BRIGADIER GENERAL DOMINIC A. CARIELLO

Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Wisconsin National Guard

Brigadier General Dominic A. Cariello is the Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Wisconsin National Guard. In this assignment, General Cariello assists the Adjutant General (TAG) and Assistant Adjutant General in providing an Army National Guard capable of accomplishing state and federal missions. He liaisons with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, United States Army Reserve, state and local officials and associations as required. General Cariello participates in the Army Improvement Criteria process. He is responsible for the Command Inspection program and follow-up for all units of the Wisconsin Army National Guard to ensure readiness is maintained at the highest levels. General Cariello is also dual-hatted as Deputy Commanding General, Training Support Division (West), First United States Army and is responsible for, in accordance with the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model, conducting training readiness oversight and mobilization of designated Active, National Guard and Reserve component forces in the western area of responsibility in order to provide trained and ready forces to regional combatant commanders. He may also be assigned operational missions by the Adjutant General.

General Cariello was commissioned August 14, 1983, through the Wisconsin Military Academy. Prior to receiving his commission, he served as an enlisted member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1981 and during his brief time in that component served as a tank crewman and commander, certified as a drill sergeant, was named Outstanding Soldier of the Year for the 84th Division and received the General George S. Patton Outstanding Tanker Award at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

General Cariello spent more than 24 years as an officer in the 57th Brigade, and assumed command of the brigade December 11, 2004. As commander, he oversaw the brigade's transition to the 157th movement enhancement brigade. During his tenure as the brigade commander, he deployed to New Orleans as the Task Force Wisconsin Commander for Katrina and then deployed as commander of Task Force Wisconsin Forward 23 Embedded Training Team from December 12, 2005 to March 2007 as an embedded trainer and mentor to Afghan National Army soldiers.

EDUCATION:

1992 University of Wisconsin - Parkside, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Kenosha, Wisconsin
2006 United States Army War College, by Correspondence
2006 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 1983 - October 1988, Executive Officer, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery, Racine, Wisconsin
2. October 1988 - January 1992, Commander, Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
3. February 1992 - July 1992, Assistant Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
4. August 1992 - June 1994, Fire Control Officer, 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5. June 1994 - September 1995, Assistant Operations Officer, 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6. October 1995 - June 1997, Operations Officer (S3), 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
7. July 1997 - June 2000, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
8. July 2000 - September 2002, Commander, 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
9. October 2002 - April 2003, Operations Officer (S3), 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10. April 2003 - December 2004, Executive Officer, 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11. December 2004 - December 2005, Commander, 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
12. December 2005 - March 2007, Commander, Task Force Wisconsin 23, Afghan National Army Embedded Training Team, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
13. April 2007 - February 2008, Commander, 157th Combat Support Brigade, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
14. February 2008 - October 2008, Deputy Chief of Staff for Training and Mobilization, Joint Force Headquarters, Madison, Wisconsin
15. November 2008 - March 2011, Commander, Land Component Command, Wisconsin National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin
16. March 2011 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Wisconsin National Guard Service Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
Combat Action Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Corporate Quality Assurance Manager, Racine Federated Incorporated located in Racine, Wisconsin. The $40 million company designs, manufactures, and sells flow instrumentation and monitoring devices and concrete vibrators for the paving and construction industry. He also serves as General Manager, Wyco Tool Company - a Division of Racine Federated Incorporated.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Racine Area Manufactures Association and Commerce (RAMAC)
American Society of Quality
United States Army Field Artillery Association
Wisconsin National Guard Association
National Guard Association of America
United States Army War College Alumni Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Patent for Flow Meter Impellor Device
Wisconsin Technology Education Association Special Recognition Award
Wisconsin Society of Engineers 2007 Governor's New Product Award Recipient

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 14 August 1983
First Lieutenant ARNG 13 August 1986
Captain ARNG 29 October 1988
Major ARNG 23 June 1994
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 25 July 2000
Colonel ARNG 18 February 2005
Brigadier General (Line) ARNG 3 February 2009

(Current as of February 2012)