BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN G. SHEEDY

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Illinois

Brigadier General John G. Sheedy is Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Illinois National Guard. General Sheedy also serves as the Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard. He is responsible for the command, control and operations of plans and programs affecting more than 3,000 Illinois Air National Guard personnel located at Scott Air Force Base, Peoria, and Springfield, Illinois. His broad range of responsibilities include insuring combat readiness and mission capability of three major flying units comprised of tanker, tactical airlift, fighter aircraft, and five mission support units. General Sheedy also supervises a full-time force of over 900 federal and state employees.

General Sheedy has more than 40 years time in service with 12 years enlisted before receiving his commission from the Academy of Military Science in 1980. He has served in numerous command and staff assignments including Squadron Commander, and task force commander during the 1993 Mississippi River flood. He was mobilized in 2003 and served as Air Mobility Command Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. General Sheedy was the first Director of Special Staff for the Illinois National Guard. In addition to his assigned duties as Director of Special Staff, he served as the Functional Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard.

EDUCATION:

1972 Sangamon State University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Studies, Springfield, Illinois
1976 Sangamon State University, Master of Arts, Public Administration, Springfield, Illinois
1998 Air War College, by Seminar
2008 United States Army Force Management Course

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1980 - March 1985, Technician Personnel Officer, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard, O'Hare Air Reserve Forces Facility, Illinois
2. March 1985 - May 1985, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
3. May 1985 - September 1988, Technician Personnel Officer, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard, O'Hare Air Reserve Forces Facility, Illinois
4. October 1988 - September 1991, Support Personnel Management Officer, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard, O'Hare Air Reserve Forces Facility, Illinois
5. October 1991 - September 1993, Commander, 182nd Mission Support Squadron, Peoria, Illinois
6. September 1993 - September 1998, Executive Support Staff Officer, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois
7. September 1998 - February 2007, Director of Support, Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.
8. March 2007 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Illinois National Guard

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Recruiting Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak leaf cluster)
Illinois Military Distinguished Service Medal
Illinois Medal of Merit
Illinois Lincoln Medal of Freedom
Illinois Long and Honorable Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Illinois Attendance Ribbon (with Numeral 15)
Illinois State Active Duty Ribbon

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1984 - 1986 Director for Air National Guard Association of Illinois,
1993 Outstanding Support Personnel Management Officer,
1996 - 1998 Vice President for Air National Guard Association of Illinois
1998 - 1999 President, National Guard Association of Illinois
1998 - 2003 Executive Secretary, Executive Support Staff Officer Council
2000 - 2003 Vice President, Academy of Military Science Alumni Association
1990 - 2007 Zoning Board & Plan Commission Member, Village of Pawnee, Illinois
2004 - Present Area V Representative to Personnel Taskforce, National Guard Association of the United States

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

First Lieutenant 6 November 1980
Captain 4 December 1982
Major 6 December 1986
Lieutenant Colonel 6 December 1990
Colonel 30 July 1999
Brigadier General 1 March 2007

(Current as of January 2009)