he worked as an Engineer at Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, New York and as the Facility Engineer at New Cumberland Army Depot and Defense Logistics Agency, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. During this time, General Sullivan had numerous deployments to Central and South America. He assisted in the design and construction of roads, schools and military facilities for operations such as FUENTOS CAMINOS in Honduras, and also operations in Haiti and Ecuador. In 1999, General Sullivan was assigned the first Inspector General for the 193rd Special Operations Wing. In 2001, he was assigned Commander, 201st Red Horse Squadron. That same year he was mobilized and deployed as Commander, Joint Task Force for Operation BLUE MOUNTAIN, Kingston, Jamaica and then mobilized as Commander of the 400 person Red Horse Squadron for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, with airmen deployed in six countries including Qatar, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, United Arab Emerites and Bahrain. General Sullivan served for eight months constructing air bases, runways, infrastructure installation, telecommunication facilities and other wartime tasks. Upon his return he became a full time technician with the Red Horse Squadron. In 2004, General Sullivan was assigned Commander, 193rd Mission Support Group for the 193rd Special Operations Wing. In 2005, he was mobilized and served a one year tour in Iraq. General Sullivan served as Commander, 732nd Air Expeditionary Group, with over 1800 airmen assigned to Army and Marine Corps Missions, and also as Commander, 557th Red Horse, Mosul, Iraq assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. In 2007, General Sullivan was assigned Director, Joint Staff, Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters.

EDUCATION:

1975 Catholic University of America, Bachelor of Science, Architecture, Washington, District of Columbia
1976 Ecoles D'Art Americaines, Design Certificate, Architecture, Fontainebleau, France
1978 Catholic University of America, Master of Architecture, Washington, District of Columbia
1994 Auburn University, Master of Public Administration, Montgomery, Alabama
2005 Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. December 1982 - December 1988, Civil Engineering Officer, 201st Red Horse Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
2. December 1988 - June 1991, Officer in Charge, Engineering Branch, 201st Red Horse Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
3. July 1991 - June 1994, Chief, Airfields Flight, 201st Red Horse Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
4. July 1994 - June 1998, Readiness and Engineering Officer, 201st Red Horse Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
5. July 1998 - April 2000, Officer in Charge, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Services Flight, 201st Red Horse Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
6. April 2000 - November 2001, Inspector General, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pennsylvania
7. November 2001 - April 2004, Commander, 201st Red Horse Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
8. April 2004 - August 2005, Commander, 193rd Mission Support Group, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pennsylvania
9. August 2005 - August 2006, Executive Staff Support Officer and Assistant Deputy Director, J3, Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
10. August 2006 - August 2007, Director of Staff - Air, Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania
11. August 2007 - Present, Director, Joint Staff, Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Unit Award
Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Overseas Ribbon - Short Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Pennsylvania Keystone Freedom Medal
Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal
Pennsylvania Commendation Medal (with 1 Device)
Pennsylvania Governors Unit Citation
Pennsylvania State Service Medal (with 1 Device)
Pennsylvania 20 Year Service Medal
Pennsylvania Major General Thomas R. White, Jr. Medal
Pennsylvania Recruiting and Retention Medal
Pennsylvania General Thomas J. Stewart Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 9 December 1982 First Lieutenant 14 April 1985
Captain 18 July 1987
Major 8 November 1992
Lieutenant Colonel 18 September 1998
Colonel 5 April 2004
Brigadier General 1 August 2008

(Current as of January 2011)