Assistant
Adjutant General - Air, New Hampshire
National Guard
Brigadier General Paul Hutchinson is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, New Hampshire National Guard. He also serves Commander, New Hampshire Air National Guard. General Hutchinson is responsible for the command, control and operations of plans and programs of over 1300 New Hampshire Air National Guard personnel located at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. He is responsible to the Adjutant General for the combat and operational readiness of the New Hampshire Air National Guard and the ability of the 157th Air Refueling Wing to perform its federal and state mission. In addition, he is appointed as a dual-status commander, which authorizes control of active-duty troops as well as National Guard troops during state emergencies.
General Hutchinson was commissioned as a graduate of the University of Massachusetts through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He has commanded at the flight, squadron, group, and wing level. He is Dual Status Command qualified from the United States Northern Command. General Hutchinson served as the Chairman of the KC-135 Weapons System Council and as a Chair of the Air Directors Field Advisory Council; providing insight to the Director of the Air National Guard on relevant issues affecting 89 Air National Guard Wings. General Hutchinson is a command pilot with over 6500 flying hours in various reconnaissance and tanker aircraft. Prior to his current position he was the Chief of Staff, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters.
1981 University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Science Degree, Radiological
Health Physics
1983 Squadron Officers School (Correspondence)
1999 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)
2005 Air War College (Correspondence)
2010 Joint Task Force Commanders Course, United States Northern Command,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
2012 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Hurlburt Field, Florida
2012 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard Kennedy School of Executive
Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2013 Dual Status Commander Orientation Course, United States Northern Command,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
2014 Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard Kennedy
School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1. June 1981 - August 1982, Undergraduate Navigator / Electronic Warfare
Training: Mather Air Force Base, California
2. August 1982 - April 1985, Standardization / Evaluation Instructor Electronic
Warfare Officer 343 SRS, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
3. April 1985 - September 1986, Undergraduate Pilot Training: 47th Student
Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
4. September 1986 - May 1989, Standardization / Evaluation Pilot: RC-135 55th
Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
5. May 1989 - February 1992, Chief of Pilot Training: RC-135, 38th
Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
6. February 1992 - February 1994, Inactive Status List Reserve Section
7. February 1994 - February 1996, Instructor Pilot KC-135, 173rd Air Refueling
Squadron, Nebraska National Guard, Nebraska
8. February 1996 - September 2006, B Flight Commander, 133rd Air refueling
Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard
9. December 2005 - January 2006, Deployed Operations Officer, 506th EARS,
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
10. May 2006 - June 2006, Deployed Commander, 506th EARS, Andersen Air Force
Base, Guam
11. September 2006 - November 2007, Commander 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, New
Hampshire Air National Guard, New Hampshire
12. November 2007 - January 2010, Commander 157th Operations Group, New
Hampshire Air National Guard, New Hampshire
13. January 2010 - December 2014, Commander 157th Air Refueling Wing, New
Hampshire Air National Guard, New Hampshire
14. December 2014 - August 2015, Chief of Staff, New Hampshire Air National
Guard, State Military Reservation, Concord, New Hampshire
15. August 2015 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, New Hampshire
National Guard, State Military Reservation, Concord, New Hampshire
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: Over 7,200
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135A/E/R, RC-135U/V/W/T
Pilot wings from: Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (2 Devices)
Air Medal (10 Devices)
Aerial Achievement Medal (1 Device)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit with Valor Device (9 Devices)
Combat Readiness Medal (3 Devices)
National Defense Service Medal (1 Device)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (2 Devices)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1 Device)
Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Device)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal (1 Device)
Humanitarian Service Medal (1 Device)
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon w/ Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon (3 Devices)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (3 M Devices)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon - Pistol
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal - Government of Kuwait
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
New Hampshire National Guard State Active Service
New Hampshire National Guard Service Bar
Second Lieutenant 30 May 1981
First Lieutenant 30 May 1983
Captain 20 June 1986
Major 21 February 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 15 February 2001
Colonel 01 April 2008
Brigadier General 29 December 2014
(Current as of November 2015)