BRIGADIER GENERAL WAYNE M. SHANKS

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, South Dakota National Guard

Brigadier General Wayne M. Shanks assumed the duties as Assistant Adjutant General-Air, South Dakota National Guard 10 April 2010. He is responsible to the Adjutant General for the operational readiness of the South Dakota Air National Guard and the unit's ability to perform its federal and state missions. As of 1 November 2010, General Shanks is also dual-hatted as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He serves as advisor to the Commander, maintaining appropriate liaison with Air Logistics Centers on matters related to the Air National Guard, and monitors material support of Air National Guard units and associated impact on operations readiness.

General Shanks entered military service in 1974 when he enlisted in the South Dakota Air National Guard. He received his commission in 1987 and became the Supply Management and Systems Officer. Other positions he held during his commission include the Chief of Supply, Logistics Squadron Commander, Maintenance Squadron Commander, and Logistics Group Commander. In 2004, General Shanks assumed the title of Commander, 114th Maintenance Group. General Shanks served nationally as the maintenance representative for the Air National Guard Air Director Field Advisory Council, Air National Guard Combat Air Force Maintenance Council Chair (F22, F16, F15, A10, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft), F16 Maintenance Council Chair, member of the Air National Guard Logistics Board of Advisors, and Air Force/Air National Guard Air Directorate Field Advisory Council Repair Network Integration committee member.

EDUCATION:

1989 Sioux Falls College, Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration and Management, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
2002 Air War College, by correspondence
2010 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1987 - October 1992, Officer in Charge, Management Systems, 114th Resource Management Squadron, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
2. October 1992 - October 1995, Chief of Supply, 114th Logistics Squadron, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
3. October 1995 - March 1999, Commander, 114th Logistics Squadron, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
4. March 1999 - October 2002, Commander, 114th Maintenance Squadron, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
5. October 2002 - November 2004, Commander, 114th Logistics Group, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
6. November 2004 - April 2010, Commander, 114th Maintenance Group, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
7. April 2010 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, South Dakota National Guard, South Dakota Joint Force Headquarters, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (Gold Hourglass with 'M' Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Training Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
South Dakota Achievement Ribbon
South Dakota Distinguished Service Award (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
South Dakota National Guard Service Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
South Dakota Desert Storm Ribbon
South Dakota Distinguished Unit Citation (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Veterans of Foreign Wars
Air Force Association
National Guard Association of the United States

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Academy of Military Science Major General Willard W Millikan Honor Graduate award
Academy of Military Science Citizen Solider award
Lieutenant of the Year, South Dakota Air National Guard
Air National Guard Junior Reserve Officer of the Year
American Petroleum Institute Trophy for Air National Guard Units
United States Air Force and Air National Guard Supply Effectiveness Award
I.G. Brown Command Excellence Award recipient

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 5 November 1987
First Lieutenant 5 November 1989
Captain 7 December 1991
Major 6 January 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 25 June 2000
Colonel 27 February 2004
Brigadier General 10 April 2010

(Current as of March 2012)