BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT T. BROOKS JR.

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Massachusetts National Guard

Brigadier General Robert T. Brooks Jr. is Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Massachusetts National Guard, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, Massachusetts. He is the principal advisor to The Adjutant General, Air Component Commander, and Land Component Commander in the administration, coordination, planning, development, and execution of all Air National Guard and National Guard Joint Staff programs. He ensures the preparation of the 8,200 Soldiers and Airmen of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for contingency operations in both federal and state emergencies. General Brooks assists The Adjutant General in overseeing the Commonwealth's Joint Homeland Defense Program, to include rapid reaction forces, contingency emergency response forces, counter drug operations, civil support teams, expeditionary medical teams, and explosives ordnance disposal.

General Brooks received his commission in 1987 as a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He has served in a variety of flying and staff assignments, and commanded at the flight, squadron, group, and wing level. He has also served as Deputy Commander at the Joint Task Force level for Domestic Operations and is Dual Status Commander qualified from United States Northern Command. General Brooks served as Chairman of the Air Dominance Weapons System Council and as Chair of the Air Directors Field Advisory Council; providing insight to the Director of the Air National Guard on relevant issues in regards to the various weapon systems being employed across the 89 Air National Guard Wings. General Brooks is a United States Air Force Weapons School graduate and a command pilot with over 3,500 flying hours in the F-15C. He has 508 combat hours in support of operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, and in 2012 served in support of operation Enduring Freedom as part of the International Security Assistance Force in Qatar and Afghanistan. Prior to his current assignment, General Brooks was Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard.

EDUCATION:

1987 University of Southern Mississippi, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1995 United States Air Force Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2006 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1987 - November 1988, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Student Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
2. November 1988 - July 1991, F-15 Pilot, 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
3. July 1991 - July 1992, F-15 Flight Lead, 48th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
4. July 1992 - July 1993, F-15 Instructor Pilot, 48th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
5. July 1993 - July 1994, Chief of Plans, 1st Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
6. July 1994 - July 1995, F-15 Instructor Pilot, Platform Academic Instructor, 325th Operations Support Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
7. July 1995 - July 1996, F-15 Instructor Pilot/Weapons Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
8. July 1996 - July 1997, Flight Commander/Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
9. July 1997 - July 1998, Weapons School Instructor, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
10. July 1998 - July 1999, Flight Commander, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
11. July 1999 - May 2001, Assistant Operations Officer, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
12. May 2001 - November 2001, Operations Officer, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
13. November 2001 - May 2004, Director of Operations, 122nd Fighter Squadron, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, Louisiana
14. May 2004 - January 2007, Commander, 122nd Fighter Squadron, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, Louisiana
15. January 2007 - July 2008, Commander, 159th Operations Group, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, Louisiana
16. July 2008 - January 2013, Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
17. January 2013 - June 2013, United States Air Force Retired Reserve, Headquarters, Air Readiness Personnel Center, Denver Colorado
18. June 2013 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Massachusetts National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Milford, Massachusetts

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 3,700
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-15 A/B/C/D
Pilot wings from: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with V Device and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with V Device and 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Service Short Tour
Air Force Overseas Service Long Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with Gold Frame)
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 (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Massachusetts Defense Expeditionary Ribbon
Louisiana Legion of Merit
Louisiana Cross of Merit
Louisiana War Cross
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
Louisiana Longevity Medal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Chairman Air Directorate Field Advisory Council
Vice Chairman Air Directorate Field Advisory Council
Board of Directors Westfield Chamber of Commerce
Chairman Air Dominance Weapon System Council
National Guard Association of Massachusetts
Vice Chairman Louisiana National Guard Association
National Guard Association of the United States

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1988 Distinguished Graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
1988 Air Training Command Commanders Trophy (Top Graduate) Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
1988 Flight Commander Award, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
1997 27th Fighter Squadron Flight Leader of the Year, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
1997 27th Fighter Squadron Instructor Pilot of the Year, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
1997 1st Fighter Wing Operations Group Warrior of the Year, Langley Air Force base, Virginia

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 9 May 1987
First Lieutenant 12 August 1989
Captain 12 August 1991
Major 1 August 1998
Lieutenant Colonel 20 May 2003
Colonel 1 October 2007
Brigadier General 25 January 2013

(Current as of September 2013)