Brigadier General Timothy J. Cathcart
Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Cathcart is the Director, Office of Legislative Liaison, National Guard Bureau. As Director, he is the primary advisor to the Chief, National Guard Bureau on all matters of Congressional interest and provides guidance and direction in the development of the National Guard Bureau Congressional legislative strategy. General Cathcart is responsible for the overall management of the National Guard Bureau's activities with the United States Congress.
General Cathcart enlisted in the Alaska Air National Guard in 1985, and received his commission in 1990 through the Academy of Military Science. Upon completion of navigator training, he returned to the Alaska Air National Guard as a rescue navigator on the HC-130 aircraft and executed more than 75 operational rescue missions. General Cathcart has served in a variety of operational, training, command, Air Staff, and joint positions.
Prior to his current position, General Cathcart was a Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, assigned to the Air Staff's Total Force-Continuum (TF-C) office. In this role, on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force he worked to identify the appropriate balance of active and reserve components across missions and platforms; and helped reduce legal, organizational, operational, policy, and cultural barriers to a more fully integrated Air Force. He is a Master Navigator with more than 2,000 hours of flight time.
EDUCATION
1990 Associate of Arts in Avionics, Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, Alabama
1993 Bachelor of Science, Mathematics with minors in Computer Science and Statistics, University of Alaska, Anchorage
1997 Squadron Officer School (SOS), in residence
1998 Master of Business Administration in Business Administration, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
2000 Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
2001 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2006 Chief Information Officer and Information Assurance certifications, Information Resources Management College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
2006 Industrial College of the Armed Forces (War College), Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
2009 Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM), in residence
2011 Air National Guard Commander Development Course , in residence
2012 Level IV AT/FP, in residence
2014 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, in residence
2015 Harvard-NIS, in residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1990 - May 1992, Student Navigator, Mather Air Force Base, Calif., Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
2. May 1992 - November 1997, Rescue Navigator, 210th Rescue Squadron, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska
3. November 1997 - September 2000, Senior Controller, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, Fort Richardson, Alaska
4. October 2000 - October 2002, Mobility Forces Action Officer, Air and Space Operations Directorate, National Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia
5. October 2002 - October 2003, Chief, Mobility Forces Branch, Air and Space Operations Directorate, National Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia
6. October 2003 - July 2005, Chief, Operations Support Branch, Air and Space Operations Directorate, National Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia
7. July 2005 - June 2006, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
8. June 2006 - July 2008, National Guard Readiness Advisor, Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
9. July 2008 - March 2011, Chief, Joint Training and Education Division (NGB-J72), Joint Doctrine, Training, and Force Development Directorate, National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia
10. March 2011 - July 2011, Deputy Director for Force Development (J7), Domestic Operations and Force Development Directorate (J3/7), National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia
11. July 2011 - May 2014, Commander, I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
12. May 2014 - May 2015, Special Assistant to Director, Air National Guard, for Total Force Issues
13. May 2015 - June 2015, Special Assistant to the Deputy Director, Air National Guard, for Total Force Continuum
14. June 2015 - May 2017, Director, Office of Legislative Liaison, National Guard Bureau, Washington, DC
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2006 - July 2008, National Guard Readiness Advisor, Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia as Lieutenant Colonel
2. July 2008 - March 2011, Chief, Joint Training and Education Division (NGB-J72), Joint Doctrine, Training, and Force Development Directorate, National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia as Colonel
3. March 2011 - July 2011, Deputy Director for Force Development (J7), Domestic Operations and Force Development Directorate (J3/7), National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Washington, District of Columbia as Colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight Hours: More than 2,000
Aircraft Flown: C-130E, C-130H, HC-130N, HC-130P
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
AF Longevity Service with silver oak left cluster
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze Hourglass and bronze "M" device
Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star
Air Force Training Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Air Staff Identification Badge
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 2, 1990
First Lieutenant Dec. 6, 1992
Captain Jan. 22, 1995
Major May 21, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Jul. 1, 2003
Colonel Jun. 19, 2009
Brigadier General May 25, 2014
(Current as of October 2017)
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