BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD L. MCCORMACK
Retired May 01, 2011
Brigadier General Donald L. McCormack was the Assistant Adjutant General, Air at the Joint Force Headquarters, Maine Air National Guard. General McCormack served as the principal advisor to the Governor and The Adjutant General on a broad range of matters concerning the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard. He was responsible for the operations of plans and programs affecting more than 1,100 Maine Air National Guard personnel located in Augusta, Bangor, and South Portland. His broad range of responsibilities included ensuring combat readiness and mission capability of a tanker wing and two geographically separated mission support units. He also coordinated with the Army National Guard senior leadership on joint programs and activities within the state. He assumed this position April 28, 2011.
General McCormack graduated and was commissioned from the United States Air Force Academy in 1980. He flew search and rescue helicopters credited with saving 18 lives before being assigned to fly presidential support helicopters from Andrews Air Force Base. He served as the Manufacturing Manager responsible for production decisions on the AC-130U gunship and the CV-22A Osprey before joining the Maine Air National Guard. General McCormack served as a Combat Communications Squadron Commander, Director of Staff and Chief of Staff for the Maine National Guard Joint Staff prior to his current position.
EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor of Science in Engineer, United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, Colorado
1983 Master of Science in Business Administration, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
1984 Marine Staff College, non-residence
1995 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), non-residence
1998 Air War College, non-residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1980 - July 1981, Student, Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training, Fort Rucker, Alabama
2. August 1981 - March 1984, Aircraft Commander, UH-1N, Detachment 24, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
3. March 1984 - August 1984, Instructor Pilot, UH-1N, Detachment 24, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
4. September 1984 - October 1984, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
5. October 1984 - October 1985, Pilot, UH-1N, 1st Helicopter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
6. October 1985 - December 1985, Aircraft Commander, UH-1N, 1st Helicopter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
7. December 1985 - July 1986, Instructor Pilot, UH-1N, 1st Helicopter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
8. July 1986 - June 1987, Flight Examiner, UH-1N, 1st Helicopter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
9. June 1987 - August 1987, Flight Examiner Aircraft Commander, UH-1N, 1st Helicopter Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
10. September 1987 - July 1988, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Education with Industry Program, Manufacturing Management at IBM Corporation, Owego, New York
11. July 1988 - September 1990, Manufacturing Manager, Aeronautical Systems Division, Special Operations Program Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
12. September 1990 - October 1991, Inactive Ready Reserves, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado
13. October 1991 - November 1994, Chief of Operations, 265th Combat Communications Squadron, South Portland, Maine
14. November 1994 - November 1998, Squadron Commander, 265th Combat Communications Squadron, South Portland, Maine
15. November 1998 - June 2002, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Maine Air National Guard, Augusta, Maine
16. June 2002 - April 2005, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Maine Air National Guard, Augusta, Maine
17. April 2005 - April 2011, Director of Support, Joint Force Headquarters, Maine Air National Guard, Augusta, Maine
18. April 2011 - April 2011, Assistant Adjutant General, Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Maine Air National Guard, Augusta, Maine
19. August 2011 - November 2012, Assistant Adjutant General, Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Maine Air National Guard, Augusta, Maine
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,500
Aircraft flown: CH-3E, T-41, UH-1H, UH-1N
Pilot wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Commendation medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Air Force Training Ribbon
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
Air Force Association
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Maine, Past President
Air Force Academy Association of Graduates
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States
American Legion Post 148, Past Commander
Windham, Maine Veterans Association, Past President
Military Order of the World Wars
Maine Military Historical Society
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1980
First Lieutenant May 28, 1982
Captain May 28, 1984
Major Nov. 19, 1992
Lieutenant Colonel April 3, 1997
Colonel March 30, 2001
Brigadier General April 29, 2011
(Current as of October 2021)
