BRIGADIER GENERAL EUGENE L. MASCOLO

Director, Joint Staff, Connecticut National Guard

Brigadier General Eugene L. Mascolo is Director, Joint Staff, Connecticut National Guard. He oversees joint and interagency programs and is the primary advisor to The Adjutant General for domestic operations. General Mascolo is a qualified dual status commander and commander of Joint Task Force Connecticut. Joint Task Force Connecticut is the state-level headquarters responsible to The Adjutant General for exercise of command and control over National Guard and active duty joint forces in a domestic response in the State of Connecticut.

General Mascolo was commissioned a second lieutenant, Infantry, in 1979, through the State of Connecticut Officer Candidate School. He has commanded at the platoon, company, battalion and brigade levels. General Mascolo deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in late 2004 serving as Director of Security with the Joint Area Support Group-Central in the International Zone. He was responsible to coordinate International Zone security policy with the Iraqi Government, the international diplomatic community spanning three embassies and seven diplomatic missions, the Iraqi Police and the international security contractor community. General Mascolo has commanded Connecticut National Guard Forces during three historic natural disasters. He commanded Joint Task Force Guardian during the response to Tropical Storm Irene in September 2011, Joint Task Force October during the response to the October 2011 Winter Storm and Joint Task Force Connecticut during the response to Superstorm Sandy in September 2012.

EDUCATION:

1983 Central Connecticut State University, Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology, New Britain, Connecticut
1990 University of New Haven, Master of Science, Criminal Justice Management, New Haven, Connecticut
1999 Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Quantico, Virginia
2002 United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2002 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Homeland Protection Course, Lexington, Massachusetts
2012 Harvard Kennedy School General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 1979 - February 1980, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Danbury, Connecticut
2. March 1980 - April 1980, Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course (Reserve Component), Fort Benning, Georgia
3. April 1980 - February 1981, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Danbury, Connecticut
4. February 1981 - March 1983, Scout Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Ansonia, Connecticut
5. April 1983 - June 1983, Heavy Mortar Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Ansonia, Connecticut
6. June 1983 - December 1983, Aide-de-Camp to the Assistant Adjutant General of the Connecticut Army National Guard, Headquarters Detachment, State Area Command, Hartford, Connecticut
7. January 1984 - March 1985, Communications Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Hartford, Connecticut
8. April 1985 - November 1985, Communications Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut
9. December 1985 - April 1988, Commander, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Ansonia, Connecticut
10. April 1988 - October 1988, Commander, Company D, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Ansonia, Connecticut
11. November 1988 - April 1990, Intelligence Staff Officer (S-2), Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut
12. April 1990 - July 1990, Student, Infantry Officer Advance Course (Reserve Component), Fort Benning, Georgia
12. July 1990 - November 1991, Intelligence Staff Officer (S-2), Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut
13. December 1991 - August 1992, Logistics Staff Officer (S-4), Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut
14. August 1992 - February 1994, Senior Instructor, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard Military Academy, Niantic, Connecticut
15. March 1994 - January 1996, Chief Teach, Assess, Counsel (TAC) Officer, Detachment 4, State Area Command Connecticut Army National Guard, Niantic, Connecticut
16. January 1996 - March 1996, Senior Teach, Assess, Counsel (TAC) Officer, Northeast Leadership Training Brigade, Niantic, Connecticut
17. March 1996 - October 1996, Operations Staff Officer (S-3), Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut
18. November 1996 - February 1997, Battalion Commander/Brigade Executive Officer, 5th General Studies Battalion, Northeast Leadership Training Brigade, Niantic, Connecticut
19. February 1997 - July 2000, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 169th Regiment, Niantic, Connecticut
20. August 2000 - December 2000, Chief, Force Development Branch, Headquarters Detachment, State Area Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut
21. January 2001 - August 2002, Commander, 14th Civil Support Detachment, Hartford, Connecticut
22. September 2002 - September 2004, Deputy Commander, 143rd Area Support Group, Newington, Connecticut
23. September 2004 - November 2005, Director of Security, Joint Area Support Group, Central, Baghdad, Iraq
24. November 2005 - January 2006, Deputy Commander, 143rd Area Support Group, Newington, Connecticut
25. February 2006 - August 2009, Commander, 85th Troop Command, New London, Connecticut
26. August 2009 - Present, Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Connecticut National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal
Connecticut Long Service Medal (with 35 year device)
Connecticut Mobilization Service Ribbon
Connecticut Emergency Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Brigadier General Mascolo retired from the Derby, Connecticut Police Department in 2010 after 30 years service, serving as a patrol officer, member of the department emergency response team, police sniper, narcotics officer with the Statewide Narcotics Task Force, Deputy Chief of Police for 12 years and Chief of Police for four years.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Connecticut National Guard Advisor to the Board of Directors, Connecticut Chapter of Infra Guard
Connecticut National Guard representative to the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Advisory Council
Connecticut National Guard representative to the Otilie W. Lundgren Mobile Field Hospital Board of Directors
National Guard Association of Connecticut
National Guard Association of the United States
Police Association of Connecticut
International Association of Chief's of Police
Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Executive Development Association
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Associates
American Legion, John H. Collins Post 24, Derby, Connecticut

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 4 August 1979
First Lieutenant 3 August 1982
Captain 14 August 1986
Major 24 November 1992
Lieutenant Colonel 11 August 1998
Colonel 28 October 2004
Brigadier General (Line) 22 December 2010

(Current as of February 2013)