BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT L. SHANNON, JR

Chief of Staff, Georgia Air National Guard

Brigadier General Robert L. Shannon is Chief of Staff, Georgia Air National Guard. He assists the Adjutant General in providing oversight and supervision of the Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard staff and command of the 2,900 Georgia Air Guard members serving in two flying wings, six geographically separated units, and a Combat Readiness Training Center. Additionally, he oversees the Georgia Air National Guard's Strategic Planning and Initiatives. He previously served as Director, Joint Staff for Joint Forces Headquarters, Georgia National Guard. General Shannon serves as a member of the Steering Committee for the Air National Guard's Strategic Planning System. He is a Charter member of the Joint Diversity Executive Council and serves as the Chair for the Special Emphasis Program.

General Shannon was commissioned through the through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Program in 1981. He served on active duty for approximately seven years before transferring to the Georgia Air National Guard. General Shannon is a Master Air Battle Manager. He has participated in numerous deployments while both on active duty and in the Georgia Air National Guard to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Italy, England, Iceland, Canada, Japan, The Philippines, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Denmark, Norway, Germany, and Scotland.

EDUCATION:

1981 Valdosta State University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Valdosta, Georgia
1986 Oklahoma State University, Master of Science, Consumer Studies, Stillwater, Oklahoma
1988 Rose State College, Associate of Arts, Business, Midwest City, Oklahoma
1988 Rose State College, Associate of Applied Science, Business Administration, Midwest Oklahoma
1990 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1991 University of Georgia, Juris Doctor, Athens, Georgia
1991 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1995 Air Command and Staff, by seminar
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2008 Joint Task Force Commander's Course, Denver, Colorado
2010 Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, Leadership in Crisis, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1981 - January 1982, Student, Automated Positionally Qualified Weapons Controller Training Course, United States Air Force Interceptor Weapons School, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
2. January 1982 - December 1982, Student, E-3A Weapons Director Conversion Course, 966th Airborne Warning and Control Training Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
3. December 1982 - July 1984, Air Weapons Director, 963rd Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
4. August 1984 - July 1987, Airborne Warning and Control Squadron Instructor Weapons Director, 963rd Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
5. July 1987 - July 1988, Airborne Warning and Control Squadron Weapons Director, 965th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
6. July 1988 - August 1988, Headquarters, Air Readiness Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado
7. August 1988 - April 1992, Weapons Director, 129th Tactical Control Squadron, McCollum Air Guard Station, Georgia
8. April 1992 - September 1996, Air Weapons Director and Crew Commander, 129th Air Control Squadron, McCollum Air Guard Station, Georgia
9. September 1996 - September 1997, Weapons Director, 117th Air Control Squadron, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
10. September 1987 - October 1998, Air Battle Manager, 117th Air Control Squadron, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
11. October 1998 - March 2003, Commander, 283rd Combat Communications Squadron, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia
12. March 2003 - June 2007, Support Commander, Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia
13. June 2007 - April 2009, Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Ellenwood, Georgia
14. April 2009 - March 2010, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Georgia National Guard, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia
15. March 2010 - Present, Chief of Staff, Georgia Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Small Arms Expert Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Attorney and Senior Partner, Hall, Booth, Smith, and Slover, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia
2005-2006, Management Committee
Admitted (Licensed) in Georgia and Tennessee

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court of Tennessee
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Georgia Court of Appeals
Tennessee Court of Appeals
United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Federal Claims
State Bar of Georgia
Member, Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia
Special Master Panel (Georgia Supreme Court)
Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Panel (Atlanta)
Member, Commission on Lawyer Competency (TILLP Committee)
Fellow, Lawyer Foundation of Georgia
American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
National Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association Defense Research Institute
Reserve Officers Association
National Guard Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1996, "Atlanta Young Circle of Influence, 30 Most Influential People Under 40", Atlanta Magazine
1997, TrailBlazer Award, Atlanta Business League
1998, R.E. Thomas Leadership Award
2000, Leadership Award, Georgia Diversity Program
2002, Leadership Award, Atlanta Business League
2005, Georgia's "Legal Elite", Georgia Trend Magazine
2005 -2011, Who's Who in the Law and Finance, Atlanta Business Chronicle

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 15 August 1981
First Lieutenant 2 September 1983
Captain 2 September 1985
Major 15 August 1995
Lieutenant Colonel 19 August 1999
Colonel 29 June 2005
Brigadier General 1 February 2010

(Current as of May 2013)