BRIGADIER GENERAL RILEY P. PORTER

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Arkansas National Guard

Brigadier General Riley P. Porter, serves as Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Arkansas National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base. He is responsible for the tactical employment, administration and training of Arkansas Air National Guard units.

General Porter, a traditional Guardsman, is a native of West Helena, Arkansas. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Science in business administration and marketing. Upon graduation, General Porter was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. After completing pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in December 1975, General Porter attended the Strategic Air Command Combat Crew Training in the KC-135 at Castle Air Force Base, California. He served as a KC-135 pilot at Loring Air Force Base, Maine from July 1976 - December 1980. He joined the 154th Air Refueling Squadron, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, June 1981. General Porter is as command pilot with more than 5,700 flying hours in training, tanker and airlift aircraft.

EDUCATION:

1974 University of Arkansas, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and marketing, Fayetteville, Arkansas
1996 Air War College, by correspondence
1997 Investigative Officer Course, Office of the Inspector General, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
2005 Joint Task Force Commander Course/Dual Status Title 10/32, Camp Dawson, West Virginia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. January 1975 - December 1975, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
2. December 1975 - June 1976, Student, Combat Crew Training, Castle Air Force Base, California
3. July 1976 - December 1981, Pilot, KC-135A, 407th Air Refueling Squadron, Loring Air Force Base, Maine
4. June 1981 - September 1986, Pilot, KC-135A/E, 154th Air Refueling Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
5. October 1986 - July 1994, Aircraft Commander, C-130E, 154th Training Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
6. August 1994 - July 1995, Flight Commander, 154th Training Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
7. August 1995 - May 1997, Commander, 189th Operations Support Flight, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
8. June 1997 - June 1999, director of operations, Headquarters Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.
9. July 1999 - March 2001, Vice Commander, 189th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
10. April 2001 - May 2004, Commander, 189th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.
11. June 2004 - June 2006, Chief of Staff, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
12. July 2006 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Arkansas National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 5,700
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135 A/E, C-130E
Pilot Wings Earned: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
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
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Expeditionary Service ribbon (with Gold Frame and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 3)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Arkansas Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 device)
Arkansas Federal Service Ribbon (with 2 devices)
Arkansas Service Ribbon (with 3 devices)
Arkansas Emergency Service Ribbon
The Adjutant General's Award, Outstanding Officer of 1991 (Arkansas)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

President, West Helena Furniture Company, Inc.
Member, Board of Directors, Best Brand Plus
Former Mayor, West Helena, Arkansas
City Council Member, West Helena, Arkansas
Chairman, East Arkansas Solid Waste Board of Directors
Chairman, Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology Licensing Requirement Committee
Member, Helena - West Helena, Arkansas Airport Commission
Member, Phillips County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
President, Phillips County Chamber of Commerce Community Development Board
President, Arkansas Furniture Association
President, West Helena, Arkansas Promotional Association
President, Lions Club
Member, Jaycees

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 18 May 18 1974
First Lieutenant 5 December 1976
Captain 5 December 1978
Major 3 February 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 15 October 1994
Colonel 27 June 1998
Brigadier General 8 June 2004

(Current as of October 2011)