Brigadier General Andrew J. Donnelly
Brigadier General Andrew J. Donnelly serves as the Vice Director of Domestic Operations and Force Development (J3/7) for the National Guard Bureau. He assists the Director, J3/7 with planning, coordination, and integration of all aspects of National Guard activities relating to domestic operations at the national level. In support of the J3/7 Directorate, he is involved with the National Guard Bureau's Coordination Center, Counterdrug program, current and future domestic operations planning, and joint exercises and training, as well as the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Response Enterprise. He also advises senior civilian and military leaders at the national and state-level on matters related to domestic operations.
General Donnelly received his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps from the University of Nebraska, Omaha in 1984. He earned his pilot wings at Reese Air Force Base, Texas in 1985 and is a command pilot with over 3,700 flight hours. He has served as an F-15E and F-111 instructor pilot, flight examiner, and mission commander. He is a Fighter Weapons Instructor Course graduate and a graduate of the Navy Strike Leadership Attack Training Syllabus. He joined the Colorado Air National Guard as a Traditional Guardsman in 2000. He later joined the DC ANG, where he served as the commander of the 113th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and later as commander of the 113th Maintenance Group. General Donnelly also served as Commander, 201st Airlift Squadron in the District of Columbia Air National Guard, where he flew the Speaker of the House, Congressional members, and the First Family on various worldwide missions.
EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science in Business Management, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
1986 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
1998 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2003 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
2008 Juris Doctor, Kaplan University, Los Angeles, California
2010 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education
2014 Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
2014 Executive Level National Planners Course, Department of Homeland Security
2014 Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
2014 Senior Leadership Officer Course (SLOC), by in residence
2015 CAPSTONE, by in residence
2015 Enterprise Perspective Seminar (EPS), by in residence
2015 George C. Marshall Center, Senior Executive Seminar, by in residence
2015 Harvard University, Leadership in Homeland Security, by in residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1984 - September 1985, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Headquarters, 64th Flying Training Wing, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1985 - March 1986, Student, Pilot Instructor Training, 35th Flying Training Squadron, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
3. March 1986 - May 1987, T-37 Instructor Pilot, 35th Flying Training Squadron, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
4. May 1987 - May 1988, Assistant Flight Commander/Runway Supervisory Unit Controller/T-37 Instructor Pilot, 35th Flying Training Squadron, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
5. May 1988 - December 1988, Wing Standardization/Evaluation Flight Examiner, T-37, Spin Pilot, 64th Flying Training Wing, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
6. December 1988 - June 1989, T-37 C Flight Commander, 35th Flying Training Squadron, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
7. June 1989 - March 1990, Student, F-111A Basic Operational Training, 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
8. March 1990 - January 1992, F-111E Flight Commander, 77th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England
9. January 1992 - January 1993, Chief, Weapons and Tactics Branch, 20th Operations Support Squadron, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England
10. January 1993 - January 1996, Chief, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 492d Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
11. January 1996 - January 1997, Chief of Training/F-15E Instructor Pilot, 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
12. January 1997 - January 1999, Chief, Courseware Development, Detachment 15, Air Combat Command Training Support Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
13. January 1999 - March 2000, Headquarters, Air Readiness Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado
14. March 2000 - September 2002, Intelligence Officer, 140th Operations Support Flight, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
15. September 2002 - April 2006, Command Post Officer-in-Charge, 113th Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
16. May 2006 - January 2007, Chief of Command Post/C-38A First Pilot, 201st Airlift Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
17. January 2007 - January 2008, Commander/C-38A First Pilot, 113th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
18. January 2008 - January 2010, Commander, 113th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
19. January 2010 - June 2011, Commander, 201st Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
20. June 2011 - July 2013, Air National Guard Advisor to the Air Combat Command Inspector General, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
21. August 2013 - May 2016, Deputy Commanding General
22. May 2016 - Present, Vice Director, J-3/7, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 3,700
Aircraft Flown: C-38, F-15E, F-111, T-38, T-37
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Army Superior Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass device, “M” device, and numeral 2
Air Force Training Ribbon
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
United Airlines Boeing 777 First Officer
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1985 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Distinguished Graduate
1986 Pilot Instructor Training, Distinguished Graduate
1990 F-111A Basic Operational Training Course, Distinguished Graduate
2010 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Reserve Officer Association writing award
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jul. 22, 1984
First Lieutenant Jul. 22, 1986
Captain Jul. 22, 1988
Major Jun. 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Jun. 1, 2003
Colonel Apr. 1, 2009
Brigadier General Sep. 9, 2013
(Current as of January 2017)
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