BRIGADIER GENERAL TONY E. MCMILLAN

Chief of Staff, North Carolina Air National Guard

Brigadier General Tony E. McMillan is Chief of Staff, North Carolina Air National Guard. He directs the Air National Guard staff assigned to the North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters in providing higher headquarters support to over 1,495 personnel in 22 units assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard. He advises the Adjutant General on strategic matters involving the North Carolina Air National Guard and is the primary advocate for strategic initiatives. He also serves as the Assistant Adjutant General for Domestic Operations. In this role, he serves as the Adjutant General's senior representative to civil authorities on a wide variety of plans, exercises, and training as it pertains to the National Guard Role in Domestic Operations. Additionally, General McMillan serves as the Joint Task Force commander and has oversight over the 60th Troop Command and 139th Training Regiment on behalf of the Adjutant General.

General McMillan received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1983 and attended Air Force pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. He earned his pilot wings in 1985 and remained at Laughlin Air Force Base as a pilot instructor. He completed C-130 qualification training at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas in 1988 and was assigned to Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. General McMillan joined the North Carolina Air National Guard in 1993. Since joining the North Carolina Air National Guard, he has served as Aircraft Commander, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, Squadron Operations Officer, Operations Group Commander, Vice Wing Commander and Wing Commander. General McMillan is a command pilot with over 5,000 hours of military flying time.

EDUCATION:

1983 University of North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Charlotte, North Carolina
2004 Air War College, by Correspondence
2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory, Homeland Protection Course, Boston, Massachusetts
2013 Joint Task Force Commander Training, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
2013 Dual Status Commanders Course, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. April 1984 - April 1985, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 47th Student Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
2. April 1985 - September 1985, Pilot Instructor Training, T-37, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
3. September 1985 - September 1986, Instructor Pilot, T-37, 85th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
4. September 1986 - October 1987, Assistant Flight Commander, T-37IP, 85th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
5. October 1987 - May 1988, Class Commander, T-37IP, 47th Student Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
6. May 1988 - November 1991, Aircraft Commander, C-130E, C-130B, 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany
7. November 1991 - November 1992, Aircraft Commander, C-130B, 317th Airlift Wing, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, North Carolina
8. November 1992 - April 1993, Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado
9. April 1993 - April 1994, Tactical Airlift Pilot, C-130B, 156th Airlift Squadron, Charlotte, North Carolina
10. April 1994 - April 1996, Instructor Pilot, Tactical Airlift C-130H, 156th Airlift Squadron, Charlotte, North Carolina
11. April 1996 - April 2000, Instructor Pilot, C-130H, 145th Operations Support Flight, Charlotte, North Carolina
12. April 2000 - April 2001, Instructor Pilot, C-130H, 156th Airlift Squadron, Charlotte, North Carolina
13. April 2001 - April 2003, Squadron Operations Officer, 156th Airlift Squadron, Charlotte, North Carolina
14. April 2003 - March 2005, Commander, 145th Operations Group, Charlotte, North Carolina
15. March 2005 - September 2012, Commander, 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, North Carolina
16. October 2012 - Present, Chief of Staff, North Carolina Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 5,500
Aircraft flown: C-130B, C-130E, C-130H-3, T-37
Pilot wings from: Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with V Device and 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long Tour
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Emirate of Kuwait)
Florida Meritorious Service Medal
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
North Carolina National Guard Service Ribbon (with 1 Gold Propeller)
North Carolina State Active Duty Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 20 February 1984
First Lieutenant 20 February 1986
Captain 20 February 1988
Major 5 November 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 11 June 2001
Colonel 17 March 2005
Brigadier General 1 September 2011

(Current as of June 2013)