Brigadier General Kevin T. McManaman
Brig Gen. Kevin T. McManaman served as the Chief of Staff, Connecticut Air National Guard. He was responsible for the integration, management and coordination of military operations involving Air National Guard units in Connecticut, to include the 103d Airlift Wing and 103d Air Control Squadron. In addition, he is Acting Chairman of National Airspace Executive Council.
General McManaman was commissioned in 1989 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He is a decorated combat veteran having flown Combat and Combat Support Missions in Operations Provide Comfort, Deny Flight, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. General McManaman transitioned from the active-duty Air Force in 1998 to the Connecticut Air National Guard as an A-10 pilot with the 118th Fighter Squadron. As a Guardsman, he served as a Flight Commander, Chief of Stan-Eval, Director of Operations, Squadron Commander, and Operations Group Commander.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, Colorado
1997 Squadron Officer School (SOS), in residence
2005 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2011 Air War College (AirWC), by correspondence
2015 Interim Guard Senior Leader Training (IGSLT), in residence
2016 SLOC, in residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1990 - March 1991, student pilot, 71st Student Squadron, Vance AFB, Oklahoma
2. March 1991 - March 1993, A-10 Fighter Pilot, 92nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, RAF Bentwaters, United Kingdom.
3. March 1993 - February 1996, A-10 Aircraft Commander, 510th Fighter Squadron/81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany.
4. February 1996 - July 1998, A/OA-10 Instructor Pilot, 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Operations Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
5. July 1998 - September 2004, A-10 Instructor Pilot, 118th Fighter Squadron, Bradley ANGB, CT
6. September 2004 - June 2008, Flight Commander, 118th Fighter Squadron/ 118th Airlift Squadron, Bradley ANGB, CT
7. June 2008 - December 2009, Operations Officer, 118th Airlift Squadron, Bradley ANGB, CT
8. December 2009 - September 2011, Commander, 118th Airlift Squadron, Bradley ANGB, CT
9. September 2011 - June 2015, Commander, 103rd Operations Group, Bradley ANGB, CT
10. June 2015 - August 2018, Chief of Staff, E. Granby, CT
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 5,000
Aircraft flown: A/OA-10, AT-38, C-21, C-130
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and five Oak Leaf Clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Iraq Campaign Medal with with Oak Leaf Cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with Gold Border)
NATO Medal
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Airline Pilot
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991
Captain May 31, 1993
Major Oct. 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 6, 2005
Colonel Dec. 17, 2011
Brigadier General July 27, 2015
(Current as of August 2018)
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