BRIGADIER GENERAL JONATHAN S. FLAUGHER

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, California National Guard

Brigadier General Jonathan S. Flaugher is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, California Air National Guard, and also serves as Chief of Staff, California Air National Guard. He monitors mission effectiveness and a wide range of programs and activities involving five major field-level organizations comprised of nearly 5,000 military and civilian personnel serving at ten locations within California. General Flaugher oversees development of operationally trained, equipped and mission ready forces for supporting national defense requirements world wide, as well as emergency response, relief, and recovery operations throughout California.

General Flaugher was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at North Carolina State University in 1977 and was awarded a regular commission while on active duty in 1982. He spent several years in the tactical air weapons control field before graduating from undergraduate pilot training in 1980. His first few flying assignments developed a fundamental understanding of continental air defense concepts before moving on to a 'Hunter Killer' anti surface to air missile role in Germany towards the end of the cold war. Following this conflict while assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, he was tasked to reorganize all war reserve materiel and manage a large reduction in United States fighter wings and bases in the European area of responsibility. In 1993, he was transferred to the Fresno Air National Guard base in Fresno California to be the Active Duty Advisor to the 144th Fighter Wing ensuring the unit could meet gaining command standards. After nearly 18 years of active duty service, he became an Air National Guardsman in 1995 and has served as a traditional Guardsman and as a full time technician. While in Fresno, General Flaugher participated in the war on drugs flying many missions out of bases in the Southern Command and Northern Air Defense Area of Responsibility, flew missions over Iraq enforcing United Nations sanctions during two Operation Southern Watch deployments, and spearheaded air defense and air sovereignty reactions to the events of 9/11 and the ensuing Operation Noble Eagle. He has held all advance flight qualifications through Instructor Pilot and Standards and Evaluations Flight Examiner. General Flaugher also has experience as the airborne command element on board forward based AWACs aircraft and has led many aircraft operational deployments. While with the 144th Fighter Wing he commanded at the group and wing level.

EDUCATION:

1977 North Carolina State University, Bachelor of Arts, History, Raleigh North Carolina
1998 United States Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1977 - August 1979, Weapons Controller, 726th Tactical Control Squadron, United States Air Force, Homestead Air Force Base, Florida
2. August 1979 - November 1980, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82nd Student Squadron, United States Air Force, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
3. November 1980 - July 1981, Unit Target Pilot, T-33, 95th Fighter interceptor Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
4. July 1981 - March 1982, Assistant Flight Commander/Instructor Pilot,T33, 95th Fighter interceptor Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
5. March 1982 - July 1983, Flight Commander/Instructor Pilot, T-33, 95th Fighter interceptor Training Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
6. July 1983 - November 1983, Student, Interceptor Pilot Training (F-106 Qualification Course) 2nd Fighter Weapons Squadron , Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
7. November 1983 - November 1984, Pilot, F-106, 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Griffiss Air Force Base, New York
8. November 1984 - November 1985, Checkered Flag officer, 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Griffiss Air Force Base, New York
9. November 1985 - November 1986, Commander, C Flight, 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Griffiss Air Force Base, New York
10. November 1986 - May 1987, Student, United States Air Force Transition/Requalification Training Course, 72nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
11. May 1987 - May 1988, Special Tactics Fighter Pilot, F-16C, 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
12. May 1988 - February 1989, Assistant Operations Officer, 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
13. March 1989 - February 1990, Wing Weapons Officer, F-16C, 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
14. March 1990 - February 1991, Deputy Chief, Current Operations and Training, 65th Air Division, United States Air Force Europe, Lindsey Air Station, Germany
15. March 1991 - February 1992, Deputy Chief, Forces Program Division, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
16. March 1991- December 1992, Chief, Forces Program Division, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
17. December 1992 - June 1993, Student, F-16 Conversion and Instructor Course, 114th Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klammath Falls, Oregon
18. June 1993 - June 1994, Senior Air Force Advisor, Southwest Air Defense Sector, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
19. June 1994 - June 1995, Senior Air Force Advisor, Western Air Defense Sector, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
20. June 1995 - June 1997, Flight Commander/Pilot, F-16, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
21. June 1997 - June 1998, Student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
22. June 1998 - June 2000, Flight Commander/Pilot, F-16, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
23. June 2000 - October 2001, Operations Officer, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
24. October 2001 - October 2002, Commander, 144th Logistics Group, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
25. October 2002 - October 2003, Commander, 144th Maintenance Group, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
26. October 2003 - October 2004, Commander, 144th Operations Group, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
27. October 2004 - October 2008, Commander, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
28. September 2009 - January 2010, Director, Command Control Communications and Computers, Headquarters, California Air National Guard, Sacramento, California
29. January 2010 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, California National Guard, Sacramento, California

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,500
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, T-33, F-106, and F16 aircraft
Pilot wings from: Williams Air Force Base, Arizona

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit (with1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Longevity Service (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with Bronze Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 1 June 1977
First Lieutenant 6 September 1979
Captain 6 September 1981
Major 1 September 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 1 December 1993
Colonel 18 September 2002
Brigadier General 29 January 2010

(Current as of January 2011)