Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Iowa National Guard
Brigadier General William D. DeHaes is Deputy Adjutant General - Air, Iowa National Guard. He is responsible to The Adjutant General for directing Air National Guard operations and establishing policy to ensure mission readiness of over 1,800 personnel that serve our nation, state and communities for both homeland defense and federal missions.
General DeHaes entered the United States Air Force in 1988 and was commissioned in 1989 at Officer’s Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He has served as Commander, 132nd Operations Group, and 132nd Fighter Wing, both located at the Des Moines Air National Guard Base, Des Moines, Iowa. He also served as Deputy Commander, 332nd Operations Group, Balad Air Base, Iraq.
General DeHaes is a Command Pilot with over 3,500 flying hours in the T-37B, T-38A, AT-38B, F-16C/D, F-16CG/DG and has flown operational missions in support of Operations Deny Flight, Deliberate Force, Noble Eagle, Northern Watch, Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom.
1986 Bachelor of Business Administration Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas
1994 USAF Squadron Officer’s School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1998 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
Daytona Beach, Florida
2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
1. September 1988 - March 1989, Officer Trainee, Officer’s Training School,
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. March 1989 - May 1990, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Sheppard Air
Force Base, Texas
3. May 1990 - October 1990, student, Pilot Instructor Training, Sheppard Air
Force Base, Texas
4. October 1990 - October 1991, T-37 Instructor Pilot, Sheppard Air Force Base,
Texas
5. October 1991 - October 1992, T-37 Check Pilot/Squadron Executive Officer,
Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
6. October 1992 - June 1994, T-37 Stan/Eval Pilot, Chief Spin Pilot, Sheppard
Air Force Base, Texas
7. June 1994 - August 1994, student, Lead In Fighter Training, Sheppard Air
Force Base, Texas
8. August 1994 - March 1995, student, F-16C/D RTU, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
9. March 1995 - June 1998, F-16CG Pilot, Mission Commander, Forward Air
Controller - Airborne and Wing Chief of Flight Safety, Aviano Air Base, Italy
10. June 1998 - May 2005, F-16 CG Pilot, Mission Commander and Flight Commander,
Des Moines, Iowa
11. May 2005 - October 2005, Commander, 132nd Operations Group, Des Moines, Iowa
12. October 2005 - September 2009, Vice Commander, 132nd Fighter Wing, Des
Moines, Iowa
13. September 2009 - January 2010, Deputy Operations Group Commander, 332d
Expeditionary Operations Group, Balad Air Base, Iraq
14. January 2010 - May 2010 Vice Commander, 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa
15. May 2010 - June 2014, Commander, 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa
16. October 2014 - Present, Deputy Adjutant General - Air, Iowa National Guard,
Johnston, Iowa
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 3,500+
Aircraft Flown: T-37B, T-38A, AT-38B, F-16C/D, F-16CG/DG
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with Gold Border and 2 Oak Leaf
Clusters)
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and 3 Mobilization Devices)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal
Iowa National Guard State Service Ribbon (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Brigadier General DeHaes is the Deputy Adjutant General, Air, Iowa Department of Public Defense.
National Guard Association of the United States
Iowa National Guard Officers Association
Air Line Pilots Association, International
Second Lieutenant 17 March 1989
First Lieutenant 17 March 1991
Captain 17 March 1993
Major 17 March 2000
Lieutenant Colonel 10 April 2004
Colonel 9 October 2008
Brigadier General 4 October 2014
(Current as of November 2014)