BRIGADIER GENERAL TAMHRA L. HUTCHINS-FRYE
Retired August 01, 2019
Brigadier General Tamhra L. Hutchins-Frye was the Director for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. General Hutchins-Frye served as the senior Air National Guard officer responsible for comprehensive plans and policies covering all life cycles of personnel management, which included advocacy at higher headquarters, end strength management, education and training, resource allocation, and the services program on behalf of the 105,700 Airmen.
General Hutchins-Frye entered the Air National Guard in 1984 as an Airman First Class in the Personnel career field. She was commissioned in 1989 through the Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tennessee. She has served in various command and staff positions throughout her career in traditional, Active Guard Reserve, Dual-Status Technician, Title 10 Active Duty, and Statutory Tour status. In her previous assignment, as Director of Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Arkansas National Guard. She was the state's senior federal full-time National Guard management official. She served as the principal executive assistant and advisor to the Adjutant General and was responsible for managing both joint military and full-time functions throughout the state, over-seeing approximately 2,000 full-time personnel.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas
1997 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1999 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2003 Air War College, by correspondence
2007 National Guard Bureau's Commander's Development Course, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
2008 NORTHCOM Joint Staff Training Course, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas
2012 Master of Art in Human Resource Management, Webster University, Little Rock, AFB, Arkansas
2013 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Key Leader Training, Allied Joint Force Command, Brunssum, Netherlands
2015 Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Level IV Antiterrorism Executive Training, McLean, Virginia
2016 Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM), in residence
2016 Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM), in residence
2017 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives (CPIE), Institute for Defense Business (IDB), Durham, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1989 - January 1992, Officer-in-Charge Personnel Utilization, 188th Mission Support Flight, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas
2. February 1992 - November 1994, Executive Officer and Management Analyst, 188th Support Group, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas
3. December 1994 - June 2004, Commander, 188th Mission Support Flight, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas
4. June 2004 - July 2005, Vice Commander, 188th Mission Support Group, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas
5. August 2005 - April 2007, Commander, 189th Mission Support Flight, Director of Personnel, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
6. May 2007 - April 2010, Director of Support and Military Personnel Management Officer, Headquarters Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock AFB, Ark. then Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas
7. May 2010 - December 2013, Director of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas
8. April 2013 - November 2013, Chief of Staff, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Afghanistan Transformation Task Force then Non-Security Ministries Ministerial Advisory Group, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan
9. January 2014 - February 2015, Commander, 189th Mission Support Group, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
10. February 2015 - June 2017, Director, Joint Staff - (AR) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), North Little Rock, AR
11. July 2017 - July 2019, Director, Manpower, Personnel and Services (A-1), National Guard Bureau, Joint Base Andrews, MD
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2010 - December 2013, Director of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas as a Colonel
2. April 2013 - November 2013, Chief of Staff, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Afghanistan Transformation Task Force then Non-Security Ministries Ministerial Advisory Group, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan as a Colonel
3. February 2015 - June 2017, Director, Joint Staff - (AR) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), North Little Rock, AR as a Brigadier General
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished service medals
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with gold hourglass and M device
Small Arms Training Ribbon with multi-qualification bronze star
Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
NATO Medal
Arkansas Distinguished Service Medal
Arkansas Service Ribbon with silver diamond
Arkansas Emergency Service Ribbon
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
Life Member National Guard Association of Arkansas
Life Member National Guard Association of United States
Associate Member Enlisted Association of Arkansas National Guard
Women's Foundation of Arkansas
Charter Member of Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation
Girls of Promise
Board of Directors Heart of Arkansas United Way
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1992 The Adjutant General's Outstanding Officer
1999 Family Support Outstanding Military Member Award
2002 Air National Guard Outstanding Personnel Manager of the Year
2002 USAA Outstanding Achievement
2004 Air Combat Command Superior Team Performer Award
2008 Leadership Arkansas Class III
2010 Meritorious Service, National Guard Association of the United States
2013 President, National Guard Association of Arkansas Trust
2014 National Guard Bureau Principle Assistant Responsible for Contracting Council
2015 National Guard Bureau Mission Support Group Council
2015 Co-Chairman, Girls of Promise, Women's Foundation of Arkansas
1992 - 1993 National Guard Association of Arkansas' Outstanding Junior Officer
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 Air National Guard Outstanding Military Personnel Flight Award
2001 - 2005 Charter Member, National Guard Bureau’s Mission Support Flight Reengineering Team
2008 - 2010 President, National Guard Association of Arkansas
2015-2017 Board of Directors, Heart of Arkansas United Way
2016 - 2017 Region 5, Vice Chairman, JDEC
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 3, 1989
First Lieutenant Aug. 1, 1991
Captain Aug. 15, 1993
Major Sept. 14, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 3, 2002
Colonel May 1, 2010
Brigadier General Dec. 1, 2015
(Current as of August 2019)
